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Chicago Auto Show: Coming soon ...
2012-02-08 16:28:00 Today is the first media day of the Chicago Auto Show . While it’s a little light on the news announcements (which isn’t great for the media), I think it’s going to be heavy on the cool display factor (which is great for you, the consumer). Just so you know, this is like Christmas for me... Read more » More About: Chicago Auto Show
Just how terrible is college hoops in the city of Chicago?
2012-02-08 16:26:00 By far, the best college basketball team in the state of Illinois right now is a program where most of the people involved with the team want to fire the coach. Speaking of the Illini and Bruce Weber of course. That says a lot about the state of college hoops in the Land of Lincoln... Read more » More About: College , Chicago , Hoops
New apartment towers headed for the South Loop
2012-02-08 16:26:00 Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that AMLI Residential has agreed to buy a South Loop site at the southwest corner of Clark and Polk and plans to develop two apartment towers with 398 units. The current owner, Avalon Bay, acquired the site from Lennar Corp, which had planned a large condo development. AMLI... Read more »
Rise n' shine with Paula's Lightened Up French Toast
2012-02-08 16:23:00 Love her or hate her, there is no denying that Paula Deen has become a food icon. Her easygoing attitude, southern charm, and penchant for party food have made her recipes a favorite amongst family gatherings across the country. There is also no denying that her recipes have become synonymous with butter, cheese, and sugar….anything... Read more » More About: French Toast , French
ChicagoNow's Best Posts of January, 2012
2012-02-07 23:13:00 One question I get frequently when someone wants to start a ChicagoNow blog is, “What do you need me to post about?” And the answer I always give is, “Whatever you are most passionate about. You have to love your topic.” (FYI, if you want to start your own ChicagoNow blog go here to learn... Read more » More About: January
Ten ultimate Valentine's Day dates in Chicago: From $15 to $100,000
2012-02-07 19:57:00 Chicago, Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Can money buy love? You can find out on date #9–billed as the ultimate way to say “I love you” for $100,000. Or if you are more of a fan of free love go for the almost free date #3 for $15. Find out if your Valentine is true... Read more » More About: Chicago , Dates , Ultimate
Mayor Emanuel and Gov. Quinn: Stop the lying
2012-02-07 19:10:00 People don’t like being lied to and patronized. The fastest path to the dog house for a politician is to outright lie to people when the jig is up and they already know you are lying. When Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to say that the new speeding cameras that will be placed near schools and... Read more » More About: Lying
City Dog versus Country Dog
2012-02-07 16:31:00 Brought to you by Kyle the human: While I was growing up in the countryside of Pennsylvania, I always dreamed about living in the “big city” some day, and I assumed that would require giving up my love for animals. I never imagined a dog could be happy without being surrounded by grass, but living... Read more » More About: Country
Where can you find good art at a good cost?
2012-02-07 07:27:00 Where Can You Find Good Art at A Good Cost ? Art can be one of the hardest finishing touches to choose for a client. Art is subjective and a personal preference. Sometimes you start the project with a clients art in mind for inspiration and other times it’s the final piece to select. I recently... Read more »
In moustache we trust: Blackhawks if they rocked staches
2012-02-07 07:25:00 Kane said on Sunday, no one on the team is even sure what is hindering the Blackhawks from winning lately… Maybe the answer was with them the entire time. Maybe the answer is moustache. Their fearless leader, Coach Q rocks one and we always have faith he will lead the team out of bad times... Read more » More About: Trust
5 reasons Bison is the new healthy red meat
2012-02-07 07:25:00 If a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is what you follow, then the title of this blog will probably upset you. There seems to be a very well defined line in the sand between those who eat meat and those who don’t. If you are against meat and believe it has no nutritional value for humans... Read more » More About: Meat , Reasons , Healthy
Shocker! Most tweets about the CTA are negative
2012-02-07 07:24:00 Researchers from Purdue University discovered what everyone searching for #cta in TweetDeck already know: That most of the tweets about the CTA are negative in nature. The line chart below shows positive tweets in blue and negative tweets in red on the morning on July 11, 2011. The word cloud below it was created using... Read more »
Geek Girl Chicago strikes back
2012-02-07 07:23:00 ”Hello! Are you still there? I don’t hate you. Hello, friend. Preparing to dispense product…” That’s right. After a nearly 6-month hiatus, Geek Girl Chicago is back. Why did I abandon the blogosphere for so long? You deserve honesty, gentle reader. One, I got exhausted by the hours I was putting in at work. Two... Read more »
Was Prior the biggest Cubs bust?
2012-02-07 07:21:00 Mark Prior just won’t go away. It’s still hard not to look at him and think what if? Prior was supposed to be the Cubs version of Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens, Jim Palmer or whomever else he was compared to. He threw easy 90′s and could put it in a tea cup. He had the... Read more »
Masque: Who's gonna taste test the product?
2012-02-07 07:20:00 It started with a little post about the best way to “conceal any unpleasant flavors associated with pleasuring your man and his subsequent climax.” Just typing the words makes me shudder. Blech! Then came this message via Twitter: @WoodlawnWonder We were just sent your article from last month. Drop us a line on the site... Read more » More About: Product , Test
Hell yes, abortion should stay legal!
