If you’re Facebook friends with at least one person of the gay persuasion, you probably already know this, but for the rest of you: Comedienne/gay icon/talk show host Chelsea Handler will be on hand at Women & Children First , 5233 N. Clark,... 

Alderman Sharon Denise Dixon (24th) by Melissa Ann Pinney, courtesy of the Chicago Alderman Project The brains behind the Chicago Alderman Project – Jeremy Schuech and Lauri Apple – have enjoyed quite a successful run with the show receiving... 

              Today we wanted to show you some of our favorite viaduct murals in the city, the ones that run along the 53rd Street underpass in Hyde Park, only to find that they’ve been mostly covered up. But... 

Lab Partners are the last band we expected to hear on local label Pravda Records since they’re better known for releasing Chicago-based power-pop and jokester rock like The New Duncan Imperials. Lab Partners, out of Dayton, fall into neither of... 

Sup, Chicago venues? Want to get up on this DJ game, or what? Of the seven Weekend Dance Party posts we’ve run, three have been held at Smart Bar, which may make our readers question the time and effort we go to to determine what the best option... 

I’ve been spending a lot of time reading the recent debates over Groupon and the other group-deal coupon sites. Some argue they hurt small business, some that they can save a business that is on the rocks. I don’t have a business degree,... 

            Last night, we attended the Future Foods premiere at moto , the show we told you about a few weeks ago . Here are some pictures from that event, but be sure to catch our interview with Chef Cantu and Chef Roche... 

Is it just us, or has there been a lot more graffiti around than usual? Taggers have been everywhere (when they’re not getting killed running from the cops ) and the skill level seems to have been going up as well, at least from the work we’re... 

Universal Studios Let’s start with the good news: Although no production timeline has been announced, songwriter Duncan Sheik and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa are collaborating on a musical version of American Psycho . Before you cringe, let... 

Anne Coyle For their new book, Undateable:311 Things Guys Do that Guarantee They Won’t Be Dating or Having Sex , Chicago residents Anne Coyle (an interior designer) and Ellen Rakieten (former producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show ) polled hundreds...