The Chicagoist will be launching later but in the meantime please enjoy our archives.

Extra Extra

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 11, 2011 11:00PM

  • Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is able to breathe on her own, but will remain on a ventilator as a precaution. [NYT]
  • Arizona lawmakers are considering emergency legislation to keep Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the funeral of Christina Taylor Green. [AP/ABC7]
  • Artist Zina Saunders finds some satire in the SarahPAC "target" list. [Zina Saunders]
  • Fred Rice, Chicago's first African American Police Superintendent, passed away. [Tribune]
  • Windy Citizen is receiving a $35,000 grant from the Chicago Community Trust to develop a mobile app. {Windy Citizen]
  • Brian Enyart, Rick Bayless's right hand chef, is leaving the Bayless empire in April. [The Stew]
  • Just in time for winter, Chipotle puts soup on Chicago menus. [Crain's]
  • NBC5 sportscaster Mike Adamle was arrested for DUI in Evanston early Monday morning. [Sun-Times]
  • Patricks Kane and Sharp are going to the NHL All-Star game. [Sun-Times]
Meterologist Tammie Souza is close to returning to television on WFLD. But what does that mean for Amy Freeze? [Phil Rosenthal/Tribune]