Extra Extra: Jennifer Hudson To Perform Whitney Houston Grammy TributeChristopher F Photography • Chicago native Jennifer Hudson will sing a tribute to Whitney Houston at tonight's Grammy Awards. [Tribune] • A person is dead after crashing head on into a CTA bus on the South Side this morning. [Tribune] • A seven-year-old boy died in a South Side... continue reading on Chicagoist
Illinois Gov. Mansion's Portrait Of Mary Todd Lincoln Deemed A FraudIn a story that sounds like something out of a Patricia Highsmith novel, the Lincoln Library and Museum announced this weekend (which happens to be the 203rd birthday of Abraham Lincoln) that a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln hanging in the Illinois Governor's mansion isn't of the former First... continue reading on Chicagoist
The Week In Art: February 12-18Tom Walther Intersections, Conte, chalk, ink and tempera on paper 2012 • Monday >> It’s not really arty, but it’s at an art museum and, besides, Galileo is awesome. Guy Consolmagno, a research astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, speaks on Galileo in his Time tonight from... continue reading on Chicagoist
Grubstreet Names "101 Of America’s Most Crazy-Awesome New Desserts"Huge Galdones The Grubstreet team named "101 of America’s Most Crazy-Awesome New Desserts" this week, and the Chicago arm of the site has selected some seriously amazing looking dishes. Making the cut are Balena's Pistachio Sundae, Blood Orange Marmalade and Curd, Coconut-Water Sorbet from David Burke's Primehouse, Advocaat and... continue reading on Chicagoist
Extra Extra: State Tourism Site Adds LGBT Sectionswanksalot • A man was killed and a police officer was injured when a car rear ended an Illinois State Police squad car on Saturday morning. [Tribune] • When she was a kid, Girl and the Goat's Stephanie Izard used to pick cheese over toys. [WBEZ] • Two children... continue reading on Chicagoist
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