$40 million buys a nice view. The Children's Museum discourse just got even more ridiculous: Ald. Brendan Reilly said he'd consider putting the museum in a cave. Three fires, all in 7901 S. Paxton Ave.? Not surprisingly, the police suspect arson. Blagojevich and Madigan ... can those crazy kids ever work it out? The union that represents the singers, dancers, actors and production personnel at the Lyric Opera says it might strike. image by... more ›

There are certain things in life that, in Chicagoist's opinion, are responsible for keeping the world turning. These are things that one can count on: Sunday comes before Monday, the sky is blue, Ben Folds and William Shatner's work together for Shatner's "Has Been" was a collaboration that produced underrated genius. Another is that carnivals are going to have more than one criminal working for them. more ›