What The Hell Happened This Weekend: 10 Stories You May Have Missed
By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jun 3, 2013 2:00PM
- After laying off their entire staff of photographers, the Sun-Times is training their reporters on iPhone photography while the Chicago Newspaper Guild plans to file a lawsuit.
- The Illinois state legislature failed to vote on marriage equality on Friday, capping off a pathetically non-productive legislative session.
- PAWS Chicago traveled to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma to take in 76 pets from an animal shelter. The cats and dogs are available for adoption here.
- We visited the Shedd Aquarium to experience the new Stingray Touch exhibit. The animals feel a bit like slimy sandpaper.
- If you like bikes and/or vegan food, check out the Dinner and Bikes Tour at Heritage Bicycles on Tuesday. The event combines vegan and gluten-free food and bicycle activism when it rolls into town as part of its 27-city tour.
- The Chicago Public Library is celebrating Pride Month with a series of events honoring LGBT culture, contributions and traditions throughout June.
- A man is accused of some sort of sexual conduct with a pit bull at the city pound.
- Longtime Chicagoist Flickr photographer Ken Ilio is moving to Indiana, so we won't be seeing as much of his work. To say farewell, his photography of The Bean is featured in this weekend's "Around Town" galleries: Part 1, Part 2.
- The Blackhawks nailed the LA Kings to win the first game of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday.
- Watch a short documentary on Chicago legend Bill Veeck.