I don't remember if I caught wind of it through Facebook or Twitter, in an e-mail or if I just stumbled across a headline on the Web, but when I heard that author Stephen Elliott was sending around a limited amount of advance copies of his new book, The...

The air around Ravenswood Manor, the charming northern Chicago neighborhood that's home to former governor Rod Blagojevich and his reality star wife, just got a little cleaner. Zach Maiorca and Green Door Development have put the finishing touches on a six-bedroom, 4,800 square-foot sustainable yin to Blago's nearby...

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget, with the help of his niece, Penny, and their dog, Brain, work to discover the date of the imminent Second Coming. Inspector Gadget still uses his catchphrase "Go-Go-Gadget..." before referring to the myriad of gadgets buried within...

Thank you, President Crow, for that generous introduction. I know we just met on the steps leading up to this stage, but you pretty much nailed me: I am a 30-year-old guy with an MFA who works with computers and constantly daydreams about having webbed fingers and toes for reasons...

mrswillis / Demi Moore Me and Bruce are thinking movie tonight. Maybe Look Who's Talking. Again lol.

algore / Al Gore I received another one of those Koosh Balls in the mail... Probably from Dukakis.

espn / ESPN Sports News SuperBowl Update: 49ers down 16-13 w 3:10...

Cloverfield
2 Stars

Let me tell you about Cloverfield. For one, the camera shakes the whole time, which is, as you know, punishing to anyone who rents the damn thing. Made me sick. It literally made me sick and I had to turn it off for a bit so...

After three years of standing stoically on the street corners of Chicago, Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi has stepped it up. Or actually, he's sat it down: The man with the blank stares and the loud signs has finally taken a seat.

But it appears it's because he's too weak to do otherwise.

The Sears Tower, the tallest building in Chicago and in the United States might be painted silver in the future to boost its image and gain new tenants. The owners want the outside to reflect the environmentally friendly changes that have been happening on the inside.

David Roeder of...

I hate to admit it: At this point I'm totally rooting for Rod Blagojevich. I want him to beat all charges. I want him to somehow stay in office until his term is up, and then I want him to get reelected by a questionable 225 votes in 2010. And...

With all the election polls out there right now giving us facts about this demographic (blonde women over the age of 27 with slight mustaches) and that demographic (retirees who own goldfish and pray immediately after archery practice), the question arises: What do those who spend their free time surfing...

On a misty-then-rainy-then-clear-then-rainy night in Bridgeview, the Chicago Fire won their regular season finale with a score of 5-2 over the New York Red Bulls. Chris Rolfe recorded a hat trick by halftime, scoring in the 11th, 38th and 44th minutes, and later assisted on a goal by Daniel...

The Chicago Public Library welcomed Tom Wolfe to its Winter Garden on Thursday night as his book, The Right Stuff, was named the Fall 2008 One Book, One Chicago selection. After an hour-long conversation on stage with renowned Chicago journalist Carol Marin, Wolfe met with the audience backstage for...

My morning Brown Line commute has evolved over this past year, and it's not only because I'm now getting on at the Francisco stop rather than squeezing on at Southport. Rather, I'm finding that I spend my time en route to the Loop completely differently than I did six months...

I have to admit that when my buddy asked me to go to a Chicago Fire match last week, I said yes primarily because I've never been to Soldier Field before. For days I imagined what it would be like to be inside the house that Walter Payton (and hundreds...

Governor Rod Blagojevich seems to have advice for everyone. If it's not for state lawmakers about ethics reform, it's to Barack Obama on how he shouldn't get caught in a Republican trap by siding against the governor in a battle over . . . ethics.

Blagojevich says Mark Cuban should...

Mayor Daley has been getting a lot press for his recent awwww snap! "Cuckoo" line directed toward Gov. Blagojevich, who said that the city is to blame for the potential CTA fare hike.

In fact, Daley and his team have been so excited regarding the praise of his ballyhooed one-worded...

My wife bought me a copy of "the book with the cruise essay in it" just two months ago. I was told that it was ridiculous that I hadn't read it before. Or that I hadn't read anything by you before.

I've heard your name countless times in the papers...

The legend of Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi goes like this: There's a man so consumed with his long-fought legal battle with his ex-wife (which has resulted in protection orders for her, custody rights lost for him) that he has gone from being an everyday Chicagoan to being a Chicagoan you can see...