Today is Chaka Khan’s birthday, so tell me something good. [ more › ] Continued here: One For The Road: Happy Birthday, Chaka Khan  Read More →

                                The rowdy octet Rubblebucket threw a wild dance party at Lincoln Hall Thursday night with The Growlers and Kellen & Me. [ more › ] See... 

King Heard, 64, made the call on March 7, and the call center and police were able to track him down easily using caller ID. [ more › ] Continued here: Man Calls 311 To Issue Threat To Rahm Emanuel  Read More →

LASERS and FAST and SHIT have built their reputation on frenetic live shows soundtracked by songs that operate like dwarf stars imploding on themselves. Repetitive riffs and thundering rhythms are punctuated by howls and yowls and machine gun bursts... 

Soon-to-open Solemn Oath Brewery teamed up with Rock Bottom’s Lombard brewpub to create Solemn Oats, a 10.5 percent ABV behemoth of an American barleywine. Our only question: Can we have it for breakfast? [ more › ] Original post: Chicagoist... 

A southwestern Illinois woman is accused of beating her 82-year-old grandmother with an unloaded shotgun. [ more › ] Original post: Midday News Links: So. Illinois Woman Accused Of Beating Grandmother With Shotgun  Read More →

Blackhawks 5, Columbus 1 [ more › ] Read the rest here: Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Continue Hot Streak  Read More →

The 4-year old wire fox terrier had crawled out through a cracked window and stood on a five-inch-wide ledge, four floors above the ground. [ more › ] View original post here: Chicago Firefighters Rescue Dog From Fourth Floor Ledge  Read More →

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network laid off 30 people today. That’s 20 percent of its workforce. [ more › ] Read the rest here: Extra Extra: Oprah’s Network Restructures, Lays Off 30 Employees  Read More →

It was a gorgeous day for the parade, which attracted an estimated 350,000 people. [ more › ] Read more here: Extra Extra: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Read More →