2012-02-07 07:19:00 I wasn’t going to blog my two cents about the abortion debate that is raging across the internet right now, but the NY Post has removed three of my comments that civilly disagree with Michael A. Walsh in his piece No Middle Ground On Abortion . You don’t put baby in a corner, Mr. Walsh. It’s... Read more » More About: Legal , Hell
A religious movement: 19 new blogs join ChicagoNow
2012-02-06 22:00:00 Our newest round of blogs includes two new ones whose focus is religion, which is a topic many ChicagoNow bloggers have written about often but remarkably one for which we had not yet created its own category. So with the launch of An Agnostic in Wheaton and Midwestern Muslim to join Being Catholic…Really it was... Read more » More About: Blogs , Join
$5 gets you $10 to spend at Chicago-Area Sonic locations
2012-02-06 20:35:00 Head on over to LivingSocial because they have a fab Chicago -only offer that just went live. $5 will get you $10 to spend at the Chicago-area Sonic locations! Unfortunately there’s not a Sonic within the city limits, but most (all?) of the suburban locations are covered, as well as locations in Green Bay, Milwaukee... Read more »
Top 10 ways I was a perfect mom until I had kids
2012-02-06 19:51:00 1. I will not bribe my kids. They will behave because they have such great internal moral compasses, and complying will be what they want to do. Reality: I will let you eat Hershey kisses for breakfast if you stay in your bed tonight. I will take you anywhere you want to go if you... Read more » More About: Kids
Will there be a nursing home shortage?
2012-02-06 15:40:00 In the beginning… From time-to-time, while researching topics for these blog posts, I encounter articles which jumble together all manner of facts and figures and end up delivering anything but a meaningful conclusion. Although I normally dismiss such flotsam, this past week the online newsletter The Fiscal Times published, ”The Coming Nursing Home Shortage“ a confusing article... Read more » More About: Nursing Home
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez: A walking contradiction
2012-02-06 15:07:00 Cook County State ’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, in my opinion, is a walking contradiction. So much so that I seriously doubt she can be trusted when it comes to protecting the rights of “everyday citizens.” If, however, you are connected to say, the former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and his cluster of political cronies, well... Read more » More About: Walking , Contradiction
Kids talk about God
2012-02-06 14:59:00 I feel like laughing today. How about you? And besides, I HATE football! More About: Kids , Talk
With the 19th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select . . .
2012-02-06 14:57:00 Understanding the immediate needs the Bears have with this current roster, new general manager Phil Emery can go a lot of directions with the 19th overall pick in April’s 2012 NFL draft. Do they go Wide Receiver with the first pick—a position the organization hasn’t taken in the first round since 2001? On the other... Read more » More About: Chicago , Chicago Bears , Pick
Gene & Georgetti's celebrates 70th anniversary with VIP Party at P
2012-02-06 14:46:00 Steakhouse icon, Gene & Georgetti’s, celebrated their 70th anniversary in grand style recently with a by-invite-only party at Park West. More than 300 guests gathered together on Sunday night, January 29th, to honor this venerable institution with a bash produced by daughter and event planner, Michelle Durpetti. Michelle spared no expense to make this party... Read more » More About: Party , Anniversary
Super Bowl In Haiku: UnPatriotic
2012-02-06 14:42:00 The Bowl was Super Giant come from behind win Manning MVP The scoring began with a safety when Tom Brady was called for intentional grounding in the end zone. And it ended with a touchdown that the Giants weren’t quite ready to put on the board. Before the game Brady said he would... Read more » More About: Super Bowl , Haiku
Every great home is full of surprises
2012-02-06 14:40:00 You’re in a time warp as you pass through the tiny Village of Wayne along Army Trail Road. Except for the cars, the scene isn’t much different than it would have been 100 years ago. The traffic slows to observe a 25 mile an hour limit, and the entire pace of life seems to slow... Read more » More About: Home , Great , Full
Super Bowl commercials, finally captioned
2012-02-05 23:29:00 You're watching the Super Bowl game, rooting for your favorite team. The game cuts away to a commercial. You don't dare go to the bathroom because you love watching the commercials. They're funny. They make you laugh. You want to see what Bud Light, Doritos or that talking baby comes up with. So you sit... Read more » More About: Commercials , Finally
CTA asks for rider opinions on various new fare scenario/increases in surve
2012-02-05 23:29:00 The CTA is gathering information via a rider survey about fare payment options it may have to put into place if ongoing negotiations with unions fail to fill the $80 million hole in this year’s budget. I received the survey last week. Below you see screen shots of various fare options on which the CTA... Read more » More About: Opinions
First-time marathoner worries
2012-02-05 23:29:00 I found a video somebody made of the entire Marathon route, and it’s helping me a little bit. There’s no fear quite like the fear of the unknown, so being able to visualize the route is nice. I will definitely be biking the route a couple of times with my husband when the weather is... Read more » More About: Time
Farewell cable and satellite TV
More articles from this author:2012-02-05 23:28:00 On opening the New York Times on Monday, January 23rd, 2012, there it was. In glorious black and white, the reason why I can no longer justify paying $70 a month for what passes as what is available on the tube. Top shows for the past week, sports-’Jersey Shore’, “reality shows” like ‘Pawn Stars’... Read more » More About: Satellite 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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