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Next to Decriminalize Marijuana: Chicago?

No more jail time for small amounts, if city councilmen have their way

(Newser) - As public support for marijuana legalization grows, Chicago may take things one step closer: The city is looking to decriminalize the stuff, meaning users carrying small amounts would pay tickets instead of winding up in jail, the Chicago Tribune notes. Those carrying less than 10 grams would be slapped with...

Chicago Cops Bust 130 Occupiers

Protesters refused to clear out of Grant Park after closing

(Newser) - Chicago cops again cracked down on Occupy Chicago last night, arresting 130 protesters who refused to leave Grant Park after it closed at 11pm, reports the Chicago Tribune . Beginning at 1am, police rounded up those in the center of the park, lingering from an earlier protest that attracted an estimated...

Chicago Museum Boasts 'America's Best Restroom'

Field Museum facilities offer 'calming' art' and areas for kids

(Newser) - If you’re ever in Chicago and you really have to go, stop by the Field Museum—its restrooms are officially the best in the country. The natural history museum’s bathrooms have won the 10th annual “America’s Best Restroom” contest, run by restroom-supply company Cintas. So what’...

25-Foot Waves Pound Chicago
 25-Foot Waves Pound Chicago 
Oct 20, 2011 10:51 AM CDT

25-Foot Waves Pound Chicago

Propelled by winds of up to 60 miles per hour

(Newser) - If you live in Chicago, today is probably a bad day to go sailing. For the second straight day, Lake Michigan is being bombarded by winds gusting at up to 60mph, which are conjuring up waves up to 25 feet high. Wipeout conditions and some low-level flooding are expected along...

Woman Charged for Hitting Hubby With Cupcakes

Quarrel turns ugly when wife opens cake box

(Newser) - Well, it's one way to lose weight: A Chicago woman was charged with domestic battery this weekend for hurling cupcakes at her husband, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police say the woman quarreled with her hubby on Saturday night, then struck him on the head and pelted him with cakes...

'Occupiers' Arrested Across US; Rome Tallies Damage

Police handcuff 175 in Chicago for not clearing public plaza

(Newser) - Police arrested hundreds of "Occupy Wall Street" protesters today who endured chilly nights outdoors in Chicago, New York, Denver, and Arizona, the New York Daily News reports. As the Chicago Tribune has it, officers rounded up about 175 demonstrators who refused to clear Congress Plaza after 1am. The arrests...

Firefighter Dies in Chicago Marathon

35-year-old collapsed just 500 yards from the finish line

(Newser) - A firefighter running in the Chicago Marathon to raise money for charity collapsed and died yesterday, reports AP . William Caviness, a 35-year-old firefighter from North Carolina with two young children, entered the race to raise money for burn victims. He collapsed about 500 yards from the finish line, and was...

Ex-Weezer Bassist Dies in Hotel

Drug overdose suspected in death of Mikey Welsh

(Newser) - Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh has been found dead in a Chicago hotel room at age 40, reports the Chicago Tribune . Police suspect a drug overdose is involved. Welsh was found unresponsive yesterday afternoon after he failed to check out of his room at 1pm; he was reportedly in town...

Chicagoans Ignore Gale-Force Winds

Some residents ignore barriers along Lake Shore Drive

(Newser) - High winds whipped up waves as big as 16 feet today and temporarily knocked out power for some 32,000 Chicagoans, the Chicago Tribune reports. Only 2,200 lacked power later on, but gale warnings are in effect until 10pm, and authorities have raised barricades along Lake Shore Drive to...

Cities With Worst Commutes
 Cities With Worst Commutes 
Sep 24, 2011 11:05 AM CDT

Cities With Worst Commutes

Surprise, surprise: New York City is No. 1

(Newser) - It takes the average American 25.3 minutes to get to work, whether by car or public transportation, according to new Census figures. But some cities are worse than others, and MarketWatch pulls out the 10 top offenders:
  1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island: 34.6 minutes
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: 33.9 minutes
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Car Kills Man at Home, Exposes Dope Operation

Neighbor's accelerator jammed as she backed out

(Newser) - A woman plowed her Mercury Grand Marquis into a neighbor's house outside Chicago yesterday, killing him and exposing his marijuana-growing operation, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 63-year-old's accelerator apparently jammed as she was pulling out of the driveway. The victim, Zachary Isenberg, 28, walked to his window just...

