A 12.5 mile southern extension of the North-South Tollway is set to open next month. It only cost $730 million, a relative steal! Obviously Todd Stroger and / or Mayor Daley had nothing to do with it. If you're finding it difficult to score from your dealer, blame Oswaldo Sanchez. He's the dude the Chicago Police busted holding $1 million worth of coke and dope. Um, what? According to Dr. Nancy Jones, Cook county's... more ›

Chicagoist looks for any excuse to put off doing actual work. Unseasonal temps certainly fit the bill. So we're spending our day staring out the window and letting ourselves get distracted by: more ›

Last night we had a dream (or maybe a night[da]mare). In the dream, a parade of Chicagoans marched to city hall (torches and pitchforks in hand), up 5 floors and through the doors of Daley's office. Ron Huberman tried to stop them, but somebody kicked him in the nuts, and the mob plowed past. They grabbed the squealing Daley, tied him up and headed outside with him in tow on a rope. They headed to the Richard J. Daley Center's plaza singing "Ding dong! The Boss go'n' be dead. Which old boss? The second one!" more ›