Fewer restaurants interested in shorter Taste of Chicago
Chicago restaurants are not exactly chomping at the bit to participate in Mayor Rahm Emanuel?s plan to shrink and revamp Chicago?s premier summer festival ? by cutting Taste of Chicago from 10 days to five and bumping it to mid-July.Only 40 restaurants applied to participate for the full five-days, precisely the number of openings the city hopes to fill. That prompted the Department of Cultural ...
Lawyer: Man rammed ex-wife?s car, shot her six times in self defense
Jerry L. Hudson shot his ex-wife to death in her car outside the Oak Brook hotel where she was staying with her new boyfriend, but it wasn?t murder, Hudson?s attorney argued Wednesday.Hudson fired six shots at 45-year-old Melissa Bridgewater in self-defense, defense attorney John Lyke Jr. told a DuPage County jury as Hudson?s trial began.?This is not a case of who done it. This is a case of why ...
Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein to stage ?Kinky Boots? here
?Kinky Boots,? a new musical by Harvey Fierstein (book) and pop music legend Cyndi Lauper (score), will have its pre-Broadway debut at Chicago?s Bank of America Theatre in October.Fierstein is the Tony Award-winning writer and actor who penned the books for ?La Cage aux Folles,? ?Hairspray? and ?A Catered Affair? (which opened at Chicago?s Porchlight Theatre Tuesday night), and the upcoming ...
Man charged with shooting cop in hand held without bail
A South Side man was ordered held without bail Wednesday for shooting and injuring a Chicago Police officer over the weekend. Cortez Ross, 21, of the 4300 block of South Champlain, is facing attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery charges.Prosecutors said at 4 p.m. Sunday, three officers were on patrol when they received a call ofa man with a gun at 68th and Stony Island. When the ...
Pop punch: CM Punk takes on Chris Brown, Adele engaged?
Water coolers may be out, but pop culture will always be in. What are people talking about today? CM Punk and Chris Brown get into Twitter feud over Rihanna, Adele flashes possible engagement ring, Kourtney Kardashian reveals gender of baby, and ?