1 hr ago | Chicago Reader
Now playing: the ever-strange Terror in a Texas Town
Over the weekend, the programmers at Northwest Chicago Film Society announced that they replaced Wednesday night's 7:30 PM screening of The Halliday Brand with another western from director Joseph H. Lewis, Terror in a Texas Town .
2 hrs ago | Eater
Summer Tracking: Chicago's Most Anticipated Summer Restaurant...
There's no question that 2012 has already been a banner year for Chicago's dining scene.
4 hrs ago | www.forbes.com | ChicagoTimes
The Sharks mention Chicago Companies in :Their Best and Worst Deals
June is startup month at Forbes and my focus is on ABC's Shark Tank, which has been a TV phenomenon spanning three seasons, with eight different angel investors from a variety of industries.
7 hrs ago | WLS-AM Chicago
Man charged in Lincoln Park robberies also charged in North Shore hold-ups
CHICAGO - A 25-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the May 17 armed hold-up of a Northfield candy store and another armed robbery the following day at a boutique in Winnetka.
10 hrs ago | The Southtown Star
Man arrested, charged with bank robbery after hours-long search
A gunman who allegedly dropped into an Oak Lawn bank through the roof and zip-tied two employees during a broad-daylight robbery Saturday has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with bank robbery.
Elio Leturia: "Yo soy el alcalde de Chicago"
Turns out that mayor Emanuel is going to take Spanish classes in order to address the Hispanics better.
Local residents to voyage down the Mississippi River from Chicago to New Orleans
Ray Christie of Lakewood and Larry Kozak of Algonquin launch their solar powered canoe during a test run on Crystal Lake on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago first since death
When Roy Lichtenstein passed away in 1997 at the age of 73, he left behind a body of work the world still struggles to understand.
A few words in defense of Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson
I've always had kind of a love-hate relationship with Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, going back to his playing days.
Second man charged in stabbings of Guardian Angels
A second Chicago man has been charged today in connection with an altercation last month that ended with four members of the Guardian Angels volunteer security patrol being stabbed.
A rare misstep for tycoon Bluhm
Mr. Bluhm's investment firm, Walton Street Capital LLC, is poised to hand back to lenders a portfolio of West Coast industrial properties that it bought for $2.9 billion in 2007, at the peak of the real estate market.
President raises funds, sleeps in own bed and strolls neighborhood
After raising millions at three fundraisers Friday night, President Barack Obama woke up in his own bed this morning and walked in his Kenwood neighborhood before going back to Washington.
Hitting the trail: Hiking options with your dog in and around Chicago
If you love to hike or take a long walks with your dogs, you don't need to hit the road for Wisconsin to have some fun.
Police seek bank robbery suspect in Oak Lawn
Chicago and Oak Lawn police surround a strip shopping mall where a Bank of America near the 11100 block of South Pulaski was robbed Saturday, June 2, 2012.
Odds N Friends, A History of Everything, and other arty stuff to do this weekend
Today marks my last blog post on the Bleader. I'll still be working in Chicago and writing about the art scene; you can find me on Twitter .
Madison Park community works to preserve school
Saving is simply setting aside money for a short term goal, such as buying a car or going on a... Dorothy Walker of the Alabama Historical Commission, right, and Tracy Wilson walk by the old Madison Park School in Montgomery.
Obama sleeps in his Chicago bed, gets welcome chance to spend time in kitchen, putter in yard
No, not to the fancy government house in Washington. He wanted the familiar bed at his Kenwood/Hyde Park house in Chicago.
Summer '12: A dozen must-see destinations right here in the Southland
Don't see your favorite Southland summer destination on our list? Drop us an address, with a few lines about what makes your favorite site so special.
The Donald Lists His Condo for $32 Million
Business entrepreneur and television personality Donald Trump recently put his Chicago penthouse in Trump Tower on the market for $32 million.
Chicago: Doors With REAL Keys and Other Treasures at Hotel Burnham Chicago
When was the last time you used a real key to open a hotel door? It felt like ages but oh-so-right when we got to literally turn a key just recently at Hotel Burnham in Chicago.