After years of delay, the race to land the state's only available casino license is on. And Rosemont where allegations of mob influence helped sink a casino project could have an early lead.

MS Security Engineers AKA ethical hackers headline an impressive list of presentations by security researchers, practitioners and execs on Oct 31-Nov 1. For only $100 including food and swag, it's a steal.

The Men's Health-sponsored 10.5-mile endurance run along Chicago's lakefront drew 3,200 who braved an endurance course of monkey bars, concrete barriers and a nice, long stair climb at Soldier Field.

This comes only a day or two after police found a body in a sewer in Uptown.