The only way that the weather in Chicago could be worse right now is if every slushy raindrop contained a tiny invertebrate parasite that burrowed into your skin if it hit you and screamed at a high frequency if it didn’t. It would be an itchy, icy, wet, miserable cacophony of cold, wet, itchy noise.
And […]

My affinity for the hot dog stand is a well known fact. I commented this weekend that I have all of the Portillo’s Hot Dogs locations memorized. It may have been perceived as a joke but it was actually a boast. Hell, I even wrote the Wikipedia entry for Portillo’s when I noticed that they […]

Chicago Cubs Relief Pitcher Ryan Dempster is training to be a ninja.
You have to (learn) how to throw a throwing star and nunchucks and all those kinds of things,” the Chicago Cubs closer says. “Obviously you’ve got to do martial arts and learn how to be really quiet, which is a tough task for me […]

I live in Chicago but I work out in the suburbs. In the ‘burbs I regularly see the signs of environmental awareness. Houses put recycling bins out each week, the streets are cleaner, some gas stations have e85 as an option, et cetera.
In the neighborhood where I live, on the other hand, I can guarantee […]

I’ve gotten this story from a couple different sources. The first time I heard about it was from the primary source, that is to say the man who was beaten. His name is Edward White and he was interviewed on a morning radio show here in Chicago. He states that himself and his wife were […]

The city of Chicago is currently being considered (along with Los Angeles) to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Should Chicago’s bid be accepted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, it will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee for final consideration alongside other cities such as Tokyo.
Under Mayor Daley’s plan, much of the games would take […]

We in Chicago take our hot dogs seriously. We’ve been known to build shrines and idols to the hot dog. The one pictured below is near the intersection of Milwaukee and Foster. The eyes of the beings atop the roof glow red with displeasure (literally, they glow red) at their place in the food chain.

But […]