Most of the big laughs in “21 Jump Street”arrive in the first half, but take a moment to consider that phrase “big laughs.” What was the last stupid Hollywood comedy — good-stupid, not stupid-stupid — to offer actual,... 

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 →

Chicago band District Somnium released this music video for their single “Little One” off their latest EP Heading East . Yes, there’s a bear on a bicycle [ more › ] View original here:  District Somnium Releases Music Video For... 

No, not a tribute to the second Hellraiser sequel but a metal fest at Reggie’s Rock Club featuring the likes of Impale, Fashion Bomb and Bleed for the Fallen. Tickets for the April 15 17+ event are $10 advance. [ more › ] View original here:  Reggie’s... 

We could spend hours researching the Chicago History Museum’s online database of street names and learn something new with each name. [ more › ] More:  Learn About Chicago’s Street Names With The Chicago History Museum  Read More →

Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and the Bulls escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead. It was hardly an easy night for the Bulls, but they continued to pile up the wins even... 

Four Grayslake children who fell through a frozen pond late Thursday afternoon are alive and well, thanks to a man who bashed his way through the ice to pull a boy out. Robert George, 40, was working on his computer at about 4:30 p.m. when his daughters... 

A proposal to move the Bartlett farmers market to a parking lot across the street from its current location at the Town Center got a mixed reaction from village officials this month. Talk of relocating the market came about in response to concerns from... 

        We took a leisurely stroll around the wunnerful Bridgeport area to see if anyone had started the time honored practice of bringing their garbage to the street in order to secure their parking spot. [ more › ] View original... 

Fire crews have extinguished a major house fire outside Elburn early Friday evening. The blaze broke out about 5 p.m. in a subdivison on the 2S200 block of Willow Creek Drive, located south of the intersection of Route 47 and Main Street in Blackberry...