What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Jan 20, 2014 3:00PM
- The Chicago Tribune's Josh Noel talked to Jeppson's Malört's Director of Marketing Sam Mechling about the new Malört. Turns out it's mostly the same as the old Malört.
- After Publican/Publican Quality Meats wrote a social media response to a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad placed in close proximity to the restaurant, WBEZ's Monica Eng reported that the animal rights organization responded to that response with a response of its own.
- Chicago sludge metal titans The Atlas Moth announced earlier this week that it will release a new album, The Old Believer, in June.
- ESPN reports that former Chicago Bulls star power forward Dennis Rodman has checked himself into rehab for alcoholism.
- You can keep track of the number of potholes on Chicago's streets being repaired by crews over the past seven days with the city's official pothole tracker.
- Greensky Bluegrass Brings The Twang At Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival.
- SSAs have often been a heated topic of discussion within the city. A microcosm of the debate is currently underway within SSA 29, also known as the West Town SSA.
- The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General released its final quarterly report of 2013, which they say "reflects a maturing oversight body that fully inhabits its statutory mission to root out misconduct, waste, and inefficiency."
- Following a proposal earlier in the week by Gov. Pat Quinn, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Bonnett filed emergency rules with the Illinois Pollution Control Board Thursday to tighten how petroleum coke piles are stored and handled across the state.
- The fresh powder of snow makes outside look pretty again in Sunday's "Around Town" gallery.