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OnStar turns 15, has unlocked 4.7 million doors

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:03:12 GMT

Filed under: Etc. , Technology , GM Founded in 1995 and officially launched at that year's Chicago Auto Show , OnStar has just hit its 15th [More...]

Joaquin Phoenix's 'I'm Still Here': The Reviews Are In

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:37:44 GMT

Critics have mixed opinions for a film about the actor's retirement and apparent public breakdown. By Adam Rosenberg Joaquin Phoenix in " [More...]

Morning Box Score: Sox Falter Again

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:33:28 GMT

An exasperated Floyd; AP Photo/Paul Sancya With the Twins off yesterday, the Sox hoped to make up a game in the race for the AL Central [More...]

Today's Weather: Suspect

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Photo by Mark Mullis TGIF and all that but we've got an eye on you, Friday. Your high will be in the lower 70s , a bit warmer than [More...]

Obama Picks Funny Guy As New Economic Adviser

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:58:13 GMT

The president has selected University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee to be the chair of his Council of Economic Advisers. Obama will off [More...]

'Jersey Shore''s Snooki: I'm Nothing Like Lindsay Lohan - Entertainment Tonight News

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:44:35 GMT

New York Times (blog) 'Jersey Shore''s Snooki: I'm Nothing Like Lindsay Lohan Entertainment Tonight News [More...]

Emanuel would be best-known mayoral candidate (AP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:12:22 GMT

AP - If Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor, the White House chief of staff would easily be the best-known figure in the race, with nati [More...]

FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:40:32 GMT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-s [More...]

Mayoral Polling Gets An Early Jump On Campaign

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:40:00 GMT

With speculation swirling around who will be Chicago’s next mayor and the public’s eye already fixed on the possibility of a Ra [More...]

Weekend Dance Party: Hood Internet And More Hit Lincoln Hall

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:39:58 GMT

After a two-week hiatus, we are happy to get back to bringing you Weekend Dance Party . This week's pick was a tough one, though. You'd be well [More...]

Atty: Wife of imprisoned ex-Ill. gov. terminal (AP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:23:15 GMT

AP - The 76-year-old wife of imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan has a terminal lung disease, Ryan's attorney told a judge Thursday as he sought ba [More...]

Trio Of Budget Hearings Kick Off Tonight

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:00 GMT

With City Hall all a-whirl with this week's news, there's still actual business to take care of, one of those items of business being the City's [More...]

Rahm Emanuel, 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' And 'Transformers 3' In Today's Twitter-Wood

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:11:22 GMT

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel became a hot topic right after Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced this week that he wouldn't run for r [More...]

Can You Shame That Tune?

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:30:00 GMT

Born out of the minds of two musicians with a penchant for whacked-out comedic stories, Abraham Levitan of the band Baby Teeth and Chicago Re [More...]

Wade named honorary coach in Chicago prep rematch

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:09:59 GMT

Dwyane Wade has an NBA championship ring, a league scoring championship, a finals MVP award and more All-Star momentos than he can count. [More...]

Quimby's Offers Up A Night With The 33 1/3 Book Series

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT

If you've ever been curious about the concept and creation behind the four-audio-channel-demanding glory/mess of Zaireeka , or want to know why [More...]

Hometown Scores High on the Stress Test

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:53:58 GMT

Image Credit: K Latham It probably comes as a shock to no one that Philadelphia and Salt Lake City, Utah have little in common. With [More...]

Noah For 'Melo?

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:40:00 GMT

With the NBA preseason not that far away and the failure to land one of the Big 3 still giving just a slight sting to the Bulls as they prep a s [More...]

The Cavallaris are menaces

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:20:24 GMT

Kristin Cavallari’s mother was arrested for a DUI in Chicago last month during a 2 AM Subway run. Kristin’s mom, Judith Spies, was pull [More...]

Quick Bites

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:20:00 GMT

Photo via Dining Chicago. Grub Street Chicago's Nick Kindelsperger has been a man about town this week. Check out his galleries of Chiz [More...]