School Handcuffed First Graders for Talking: Lawsuit

Mother seeking $100K from Chicago schools

(Newser) - A Chicago mom is suing the city’s public school system, alleging that a school security guard handcuffed her son and several other 6- and 7-year-olds for talking in class. When asked by school officials to discipline the kids in March 2010, the guard allegedly took them to an empty...

20 Years Later, Playboy Club to Reopen in Chicago

Could open just blocks from where original opened 51 years ago

(Newser) - The Playboy Club is experiencing a resurgence—not just on TV , but in Chicago, just blocks from where the original club opened more than half a century ago. Playboy has signed a licensing deal for a new Chicago club, possibly to be opened in a mansion on the Near North...

TV Station Edits Clip to Make 4-Year-Old Sound Thuggish

Chicago pre-schooler's quote aired out of context

(Newser) - A Chicago TV station has apologized for quoting a 4-year-old boy out of context—in a way that just happened to make him sound like a wannabe gangster. A journalist reporting on a drive-by shooting that killed two teens in the boy's neighborhood asked him: "When you get...

Woman Finishes Bar Exam ... in Labor

Elana Nightingale Dawson breathed through the contractions

(Newser) - A recent Northwestern law school graduate was a little distracted as she completed the second and final day of the Illinois bar exam last Wednesday … by the very impending arrival of her newborn son, the Chicago Tribune reports. Elana Nightingale Dawson says the contractions began during the three-hour afternoon...

Fight to Close Only Chicago Topless Bar Spans 18 Years
Fight to Close Only Chicago
Topless Bar Spans 18 Years
epic struggles
Jul 18, 2011 6:47 PM CDT

Fight to Close Only Chicago Topless Bar Spans 18 Years

If this struggle were a child, it would almost be old enough to go to said bar...

(Newser) - VIP's A Gentleman's Club can brag that it's "Chicago’s only full liquor and topless bar"—but it's a title backed by quite the struggle. Owner Perry Mandera has been fighting to keep his club open since City Hall set its sights on it...

Chicago Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Unveiled: Michigan Ave. Plaza Statue Clearly Shows Lacy Underwear
 Marilyn Monroe 
 Statue Features 
 Lacy Surprise 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 17, 2011 9:49 AM CDT

Marilyn Monroe Statue Features Lacy Surprise

The 26-foot sculpture features clearly visible undies

(Newser) - It's safe to say nobody is having their picture taken as much in Chicago right now as Marilyn Monroe. The scene in a plaza along Michigan Avenue resembles a movie premiere, with dozens of people clicking pictures as fast as they could at a 26-foot-tall sculpture of the Blonde...

America's 40 Worst-Dressed Cities

Even New York, LA embarrassing

(Newser) - US fashion is as diversified and geographically distinct as food or accent, but as GQ found when ranking 40 American cities based on fashion, our bad taste in clothing is rampant regardless of which coast you’re on. Take a look at the results of their “deeply scientific, irrefutable...

Singer R. Kelly's Chicago Suburb House Facing Foreclosure
 R. Kelly Facing Foreclosure 
Jul 13, 2011 9:53 AM CDT

R. Kelly Facing Foreclosure

R. Kelly hasn't paid mortgage since June 2010 on Chicago-area mansion

(Newser) - The latest American facing foreclosure: Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly. In a foreclosure lawsuit filed last month, JPMorgan Chase Bank states that Kelly hasn't made monthly mortgage payments since June of last year on his suburban Chicago mansion. The home's appraised value fell 26% in a year, to $3....

Chicago's Gay Pride Parade Vandalized

Tires punctured on 51 floats

(Newser) - As New Yorkers celebrated arguably the best Gay Pride weekend of their lives, Chicago’s Pride Parade got vandalized. Tires were punctured on 51 floats overnight, including the float for openly gay state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, but many of the floats were repaired in time to join the parade by...

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