Should Chicagoist be worried that the Bulls have opened their season 0-4 after dropping Tuesday night's game to the L.A. Clippers 97-91? Having watched three of their first four in their entirety, we can certainly say that the Bulls look nothing like a team who we'd predict to win 55 games and finish atop the Eastern Conference. Not only have they yet to enter the win column, but they're not even losing to elite teams.... more ›

Why is it that we don't get butterflies in our stomach and run up to the nearest computer store to check out the newest Dell products or when a new Motorola phone is announced we don't hop over to a cell store? Well, they aren't Apple. So what did our loyal leader, Steve Jobs, have to show us today? Ringtones, the iPod Classic, the iPod Touch, and the iPod nano. We wish we could... more ›

Phantom Hidden, by ninjagrl more ›

Although the clock was still hours from midnight, especially since they played on the west coast, the Southern Illinois Salukis' "Cinderella" run came up short last night, sending the last of our local teams home from the dance. While they hung with the first-seed Kansas Jayhawks most of the night, they just couldn't pull off the upset, losing 61-58. more ›

Their slogan might be "I'm lovin' it," but not all of McDonald's customers are: complaints per 100,000 guests totaled 20.1 at company-operated stores, compared with 18.5 in 2005. Complaints at franchised stores were 12 complaints per 100,000, up from 11 in 2005. more ›

Doug Zell, CEO, Intelligentsia more ›

Yesterday, Chicagoist took a trip over to the Tower Records downtown, where it’s all over but the shoutin’. If you wanted to own the complete Tony Orlando and Dawn series on 3 DVDs for less than twenty bucks, you were in luck. Other than that, finding recognizable artists in the dregs was a challenge (we managed to pick up recent releases from Cougars and Damone but nothing else held any appeal). It was pretty obvious... more ›

We’ve heard of East Coast vs. West Coast hip-hop feuds, but how does the Second City figure in? Apparently, the latest feud involves Chicago’s Nice Peter, who combine improv with rock, versus 50 Cent. Now, we’re not giving a huge amount of credence to this “feud” because we don’t really believe that 50 Cent has actually heard the song that’s causing the ruckus — “50 Cent is a Pussy” off the latest Nice Peter live... more ›

Apple announced today that Chicago-based United Airlines and five other carriers will soon allow passengers to charge their iPods in-flight and watch video content on seat-back monitors. In addition to United, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and Air France will also integrate the iPod into its in-flight systems, beginning in mid-2007. But this article in the Houston Chronicle says that Continental will likely offer the service only on “long-haul international flights” and not until late 2007.... more ›

The Like Young announced its breakup Sunday in a post on its website and in a press release from its label Polyvinyl Records yesterday. The band was four years old. more ›

Living in Chicago has meant that we're not quite as beholden to the monsters of fast food, despite a proliferation of such restaurants in the area. It's not that we're altogether anti-fast food, but rather we just don't see the point when there are so many better options available to us. more ›

The Bulls welcome the Orlando Magic to the United Center tonight, their first home game in over two weeks. They concluded their annual "Circus Trip" on Sunday, when they beat the Houston Rockets 94-89. That win pulled the Bulls record on the West Coast swing to an even 3-3. more ›

The turkey's in the oven, the parades are on TV, and jocks turned analysts are ready for some football. Thanksgiving is here! Before indulging in the big bird and enough sides to feed a small army, let's take a moment to give thanks. more ›

Merlot is one of those wine varietals of which nearly everyone seems to be aware. That might be due in large part to its ready availability on liquor, pharmacy, and grocery store shelves. It's a common and fairly ubiquitous grape. As such merlot is open to ridicule and scorn, often by novice and wanna-be oenophiles who want to appear more knowledgable than they actually are about wine. more ›

Michael Showalter - Comedian, Actor more ›

For the past few days, police in the far northwest suburb of Elgin have been searching, fruitlessly, for some sort of monkey-esque beast that has been spotted prowling the area. Three sightings in recent days have reported the same thing: a black and brown monkey, between three and four feet tall, lurking in the woods on Elgin's southwest side. more ›

While the east coast loves to flaunt its ocean proximity and access to fresh lobster & seafood and the west coast lavishly praises its bountiful wine regions, here we sit in the middle of the country and what do we have? Well first off we have both of the coasts covered. And, oh yeah, we have CORN. Tasty, super sweet, fresh from the stalk, buy it on the side of the road while driving down state corn. The first of the good stuff is starting to come through and show up in town. We loves us some corn in Illinois. FYI-we HATE it when you prononce the 's' in Illinois, it's like fingernails on a chalkboard, seriously, stop. more ›

Last weekend, the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago opened its doors to the public. The first such museum “between the coasts” is also the newest Chinatown attraction, occupying the former Quong Yick wholesale headquarters. Saturday afternoon was a celebration of three years’ planning, fundraising, and extensive volunteer work. The Museum and its Foundation are entirely volunteer driven, and Chicagoist was briefly reminded of this Saturday while a group of them reattached the front door. more ›

Now and then some national columnist flies through Chicago on their way to the West Coast to sample a bit of the local "flavor" and to mix in some non-Beltway stories into their repertoire. Last Sunday George Will brought us his view from 50,000 feet, and the resulting fluff piece on Governor Milorad "Rod" Blagojevich has been causing buzz among Illinois politicos ever since. more ›

In case you have already given up on the Bulls this season following their 0-9 start (tied for worst in franchise history), don't look now but we may have another dynasty on our hands. The Bulls have won two of their last three games! more ›

We're kind of all over the place today, itching to get out of work Right Now, Or Even A Little While Ago. Our attention-span is shot to shit, so here are some afternoon tidbits: more ›

Chicago community activist Derrick Mosley was arrested and charged with extortion after phoning the business manager of a professional athlete and demanding $20,000 in return for a tape showing that athlete's wife having sex with a professional musician. more ›

Chicagoan Jen Schefft has been selected to be the star of ABC's The Bachelorette 3. Jen was the winner of season 3 of The Bachelor when Andrew Firestone proposed to her. Not surprisingly the couple broke up. An interesting side note is that Chicagoan and Trump Apprentice Bill Rancic had been under consideration for Andrew's roll on The Bachelor 3. Also, Bill and Jen dated after Jen and Andrew broke off their engagement. Whether you've... more ›

Dick Portillo announced this week that he plans on opening a restaurant in Los Angeles, the first Portillo's located outside of the Chicago area. The west coast store will have Portillo's 1920s themed decor and drive through and the menu will feature a true Chicago dog (take that, Wienerschnitzel!). Portillo, who started his business in 1963 by selling hot dogs from a 12' x 6' trailer in Villa Park, says he believes that SoCal can sustain at least as many stores there as are in IL. more ›

While an ESPN.com column raves about the quality of the White Sox pitching, there is still plenty of room for improvement on their pitching staff. more ›