Do you gaze from your balcony at the drama of Chicago's skyline – or stare out your window and wish you had a balcony and a view? Do you mingle with the beautiful people in your lobby – or wonder where the beautiful people live? Is your doorman an... read the full story
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Cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker
Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda says the 51-year-old cabbie picked read the full story
Challenge Bogus Parking Tickets And Win
We all hate parking tickets. Close to three million are written in Chicago every year. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman has been getting furious e-mails from viewers who say they got parking tickets they didn't deserve. So she started looking read the full story
Crowds begin to gather for lakefront fireworks
Despite the cool breeze, people enjoyed the start of the holiday weekend by packing Chicago's lakefront as they waited for the evening's fireworks. read the full story
Esther J. Cepeda: Chicagoan Isai Madriz Riding the Rails in Argentina
It's been 22 months since Isai mounted his rickety bicycle to pedal from the suburbs of Chicago to Argentina and back up to Venezuela to raise money for low-income students to go to college. read the full story
Mike Doyle: CTA Surveys Customers ... Badly
Maybe CTA President Richard Rodriguez should spend less time driving to work and more time attending to the system that 1.5 million riders a day depend on to get around Chicago. read the full story
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Chicagoist. Canadian Tourism Commission , encouraging you to escape the everyday and discover a new getaway. GroupOn , using collective buying power to bring you one ridiculous coupon each day.... read the full story
Giannoulias Aide Tied To University Of Illinois Clout List, SIU Law Rejecte
CHICAGO (AP) -- A campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias helped a politically connected applicant who'd been wait-listed get admitted to the University of Illinois, according to a published report. The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that the applicant... read the full story
Chicago Fireworks: Where To See Fourth of July Weekend Fireworks Shows
Nothing says Fourth of July weekend like fireworks shows (or exploding port-a-potties ). In Chicago, most take place a day early, on the night of July 3. Here's where to catch them near you this weekend. The city's free Grant Park and museum campus Taste of Chicago... read the full story
Back in business: Former Aggie Randy Brown lands job with Chicago Bulls
LAS CRUCES — Randy Brown and Gar Forman go back a long way.All the way back to when Forman, a New Mexico State University assistant coach at the time, recruited Brown, a Chicago native, to play read the full story
Poet Todd Heldt has one of the more interesting Chicago-related tattoos I've seen. [ via ] read the full story
Dempsey Travis, Pioneering African American Businessman And Civil Rights...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Dempsey Travis, a stockyards worker's son who rose to become a real estate magnate, civil rights activist and jazz musician, has died at age 89. The self-made millionaire died Thursday at his home, his family said. As a South Side developer during the... read the full story
Yelp.com , a business review site where locals can rant or rave about their favorite restaurants and hangouts, is hosting their first Yelp Eats! Restaurant Week in our fair city of Houston after successful endeavors in Chicago and L.A. The basic idea is to screw the... read the full story
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