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County, state, and federal officials really fucked up the rotation Wednesday when they burned over 6,000 marijuana plants seized from Cook County forest preserves. The weed would have been worth $12 million on the street, but officials said this year's crop wasn't as great because the drought has hurt pot farmers just as much as legit ones. Better start reading the almanac you stoners! more ›

The lineup for the new (but not necessarily improved) Lollapalooza on July 23rd and 24th in Grant Park was released this morning and well...it’s a mixed bag. We’re really excited about some of the bands on this list and unmoved by others. Many of the bands you’d expect to be in the lineup are: Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, The Bravery, The Walkmen, World Leader Pretend, Louis XIV, VHS or Beta, etc. Problem... more ›

Chicagoist cancelled its subscription to Jane Magazine a few months back after an article on How To Date Eight Guys At Once left us with nothing more than a weird rash. Maybe if we kept it then we’d be the ones with the early lowdown on the lineup for Lollapolooza and not Jim DeRogatis. The lengths that man will go to scoop the rest of the press! more ›