Riot Fest issue statement regarding Humboldt Park restoration
rainy Day 1 of Riot Fest Chicago (more by James Richards IV)
Due to a rainy day 1 of Riot Fest Chicago, Humboldt Park isn't in the best shape after the three-day festival...
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Shuga Records opening Wicker Park location this fall
North Lawndale-based record store Shuga Records are slated to open a Wicker Park location this fall at 1272 N. Milwaukee Ave. (near the intersection of Milwaukee & Ashland)...
Logan Hardware reopening old space as arcade/bar, Logan Arcade
crowd at Logan Hardware for The Evens, 2013 (more by Zach Pollack)
Logan Hardware moved 0.2 miles down the road this past July, and their longtime space has been vacant ever since...
Nachtmystium’s Blake Judd arrested on theft charges
Nachtmystium leader Blake Judd was arrested this past Saturday (10/5) on charges of theft, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Department Of Corrections...
naked intoxicated man breaks car windshield, gets tasered outside North Coast Music Festival
North Coast Music Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)
As is the case with most musical festivals, North Coast 2013 has brought out some interesting individuals to Union Park...
Tour de Fat 2013 takes place at Palmer Square this Saturday
Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing's annual bicycle/beer/community fundraiser/music festival, takes place in multiple cities throughout the summer...
Roger Ebert, RIP
Roger Ebert loved movies.
Except for those he hated.
For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film while deflating the awful, the derivative, or the merely mediocre with an observant eye, a sharp wit and a depth of knowledge that delighted his millions of readers and viewers...
Jeff Tweedy pens letter in support of same-sex marriage
Jeff Tweedy @ Fifth Third Bank Ballpark with Wilco, July 2012 (more by Matt Ziegler)
Wilco frontman, Chicago resident, and all-around good guy Jeff Tweedy has written a letter in support of same-sex marriage to the editor of The Belleville News-Democrat...
bid on a recording session with Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy @ A.V. Fest/Hideout Block Party, September 2012 (more by Sara Pieper)
Chicago high school Northside College Prep are currently holding an online auction to help raise money for school programs...
Kuma’s Too (Lincoln Park location) opening next week
As discussed, Kuma's Corner are opening a second Chicago location, in Lincoln Park called Kuma's Too. When it was announced that the heavy metal eatery would be taking over the extremely appropriate address of 666 W...