What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Dec 1, 2014 3:00PM
- On Friday night, a man shot a woman, then himself, at a Nordstrom located in Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping district. The woman, who was shot on her 22nd birthday, died the next day.
- The Associated Press reported that Darren Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department Saturday.
- Our playlist this weekend was only one song, but it was a long one: Arlo Guthrie's classic "Alice's Restaurant."
- For those who have a more caustic view of the Thanksgiving holiday, this classic clip from the movie Addams Family Values should prove cathartic
- After two weeks off, our satirical news column returns with a healthy dose of #Rahmsplaining.
- Let's appreciate some of Chicago's own transgender or gender non-conforming people making waves in the creative community.
- A new report from the United Nations Committee Against Torture about the United States specifically singles out for condemnation the Chicago Police Department for its treatment of people of color.
- The second annual Donut Fest returns to Chop Shop for another go-round January 25.
- 16 protestors were arrested in Ferguson, MO, on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, as demonstrations continued following a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown.
