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Banks offer Crackerjacks instead of loans →  February 10, 2010 Marcus Manfred

Responding to political pressure to ease up on credit to consumers and small business owners, the nation’s largest banks will instead offer an olive branch in the form of boxes of Crackerjacks.

→  February 4, 2010 Andy McDonald

Don't leave us hanging, High Five the news stories for February 3rd, 2010. Five times better than a thumbs up!

Winter lawn chair parking enhancements →  January 12, 2010 Joe Slepski

Putting Chicago to work, one lawn chair at a time.

Irony takes a beating →  December 7, 2009 Joe Slepski

A good noun's work is never done.

City Slashes Budget, Hires Gobots →  November 24, 2009 Joe Slepski

That OTHER group of morphing robots had their resurgence a couple years ago, while the Gobots were forgotten.

Parking meter expansion almost complete →  November 17, 2009 Joe Slepski

Our goal is to leave no car uncharged.

Pyramid schemes help alleviate Chicago unemployment →  November 12, 2009 Brandon Smith

Pyramid schemes take more Chicagoans out of poverty and into prosperity, a new study finds.

Banks announce fee for thinking about money →  November 8, 2009 Mitchell Snyder

In a bid to boost the bottom line, several leading banks have announced another convenience fee for clients.

→  November 2, 2009 Joel Brussell

Twitter for your twitter.

→  October 26, 2009 Jen Spyra

Out-of-work temp Shelly Rondo walked blissfully out of Sirens Salon humming a Jackie Wilson tune yesterday, bursting with confidence  from a haircut that is totally imperceptible to everyone who knows her. “I feel like a million bucks!” gushed the recently divorced, emotionally scarred  Ms. Rondo, who paused to admire her reflection in the window of the [...]

Of monster and lawyers →  October 22, 2009 Scott Green

I want to know what this country’s coming to when a humble little multinational conglomerate can’t sell its energy drink without some mom-and-pop brewery making a beverage whose name contains many of the same letters. The Hansen Beverage Company, which makes Monster Energy Drink, learned the Rock Art Brewery, a small hard beverage company in Morrisville, [...]

Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce launches ‘Fuck Evanston’ campaign →  October 13, 2009 Mitchell Snyder

Community leaders gathered Monday on Chicago’s South Side to unveil the latest campaign to draw shoppers, tourists and residents to this vibrant multi-cultural community.