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No. 18 Marquette beats DePaul 89-76
SignOnSanDiego.com Sports
Feb 07Darius Johnson-Odom scored 23 points and Jamil Wilson added 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Marquette to an 89-76 victory over DePaul on Monday night. »
Moses Morgan out for Demons after fainting at practice
Chicago Sun-Times Sports
Feb 04Injuries continue to haunt DePaul, with the latest involving sophomore Moses Morgan, who was undergoing tests Friday after fainting during practice Thursday. Morgan, who had a career-best 19 points a night earlier in a loss to St. John’s, was taken by ... »
How B&N's Shunning Amazon Affects Chicago Authors
NBC ChicagoBusiness News
Feb 02My first outrage of the month came early Wednesday morning when I read this story over on Melville House's blog about Barnes & Noble refusing to stock books from Amazon's imprint in their stores. »
Wicker Park Bandit hits 9th bank
WLS-TV Chicago Local News
Jan 30The bank robber dubbed the Wicker Park Bandit struck again over the weekend.It makes nine bank robberies attributed to him since mid-December, the most recent in the Roscoe Village neighborhood. No one has been hurt in any of the robberies, but what is... »
Win A $500 Gift Card From Menards
CBS Chicago
Jan 30Register for a chance to win a $500 gift card from Menards! Each week of the contest, on the following Monday, one winner will be selected at random from all the eligible entries. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Obama wisecrack: "promising future - as a Al Green impersonator"
Lynn Sweet
Jan 29TAMPA--President Barack Obama joked about his Al Green impersonation Saturday night-- after Obama last week sang a few bars from Green's hit "Let's Stay Together" during a Jan. 19 fund-raiser at the Apollo Theater, Obama nailed Green; his campaign put ... »
Take a Sip: Alex Bachman's Three Arrows
Chicago Reader Blog
Jan 27In this week's review of Yusho, the new yakitori joint from ex-Trotter's chef Matthias Merges, I couldn't spill enough ink on barkeep Alex Bachman, whose evolving cocktail program promises to fill a void in Logan Square/Avondale when Paul McGee leaves ... »
Pencil This In: SABR Day In Chicago; Occupy The Local Option; Delmark Records' "West Side Soul Night" At B.L.U.E.S. On Halsted
Chicagoist
Jan 27Join Christina Kahrl for SABR Day in Chicago tomorrow. The Local Option gets Occupied tonight. B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted hosts a reunion of two of Delmark Records' recording legends Sunday. [ more › ] »
Progress on DePaul’s New Theater Building
The Chicago Architecture Blog
Jan 27Don’t let the hole in the ground fool you. A real drama is underway at the corner of Racine and Fullerton. Six months after groundbreaking, the opening act of DePaul’s new Theater Building is well underway. Heavy machinery guided by men with orange ves... »
Everest Named One of the 25 Most Expensive Restaurants in the US
Sloopin
Jan 26While the upscale restaurant Everest (1 Financial Place) is technically just North of the Sloop, we still like to claim the restaurant. Anyway, not sure if this is something to be proud of, but I guess they're in good company (via Chicagoist):The websi... »