What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Dec 15, 2014 3:00PM
- Three protesters—all young people of color—faced felony charges of aggravated battery of a police officer after "cops got wild" during a peaceful protest Saturday.
- Our satirical news column looked back at an irony-heavy week that was.
- The Chicago Department of Transportation released a minute-long video alternating between footage of car crashes caused by red-light runners and sobering statistics about Chicago traffic accidents.
- You can whip up these tasty sweet potato and black bean cakes in about 30 minutes using staples you probably already have around your kitchen.
- Wrigleyville's annual monument to white-boy wasted, the Twelve Bars of Christmas, reportedly yielded only seven arrests this year. That's down from 11 people last year.
- Meanwhile, some brave, poor soul decided to livetweet TBOX stone cold sober.
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Pericles was a plot-packed yet playful Shakespearean comedy.
- Whether you're a sentimental sap or a cynical Grinch, our holiday weekend playlist was bound to have something for you.
- Check out the weekend's 'Around Town' galleries.