A new restaurant is coming to the ground floor of the Tribune Tower, but we doubt it'll be anything fantastic. more ›

Cue up "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and call up the Wettest Bandits you know - the Winnetka home from the blockbuster 1990 film "Home Alone" is up for sale. more ›

The lamenting over the thousand-cuts-death of the Tribune Company coming from Vocalo's Robert Feder has been so continuous that it's almost become more static than noise (we still love ya, Robert!), but today's post about alleged shuffling at WGN Radio did what we thought couldn't be done - it surprised us, in ways both good and bad. For the past few weeks, the handwringing about the demolition of WGN's daytime lineup to bring in right-wing rabblerousers like Mike McConnell and Bill Cunningham has been non-stop. It seemed that the message from management to longtime hosts Steve Cochran and John Williams was clear - be ready to have your lockers cleared out at any time, gents. more ›

Elizabeth Grattan, a WGN radio employee, was arrested early Friday after using her fist to break a window and enter the apartment of an ex-boyfriend during a disturbance in the Old Town neighborhood, police said. According to her Web site, Grattan has also done radio production, writing, and on-air work for Clear Channel Research & Development, Sirius Satellite Radio, and WGN Radio. more ›

Awesome timelapse video by Joshua Mellin more ›

When it's this cold and icy, the last thing we can imagine doing is sitting outside at a ball game. But spring will one day arrive, and we're sure some of you will want to spend time enjoying the nicer weather at Wrigley Field. more ›

Thanks largely to the ubiquity of the Food Network, everyone dabbles a bit in gourmet these days. Even bars that one would think should only cater in standard pub grub are going out of their way and dressing up their burgers with buns and sides our grandparents wouldn't dream of when they were our age. We're not knocking it, mind you. We're just saying that sometimes we just want a burger to just be a burger. more ›

You won't be imagining things if some of your co-workers are out on Friday ... or if they keep running over to that empty cube over by Marketing. They, like countless others across the city, are simply trying to score those coveted Cubs tickets. That's right — single-game tickets for the Cubs 2007 home games go on sale Friday morning, at 10:00 a.m. CST. Once again, the Cubs will be using the "virtual waiting room"... more ›

We must admit, we've had our setbacks this year. A new year sounds pretty enticing as we wipe the 2006 slate clean, but we figure we may as well finish off this year strong. There are multiple things going on this weekend that are notable, as always feel free to add additional events in the comments section. Start your weekend off right with some good music. Tonight at theHideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, The Venom Lords,... more ›

Chicagoist is not immune to the nostalgia that strikes all media entities at the end of the year, as evidenced by the orgy of posts this week that looked back at significant happenings in food, booze, theatre, art, music, movies and photography. The desire to pontificate on this year's newsworthy events in Chicago is a powerful one, but we're saving ourselves for tomorrow night. Chicagoist co-editors Rachelle Bowden and Scott Smith will be guests on... more ›

Tonight on WGN Radio, Milt Rosenberg will be hosting John Franch, author of the new book “Robber Baron: The Life of Charles Tyson Yerkes”, and John Wasik, author of the “The Merchant of Power: Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis.” more ›

Today would be a good time to go make friends with your IT guys and see if they've got any unused computers they'll let you set up for a day, because Cubs single game tickets go on sale tomorrow. more ›

A tribute for Saul Bellow is planned for tonight at 8:30pm at the Chicago Historical Society. Bellow will be remembered and his literary works will be read aloud by members of The Second City. Also, WGN Radio will be broadcasting a 2-hour program from the museum starting at 9pm. The tribute will be hosted by Milt Rosenberg, a longtime colleague of Bellow's. The schedule of events is - 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm: The... more ›

Now in its 13th year, Dance For Life has raised over $2 million in the fight against HIV & AIDS by bringing together Chicago's premiere dance companies for an evening of performances. This event, which takes place on August 28, benefits the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Chicago House, Project VIDA and the Dance for Life Fund. The dance companies participating include Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, and River North Chicago Dance Company. Hosting the show will be Dean Richards, the entertainment critic and reporter for WGN Radio and Television. more ›