A donor jumped in with a fat check to cover the $25K someone embezzled from Toys for Tots, given in memory of Sid Luckman, the Bears quarterback in the 1940s. more ›

Clandestino dining and forlorn hope winery team up for a special dinner at Logan Square Kitchen tomorrow night. more ›

As if you haven't quite reached an overload of election stories yet, Jakks Pacific Inc. has announced that Cabbage Patch Kid likenesses have been made of the 2008 Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. We won't complain too much: the dolls will be auctioned off on Ebay with all proceeds benefiting the U.S. Marine Corp's Toys for Tots. The auction starts October 30th and continues until Election Day. Still, the image that landed in the Chicagoist inbox this morning kind of shocked us. more ›