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Now that Todd Stroger has put together his executive management Dream Team — what the Chicago Tribune aptly termed "The Friends and Family Plan" (and we wish we came up with that one here at Chicagoist) — he's certainly got his work cut out for him. Unlike the Tribune, however, we hold no illusions that The Toddler will actually fix the problems that his predecessor (did we mention that it was his father?) helped to...

Late last week Chicagoist was walking over the Michigan Avenue bridge and noticed something strange in the water. It looked something like a floating garden.. we took some photos intending to do some internet research or post them online and ask readers what it was. Before we had the chance to do so, we saw an item on the local news over the weekend saying that what we took photos of was.... ready? A fish hotel!

Last January, Chicagoan Brandy Agerbeck turned 30 and celebrated with a potluck dinner. According to Agerbeck's Web site, "Everyone was asking for everyone else's recipes. I thought, 'I oughta create a Friends of Loosetooth.com cookbook.' I love old ladies auxiliary type cookbooks that are a group, community effort. In the next thought, 'and we'll donate the money to a food bank'." And that's just what she did. Agerbeck has developed the "Friends Of Loosetooth.com...