Darin Medley of Valparaiso, IN had an evening that usually is the plot to a stoner comedy, only there's no hot woman waiting for him at the end credits. more ›

If you take the main ideas of the stories today and combine them, you get a medieval drug dog. Not bad. But separate them out, and you get pure stupidity, pure craziness, and pure laziness/greed. Sigh. When will people learn? We'd love to have a bunch of weeks where This Week In Stupid becomes obsolete, but people just keep doing crazy and dumb stuff. Onward, shall we? more ›

It's impostor week here at Chicagoist, with fake websites, fake money, fake cab drivers, and fake Johnny Knoxvilles. All that's missing are the cheesy disguises. Kids, don't try any of this at home. more ›

Chicagoist spends many a morning jogging along the lakefront path, and we’ve seen plenty of moves that would qualify for This Week In Stupid. It’s not uncommon to see spaced-out joggers, top-speed rollerbladers and full-tilt cyclists, not to mention wandering kids and dogs. Especially during the warmer months, the lake path is a hazardous free-for-all. more ›

There is something about drug dealers that has always perplexed us: if you're going to go to all of the hassle of actually being a bonafide drug dealer, with all of the sundry of hassles that go along with such a vocation, wouldn't one of the first things you'd do is try and to make certain you don't get caught? more ›

Upon reading the blurb about Galina Safir, a suburban woman who is suing her dating service, Soulmates, Inc. because they didn't hook her up with a mate, we were wondering the following things: more ›

Two Bears gone wild this week, plus a bunch of dumb college students and an even dumber criminal: Bears defensive lineman Terry "Tank" Johnson was sentenced to 18 months probation and 40 hours of community service for a gun violation. He was carrying a handgun in his lap in his SUV on his way to a club back in June, and thoughtfully put it in the center console before having a valet park it. The... more ›