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

Extra Extra: Blagojeviches Adopt A New Pup

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 10, 2011 11:00PM


  • The Blagojevich family adopted an eight-week-old Maltese-poodle mix from PAWS. Hopefully the pup can comfort Rod's daughters as they count down the days until he goes to prison in February. She has tentatively been named Twix. [NBC]

  • The owners of a pizza parlor in Buffalo Grove were delivering dope while they were delivering pizzas. Authorities say they were also trafficking heroin. [Daily Herald]

  • Do Pres. Obama's conciliatory moves seem more drastic just because he ran on a platform of "change"? [New York Times]

  • [The Hot Pink Pen]

  • A haunted house in Melrose Park has reopened for Christmas because someone stole all of their earnings on Halloween morning. [WLS]

  • Chicago-area Italian chain restaurant Go Roma is looking to expand with franchises. [Crain's]

  • Are you a freelance writer? Here is some good advice from the Association for Women in Journalism. [WBEZ]