Chicago complains its sister city is ‘like, so totally annoying’
Angered by recent unfair cross-cultural exchanges, the City of Chicago complained about how “so totally annoying and lame” its sister city Bogotá has been lately. Bogotá, the capital of Colombia which...
View ArticleBoys recount perilous journey across lava-covered living room floor
To experienced furniture climbers like Evan and Ryan Johnson and their friend Danny Reynolds, the layout of a typical family room doesn’t normally pose much of a challenge. But when Evan alerted...
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago: Rogue jazz booster alleges Music Department corruption
On Wednesday, just a week removed from revelations of deep misconduct within the University of Miami’s storied football program, news of collegiate corruption worsened as sources revealed that NCAA...
View ArticleLocal baby born ready
New parents Reginald and Samantha Gould were pleasantly surprised late Saturday evening when, after the birth of their son, the obstetrician revealed that their eight and half pound boy was born ready....
View ArticleConvicted serial killer proud of his Chicago roots
Tom Dombrowski, in a Chicago state of mind As police from four counties surrounded his home in San Bruno, California, convicted serial killer Thomas Wayne Dombrowski had only one thing on his mind: a...
View ArticleDisgraced alderman silent on prison teardrop tattoo
Edward Vrydolyak, the former Chicago alderman whose skills as a backroom political dealmaker earned him the nickname ‘Fast Eddie’, is refusing to acknowledge a small tattoo in the shape of a teardrop...
View ArticleWhat are we giving for Christmas?
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View ArticleBanks announce fee for thinking about money
Several of the nation’s leading banks announced on Friday that they will soon begin instituting fees for customers who want to think about their money. “We essentially view this as the price of...
View ArticleEnd of the world looms according to Maya’s calendar
The future looks grim if Maya’s calendar is to be believed. A series of disastrous events are due to take place at the end of 2012 according to those who have studied Maya Alvarado, a Northwestern...
View ArticleSchool chess programs encourage more strategic bullying
Surrounded by a jeering group of middle school children, Michael Greene, a 6th-grader at Hawthorne Scholastic Academy in Chicago, maniacally laughed as he put his beleaguered and emotionally defeated...
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