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Helen Gremple - Former Mother
My Three Kids Were Also Eaten By A Skunk But You Don’t See Me Making A Whole To-Do About It
For months now, coverage of Monty and Rose, the Piping Plovers who nest at Montrose Beach, has been seemingly inescapable.
Craven Barnacle
Meet Craven Barnacle: The Mayor of Marina City
Most people don’t make it all the way to the top of these towers. But you have made it, so I must introduce myself. That is the rule!
St. Patrick
If Ye Cancel My Parade, I’m Bringin’ Back the Snakes
So ye might think ye have plenty of snakes there in Chicago, but pardon me, ye have no feckin’ idea how many there were before yer pal Pat came along.
Al Capone
Dis Year Seems Like as Good a Year as Any Ta Forget About Saint Valentine’s Day
Here’s da angle: I tink it’s high time Chicago kinda forgot about St. Valentine’s Day, for ALL our sakes.
Marcus Pencil
I Made Thousands From The Gamestop Trade Boom, But I’m Still Furious They Only Offered Me Fifty Cents for My Copy of Halo: Reach
Like many other denizens of the garden of earthly delights known as Reddit, I wielded my keen intellect this week to squeeze Wall Street short sellers out of several thousand dollars using my dad’s MacBook and the Robinhood account he set up for me. My dad was proud of me, once I kindly explained to him my stratagem. GameStop had rewarded my genius. I was, for a brief moment, king.
Rahm Emanuel and Forrest Claypool
Who Needs An Immersive Cyberpunk 2077 Experience When We Have Ventra?
This week, Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red released their long-anticipated and oft-delayed title “Cyberpunk 2077,” to decidedly mixed critical reception.
Zagam - Portillo’s CEO - Blood Demon
It’s Time for Illinois to Give Back to Its Business Community—in Blood
At Portillo’s, as in Hell, we say “Get Obsessed.” Now, more than ever, you must. Enter the brainless state of the True Abyss and give unto us your will. And then, of course, your blood.
Luigi
You Know, It’s-a Luigi’s Birthday, Too
A few days ago, my “older” brother celebrated his 35th birthday, and today three of his most popular games get a big release onna da Switch. Look, Luigi don’t want to take away from his-a big moment — and not that anyone cares — but it’s-a Luigi’s birthday too.
Dominic Brassile
Let Me Drink From The Kiddie Pool Filled With Fire Hydrant Runoff
As the fever pitch of summer rolls into September, Chicago is racked with turmoil and strife unprecedented.
Succulent Plant
I Don't See Color. I Don't Hear Noises. I Don't Breathe Smells. I Am A Succulent Plant.
Black, white, brown, purple, green, polka dot, are just some of the colors I cannot see because I am a succulent plant incapable of distinguishing between different wavelengths of light.