They have been finding lots of old, high-class trash - a mix of broken China, European decorative vases, metal pots and kettles, and junked medicine jars and bottles. (208 views) ... More...

Emotions are running high all over the neighborhood. There's been a memorial set up on Magnolia where the shooting took place, and there's a steady crowd, with police keeping an eye on things. (136 views) ... More...

Nary a hot-dog stand in the city serves the brand, but we can hardly let Hot Dog Month go without a few words about Chicago's most famous sausage maker. (Part 9 of a series in honor of National Hot Dog Month.) (85 views) ... More...

Chicagoist Food and Drink Editor Chuck Sudo attended a gathering of folks in Rick bayless's Bucktown garden wednesday night. Lots of cool photos were taken. (102 views) ... More...

Jeremy Karpen’s campaign committee announced Tuesday that he had raised more money in the first half of 2010 than his opponent, the Democratic incumbent Maria ‘Toni’ Berrios. (236 views) ... More...

About 12 buildings in downtown Chicago will participate in the smart grid program and use technologies such as smart meters, variable speed drives and digital controls so that building managers could have complete control over their electricity use. (68 views) ... More...

Because of flooding cleanup, Streets & Sans crews are being taken off street cleaning duty and recycling pickup and being re-deployed onto 60 garbage additional trucks. (64 views) ... More...