Mike Stephen extols the magic of the slow cooker, talks to a reporter who wrote about the rampant sub-par nursing home care in Illinois, chats about urban gardening with local blogger Mr.

After being under renovation for a while, the theater once known at the "ghettoplex" reopens. The movie theater was known for BYOB (bring your own bag, and get it filled with popcorn).

Sounds like the Rezko property in the South Loop has some interesting residents - coyotes. And fun fact, according the Field Museum's coyote man, coyotes not only eat house cats, but ...

Wednesday marks the 29th annual Eyes to the Skies Festival in Lisle where Hot air balloons fill the sky and carnival rides, music and food vendors fill ground.