Ok, you got us. We're giant nerds. What, the numerous diversions referencing Back to the Future and Star Wars didn't clue you in? So, of course when we had a chance to roll all the way out to Allstate Arena to catch the traveling show that is , hell yes, we're going to do it. Primarily aimed at kids, Dinosaurs is nonetheless an entertaining spectacle that delivers exactly what you expect; it's like a monster truck rally except with a gigantic Tyrannosaurus Rex as the climactic figure rather than, say, Grave Digger. But the show doesn't sugarcoat its presentation or pander to the Fisher Price set. In the first five minutes of the show, the host focuses in on two freshly hatched baby dinosaurs only to have one meet a swift end when a Liliensternus snatches it away for dinner. There's also a few dinosaur fights, a pair of raptors snacking on the entrails of a dead dinosaur, and other intense moments in the show, proving the appeal goes beyond just young children (for the record, neither Kim or Marcus covered their eyes at any point. We swear). more ›

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Some brazen thieves have made off with a Midlothian man's custom-made velociraptor sculpture. Gary Crawford said he found the sculpture - which is three feet by six feet, weighs 150 pounds, and is made of twisted steel and sex appeal - moved to side of his house last week but assumed it was an April Fool's joke. When he found the sculpture completely gone the next morning, he called police. More shocking than that thieves made off with the sculpture? That there was a 3 foot by six foot 150 pound steel sculpture of a velociraptor in Midlothian. more ›

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• Federal investigators on the Jon Burge torture case have widened their scope to include several of Burge's former colleagues.
• A new police unit on the West Side, led by commander James Roussell, has seen dramatic improvements in violent crime statistics. Roussell credits using a similar strategy he used against insurgents when fighting in Iraq as a Marine Reserve officer.
• State Representative Cynthia Soto is asking for a one-year moratorium on the closing and reorganizing of several Chicago-area schools.

One night, one game, but three seeds lost on the final night of the NBA's regular season for the Bulls. Heading into the final game, the Bulls had the upper hand in winning the second seed in the Eastern Conference. All they had to do was win. Or Cleveland had to lose. But neither came to fruition. more ›

Injured prior to the All Star Break, Bulls forward Andres Nocioni finally returned to the court this weekend, scoring three points in 10 minutes against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. more ›

Last week was yet another stressful week for poor Antonio Davis. On Thursday, his wife Kendra was charged with battery stemming from an October "road rage" incident in Naperville in which she allegedly flug hot coffee at another motorist. Just as the hype surrounding her United Center bruhaha started to die down this comes to light! Did Antonio know about that run-in? Maybe he was trying to protect David Axelrod from his wife and not the other way around... more ›

Hope you got up early on Saturday to get your playoff tickets -- Chicagoist did! Because with their 110-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls cliched their first playoff berth since the Jordan era. more ›