Have to admit, watching Rahm Emanuel flit about town like a dervish on his "Tell It Like It Is" listening tour is reaping some unexpected dividends. He must be glad to be back in campaign mode, even as he gets earfuls he didn't expect from Chatham residents at Izola's and Pilsen residents at Nuevo Leon. Which is probably why he decided to put Ricobene's on 26th Street on his itinerary yesterday, which he declared was a "good sandwich." Whether he was endorsing the breaded steak, Italian beef or the combo, we don't know. Having personal experience in navigating Ricobene's during lunch, he probably found a good crowd of supporters instead of the folks who turned out Monday to take him up on his listening tour slogan. more ›

Netflix halted shipments of its movies earlier this week due to "severe technical issues." They started mailing movies out again midweek, but they're moving at a snail's pace, and they have no idea when service will return to normal. The lesson behind all this? Get movies with lots of special features so you have something to watch until the next DVD in your queue finally crawls through your mail slot. [Trib] more ›