So how is Chicago embracing erstwhile facebook challenger Google+. Quite well, according to Windy Citizen's Len Kody. more ›

Members of the Better Government Association investigative team have been answering reader questions at Windy Citizen today. One of the revelations in the Q&A from BGA Editor of Investigations Robert Herguth has been their setting up a Tumblr blog dedicated to the Blagojevich retrial. For politics and Blago wonks, this should be in your bookmarks by the time you finish reading this sentence. more ›

Windy Citizen is taking questions for an online forum they're hosting from 4-5 p.m. tomorrow with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. So if you had Questions about Mies, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Daniel Burnham, or whose idea it was for 3+1's, get them in. more ›

In about 40 minutes Windy Citizen is hosting a Q&A with Chicago News Co-Op's Dan Mihalopoulos about the ins and outs of being a reporter covering City Hall. The question portion of the Q&A consists of submissions from Windy Citizen users, in a unique crowdsourcing experiment. more ›

Windy Citizen's Anna Tarkov is reporting a "credible source" as saying former 1st Ward alderman Manny Flores is going to join the run for mayor. Flores left the City Council in January to head the Illinois Commerce Commission. Given the rumors and conjecture that have been flying around the past week about who's in, who's out, and who's just mulling a run, we're skeptical until we hear it straight from the candidate's mouth, but considering Flores' role in previous issues like the TIF Sunshine ordinance, a run at mayor wouldn't be that big of a surprise. more ›

First John Kass recounted the erotic restroom romp of two Sox fans on opening day. Next, Windy Citizen found video of the same things happening at Wrigley in 2007. Now, the folks at Adult Swim [via the fine folks at The Awl] brings us eyewitness on-the-scene coverage of the event in the spirit of those Chinese CGI reenactments. more ›

We really can't get enough of Windy Citizen's new video section. Besides telling us how awesome Chicago is, we also got an old Sun-Times commercial featuring Roger Ebert. In the spirit of equal time, here's a 1987 commercial for the Tribune featuring the legendary Mike Royko. more ›

Oh, internet. How you adore April Fool's day. Whether it's the opportunity to try to pull the digital wool over some of our eyes, or just the chance to have a little seasonal fun, lots of sites see today as a reason to fool around a little bit. So, since we're taking this year off of toying with readers in the name of good fun, what else is going on in Chicago-related tomfoolery? Here's a few: more ›

We've said it before but some of the best recent reporting on the CTA's doomsday service cuts has been done by the Tribune's/Red Eye's Tracy Swartz. And today the Windy Citizen has pulled in Tracy for a Q&A on the CTA cuts. Head over and pitch Tracy your questions and track down the latest on what's happening with the cuts, negotiations, and any potential restorations of services. more ›

Windy Citizen head honcho Brad Flora is meeting this afternoon with former governor Rod Blagojevich and he's turning to readers for questions. Got a question you want Brad to ask? Head over here and let Brad know, but get to steppin': the two sit down this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. more ›

In case you didn't know that the Lincoln Park Zoo' has a wishlist, they do - and among other things they need, they're respectfully requesting the funds to purchase some nest boxes to help their red pandas get it on in private. When that information crossed the desk of the Windy Citizen, editor Brad Flora and others jumped in and created the Lincoln Park Red Panda Sex Fund. more ›

Props to our pal Len Kody from the Windy Citizen for discovering this pretty cool - if a little bizarre - design for a Union Station by the year 2020. It appears to be an entry in the Chicago Architecture Club's Union Station 2020 competition, which will be featured as part of the Burnham 2.0 exhibit, opening at the Chicago History Museum this November. more ›

The Windy Citizen visited the Taste of Chicago this weekend and, among other amusing and interesting observations, they noticed a certain Mayor who had his name plastered everywhere. more ›

As the monumental achievement of Tuesday night sinks in, we now can get reflective about what happened. And our friends over at The Windy Citizen have taken that one step further with an excellent look at Chicagoans' motivation for voting with their "Why I Voted" project. They spoke to 22 people from Evanston, Hyde Park, and the Loop as they cast their ballots to get their feelings on why they voted in this historic election. Stop by and take a gander at the results. more ›