What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Feb 3, 2014 2:45PM
- Spotted in the Avondale neighborhood, just a little bit south and a smidge west of Belmont and Kedzie Avenues: an adorable reminder to dog owners to pick up after their little charges.
- Former Mayor Richard M. Daley was hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Intensive Care Unit Friday evening after returning to Chicago after a business trip.
- Local filmmakers Jack C. Newell and Dinesh Sabu will explore the complexities and local impact of international aid in their forthcoming documentary, How to Build a School in Haiti.
- The Chicago Reporter crunched data recently released by the City of Chicago Independent Police Review Authority about citywide police shootings, and found what people of color have already know to be true for quite some time.
- On March 29th, the Harold Washington Library will present a collection of the late Vivian Maier’s photography.
- State Sen. Michael Hastings [D-19] recently introduced a proposal, co-sponsored by fellow State Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson [D-40] that would ban revenge porn.
- The Chicagoland Chapter of Autism Speaks is bringing Hollywood to Chicago for the sixth year in a row with their annual Oscars-themed fundraiser.
- Seeing as Chicago didn't really have a stake in the Super Bowl this year, now's as good a time as any to revisit Groupon's infamous Super Bowl ads.
- Since winter is stuck on repeat and another polar vortex is invariably barreling this way, it would be easy to curse the brutal winter we are suffering through. But all that cold brings something very helpful: Ice.
- Multilingual Connections' Nutella Day Party coming Feb. 16