The last page of this month’s Chicago magazine contains a list of lesser-known disasters in the city. Fires might get all the ink in history books but the Rush Street bridge collapse, the Winged Foot Express dirigible disaster, and the crapping of the Little Lady boat tour are the stories that will be told on porches for years to come. But it seems that Dave isn’t the only Matthews to soil Chicago’s good name. Longtime Chicago radio personality Kevin Matthews appears to be taking the blame/credit for a joke that’s gotten totally out of hand. more ›

Tonight is the start of a new show called "The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott" that has 13 wannabe singers aged 19 - 29 battle it out on a coast-to-coast concert tour with Misdemeanor, herself. The contestants live together on a tour bus and are competing for $100,000 and a chance to be a "star". Word is that this is no American Idol, but seems to somehow hold your attention, even so. Also, the Trib is saying that our hometown girl, Jessica, is "clearly the performer to beat" and that instead of having a "rather generic 'Idol'-esque sound" she has a husky, distinctive, Aretha Franklin sound... uh.. like Fantasia from American Idol, we're guessing? Yeh, it's a UPN show, so don't get your hopes up, but watching a bunch of 20-somethings living on a crammed bus might be even more entertaining than the actual singing. more ›

Wouldn't the title of this post make for the best children's book ever? more ›