For a brief moment, Naperville City Council members actually debated whether the Grinch or the city’s founder, Capt. Joe Naper, was more deserving of being honored with a sculpture this year. More:  Naperville OKs funding for Joe Naper, Grinch... 

After the initial surprise over word from the White House today that the May G-8 summit has been moved to Camp David, Chicago officials and protest organizers quickly turned to speculation of how that would affect the NATO meeting that is still planned... 

Two men were shot within a few minutes of each other in different parts of the city this afternoon, authorities said. View post: 2 shot within minutes on South, West sides  Read More →

The city of Aurora and the Aurora post office both celebrated their 175th anniversaries Friday in an afternoon ceremony with song, stamps and history. The ceremony was held March 2 because that’s the day in 1837 when Aurora’s post office first... 

A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded this evening in a shooting on the South Side in the city’s Avalon Park neighborhood. View original here: Teen critically wounded in South Side shooting  Read More →

The Emanuel administration said Chicagoans wouldn’t have to foot the bill for the upcoming NATO/G8 summits, but the city has yet to receive any of the federal funding promised. [ more › ] Read the rest here: Chicago Has Received No Money For... 

Today’s forecast foreshadows a midweek warming trend. [ more › ] The rest is here: Today’s Weather: Cloudburst  Read More →

Tomorrow the city will name a block of West 69th Street in Englewood after the late comedian Bernie Mac. [ more › ] Read the original post: One For The Road: Chicago Names Street For Bernie Mac  Read More →

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs – acronymed AWP because writing is hard – is holding its annual conference in Chicago from Wednesday through Saturday. The conference, a schmoozefest for writers and representatives of writing... 

Femme du Coupe ‘s Revae Schneider is kicking off a month full of Mad Men-themed cocktail classes in March with a “Three Martini” mixology class 7 p.m. Thursday at Fleur de Lis flower shop ( 715 N. Franklin ). [ more › ] Read the...