What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Dec 2, 2013 3:00PM
- A heartwarmer for sure: National Guardsman, six-month-old pit bull puppy reunite nine days after tornado separates them.
- Watch Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert take on 1984 holiday cult anti-classic "Silent Night, Deadly Night", the killer Santa movie which spawned multiple direct-to-video sequels.
- While you were sleeping—and that's not a figure of speech, seeing as the city's ban began Sunday morning at 3 a.m.—almost 240 cars were towed as Chicago's winter parking ban took effect.
- You know that giddy feeling you get when you hear the opening notes to songs you haven't seen performed live in ages? We got that a dozen times over at Springfield, Ill., four-piece Park's first Chicago show since reforming this past May.
- On Dec. 10, local label Notes + Bolts is throwing a holiday toy drive concert at The Empty Bottle for the less fortunate Chicago children out there. You get in for free if you bring a toy donation.
- Help the crowdfunded documentary about legendary Chicago film critic Roger Ebert reach its goals.
- A woman on Chicago's West Side intrepidly used Facebook to identify the man who stole a "football sized pizza" and $13 during a pizza delivery armed robbery.
- We’re ready for another holiday tradition: "The Nutcracker." From professional dance companies to local youth groups to animals on parade, here's where to catch it.
- On Friday, 10 protestors were arrested at a Wal-Mart store in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Of the 10 protestors arrested, two were actual Wal-Mart employees.
- Redmoon’s latest spectacle,"The Winter Pageant," is just around the corner, and they’ve been involving the entire community in their preparations.
