Does City Hall have a sense of humor or are we in the midst of a zombie preparedness drill? We have not seen signs of walking dead but this photo implies the end is near. more ›

Yesterday, a strange, heart warming or terrifying (depending on how you look at it) story hit Gawker about the London riots. Rioters attempted to invade a Michelin 2-star restaurant, and the staff, normally concerned with crystal and linens, fought them off with rolling pins. Things are getting scary over there, folks, and we hope that it ends as soon as possible. Frankly, the restaurant angle seemed a bit too much like a bad movie - so of course that's exactly what it put us in mind of! It got us thinking: if we had to ride out something really bad, say a zombie invasion, which restaurant would we want to hide in? Which chefs would we count on to defend us? more ›

It's only Tuesday, but if you're like us you're already dreaming of Friday. We need some vintage cinematic escapism this weekend, and we're having difficulty whittling it down to one from three very good options. Here are three diversionary movies that also happen to be "sequels" though, curiously, none had earlier installments. more ›

If you or someone close to you is undead, if you are a connoisseur of all things zombie, or if you just have been wondering what to do with all these extra brains that you can't possibly eat all by yourself, Saturday is potentially a very big day for you. That's when not one but TWO celebrations of all-things-zombie will be vying for your attention. more ›

By now, readers of this here web-rag are probably sick of death of discussing what the jam of the summer was - or if there was one at all - and whether or not Cee-Lo’s rapturously profane “Fuck You” qualifies as a dark horse candidate. If Cee-Lo’s single from his upcoming The Lady Killer album fits that description, then the tracks from Chicago rapper Hollywood Holt’s new mixtape are like resurrected musical zombies wreaking havoc on listener’s mindgrapes from beyond the grave. more ›

In a truly odd turn of fan-fiction, someone has actually imagined what Wait Wait Don't Tell Me would sound like in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. It's actually so spot on, we had to read it twice to make sure it wasn't just a parody from a previous episode! more ›

The people of Port Gamble have many differences between them - politics, ideologies, religion and sexual orientation to name a few - but they must come together a battle a zombie virus in this film being screened Friday as part of the Reeling International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The festival concludes Sunday. more ›

It's almost Halloween which means almost time for British zombie movies made within the last 10 years. Though we prefer Shaun Of The Dead, thankyouverymuch, you can get yourself pumped with this one minute, single take reenactment of 28 Days Later. more ›

• Mayor Daley has promised he'll look into reports that as many as one in five CPS teachers change grades.
• Cellist Phillip Blum, "the longest-serving member of the CSO," has passed away.
• WBEZ has an excellent report on the large amounts of money residents of the South Side spend outside of their communities each year and the lengths some are going to to change that trend.

We've talked quite a bit about zombies on the site lately. And fortunately, Youtube user Stevienich05 is a step ahead of us for how to warn the general public in the event of a Zombie attack. This is not a test... more ›

It's no secret that we're all about zombies here at Chicagoist, so we totally dug this video. Some Japanese kids take on a zombie and hilarity ensues. One piece of advice: kids, never call a zombie "stupid," (3:04 in) as that just pisses 'em off. more ›

Sometimes you just need to face reality and come to terms with the fact that when you're thisclose to 40 like us, you need a little kick in the ass to get you to sunrise. Gone are the days when we had the world by the curlicues, when Mom lived equidistant between Marie's Riptide Lounge and the old Blue Note on Armitage, and we could stagger out of either establishment at sunrise for some biscuits and gravy. more ›

• The family of Aquan Lewis is asking for a second autopsy to be performed, disputing what they call a "startling" and quick decision by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office that ruled Aquan's death a suicide.
• Police continue to investigate the rape of a woman that occurred early Monday morning in the Bucktown neighborhood - 2300 block of W. Moffat - just south of the Western (Milwaukee) Blue Line stop.
• Today in Executive Resignations: Dawn Catuara, acting executive director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, has abruptly resigned. Cyrus Freidheim, president and CEO of Sun-Times Media Group, has also announced his resignation.

This Sunday Chicago Zombie (who even knew such a site existed and how awesome is it that it does?!) and Kitty Zombie invite you to slap on your best torn clothes, rub some eye shadow around your eye sockets and lumber over to the McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink at Millennium Park. more ›

Our girlfriend is gonna be a sexy (duh) zombie tonight, so we feel a special affinity for the event captured below. more ›

Borders, 830 N Michigan Ave., 10/27, 7:30 p.m., $7 - $10 more ›

If you're looking for just the right way to show your affection for that special someone on out favorite holiday of the year, might we suggest a zombie pin-up session? more ›

Mmm, the zombie: from folklore to literature, courtesy Richard Matheson, to movies, courtesy George A. Romero, to ... the dancefloor, courtesy the Hideout (for the moment we'll skip the cocktail incarnation). Tonight you're invited to lurch and gnaw to the sounds of Charlie Universe and the Little Star Music Box and Undead DJ Narwhal. We assume that means that "Thriller" will get played at least once, and perhaps a few tracks from Odyssey and Oracle The fun starts at 9. If you actually come in zombie garb admission is only $5. It's $8 for the living. more ›

If you feel that once a year is far too little to expose the zombie within, well friend, this weekend holds a not one but two lovely gooey brains for you. Tomorrow holds both the first annual Zombie Pub Crawl followed by a triple zombie feature at the Midway Drive In in Sterling! Gurr. more ›

Local zombie-rockers Venom Lords have finally released the first video from one of our favorite local releases from last year, Dead Hate You. "Dead hate The Living" combines zombies (duh), Ed Wood, spaceships, wicked dance moves, and the sweatiest drummer this side of Keith Moon. Oh, and the song is pretty great too. Enjoy. more ›