Local photographer has put together a tremendous photo essay inspired by old photos of Chicago. Here he's captured current snapshots of scenes from old photos and placed them side by side for easy comparison.

A stop sign in Evanston dispenses the sage advice of the great Vanilla Ice

This is without a doubt the creepiest, ickiest, funniest site I've come across in some time. Warning, music plays upon clicking the link. Slightly NSFW.

A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard say they have evidence that shows that prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too.

The Bears took the field today in a game that would likely determine what they were all about this year. Instead of coming out of the gates and making a statement, the Bears defense came out looking unprepared and pathetic.