Four months after experiencing a health scare that nearly killed him, Chicago radio morning star Eric Ferguson says his latest checkup showed "everything's great." But he might not have been so lucky if he hadn't acted when he did.
A last farewell to Kiddieland
Jun. 29, 2010
Something You Should Eat: Gelato from Freddy's Pizza
Jun. 29, 2010There are few places like Freddy's Pizza left. A true neighborhood gem, this cozy, family-run grocery store and deli is a must-stop if you're ever passing through Cicero (or stuck on the Eisenhower). I love their savory items, but even more so, this time of year it's all about their Italian ice and homemade gelato. You'll have to try at least two flavors, since the decisions are painfully difficult. After you wolf down some pizza or arancini, be sure to save room for dessert!
Analysis: What's behind the Attorney General's investigation of Lollapalooza?
Jun. 29, 2010
Jam Productions co-founder Arny Granat with Illinois Attorney General
Lisa Madigan at the Obama inauguration festivities
Exit interview: Why Bob Reed went to work for Pat Quinn
Jun. 29, 2010
After 18 months as chief spokesman for Gov. Pat Quinn, veteran Chicago reporter Bob Reed is ready to return to the sunnier side of journalism. As much as he enjoyed having what he calls "a front-row seat to the wildest and biggest political drama in Illinois' history," he seems even happier to resume the life of a private citizen.
Reed surprised colleagues in December 2008 when he accepted Quinn's offer to become the lieutenant governor's communications director.
Dyke march 2010: South Shore (in pictures)
Jun. 28, 2010Disembodied male voice from a building alongside Jeffrey Blvd after the march: "I think that's just about the prettiest march this city and I have ever seen ... And did you see those chicks on bikes? Those were real bikes, man!"
Revision Street: Lisa Gardner, 19
Jun. 28, 2010When I first came I was actually scared. I was scared because of my age and I didn’t think I was actually gonna fit in, which I don’t fit in cause everybody act like kids, but I love school. When I got here, there were kids my age and there was even a couple kids that was 21, so I wasn’t all that nervous and I wasn’t scared no more.
Lisa recently switched schools, and now attends Innovations High School, a project-based media and arts-focused charter school on the South Side that serves less than 200 students between the ages of 16 and 21, most of whom are seeking a diploma after dropping out of a previous school. We are in the cafeteria, a cheerless basement enclosed by hundreds of skinny lockers. Students come in and out, cracking loud jokes, bouncing basketballs.
I came here last year around February. I had gotten pregnant like a fool. [Laughs.] I dropped out and stopped going to school. I was out of school for like half a year, so when my best friend told me about this school, ‘cause her friend was going here, I came and I checked it out and I liked the school.