Remember how Sunday Parkways closed down Chicago boulevards last fall and opened them up to cyclists, pedestrians and skaters?

Turns out this week is national 40 oz. week and you can enjoy giant beers for cheap at Fifty/50, or celebrate on your own with 40s from your local liquor store.

10 Chicago spots that are BYOB but keep it classy.

OrganicNation.tv has been selected as a Do Something American Express Grant Winner!

Baseball fans reach dismal lows at weekend Cubs-Sox game, Richard Roeper observes.

Apparently, every year a group protests Chicago's Pride Parade at the same spot near the very end of the route.

Stop by the hotel lobby on Thursday, July 2, and grab a keycard from the fishbowl. If it's marked with a "$1" sign, you win a $1 one-night stay at the hotel.

City Provisions’ Farm Tours offer a glimpse into how our food arrives on our plates and why we should care

Fact: I will gladly read any article involving someone using Spider-Man skills.

Go ahead, be cheap! These fun events won't break the bank.

Our downvoting's been acting up a bit lately, resulting in a few stories that were downvoted pretty hard not sinking down the front page like they should have.

The meeting is today, Tuesday, not Wednesday as they have had in the past. This threw off a few people, but those of you who can join us today, please do.

Quick video of some highlights of the street competition. More videos of the competitions in comments.

I thought this was a weird little bit: Loves Park banned ice cream truck decades ago out of concern that children would run into the street when they heard them.

He allegedly scaled buildings like Spider-Man -- not to rescue citizens from distress, but to steal from them.

The multi-million dollar home of former Chicago Bulls player Eddy Curry

in southwest suburban Burr Ridge is in foreclosure.

According to a recent study about 100 Chicago schools suffer from a very high turnover rate with teachers.

Check out the Alphabetical list of which areas are having fireworks and where they are being displayed.

Con artists are preying on senior citizens' desire to help family members in the latest phone scam.

MillerCoors LLC has decided to open their new headquarters in Chicago. To convince the company to come to Chicago over Dallas a total of $24 million was promised.

Dig the old school pump and the Bug that drives away. “That Cheker…It’s a gas.”

More than 60 food inspectors monitor vendors booths at Taste of Chicago. For them, the festival is a long day of battling crowds and sticking thermometers into meat.

According to a study by the University of Chicago, about 100 Chicago Public Schools on average lose nearly a third of their teachers per year.

Sometimes the cure for hunger can be found in the comforts of your own home. Chef Chris Tong talks to us about his private chef service and some of his latest creations.

Acting on a tip, police confiscate handgun from man at Taste of Chicago security checkpoint Saturday evening.

What do the facial structures of Mayor Daley, Oprah Winfrey, former Governor Blagojevich and others reveal about their personalities?

"Wanda White Gills was the best facilitator and collaborative consensus builder I've worked with in 30 years in community development, bar none.

Gallery openings, BBQ's, dance contests, burlesque, magazine release parties, music festival, fashion showcase, arcade with home-brews and speakeasy, free jazz at MCA, etc.

A new example of Chicagoans using a little creativity to protest the parking meter mess. A sticker found on a meter in Rogers Park.