LINCOLN SQUARE — Citing hundreds of mustard-stained suggestion cards that read “MOR BEER” stuffed haphazardly into their suggestion box, the Chicago German-American Oktoberfest has announced they are

RIVER NORTH — Another anniversary of Aaron Waters' birth has come and gone, without fanfare or acknowledgement from his so-called friends. “I didn’t think that my birthday being August 15th would be

CHICAGO – News outlets have swarmed to the apartment complex of a young woman currently letting down not only herself, but the city at large. But it’s not about what she’s done, it’s about what she’s

CHICAGO – A well-placed cameo can delight television audiences. Like Prince’s famous turn on New Girl, Carl Weathers on Arrested Development, or LeVar Burton on Community, fans love to see a

ROSCOE VILLAGE— The time is 7:07 PM. Zoya Munir, 25, gazes out the door of Le Sud awaiting her now boyfriend Karan Singh, 27. For the couple, tonight is a milestone; Zoya (from Roscoe Village) and

ANDERSONVILLE – Grab your dog and fill up that totebag, because it’s Midsommarfest once again in Chicago’s folksiest neighborhood. This weekend crowds will celebrate the start of the summer solstice

CHICAGO — For lovers of cheap beer, this has been a hard week as the Pabst Brewing Co.

CHICAGO — Following the exciting news that two eagle chicks were spotted in a nest in a Chicago park for the first time in nearly a century, local fried chicken favorite Harold’s had even more

LINCOLN PARK – As temperatures in Chicago topped 65 degrees this weekend, hundreds of stumbling, translucent North siders left their homes for the first time this season to descend upon the lakefront.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority, famous for good management and expert use of funds, has recently announced the layoffs of hundreds of security guards. These guards, most famous for scrolling

LAKEVIEW – After several reports of a desperate looking middle-aged man recklessly biking the wrong way down one-way streets across the North side of Chicago, Mike O’Brien, 37, today confirmed that

LAKEVIEW EAST — While co-workers have known for several fiscal quarters that Henry Huntington, 25, a Senior Account Executive at a multinational advertising agency downtown, is profoundly incompetent

Chicago Remixes St. Paddy’s River Dye To Much More Stylish “Muted Sage” DOWNTOWN RIVERWALK — This St. Paddy’s Day, the city of Chicago is looking to add a little more style to the yearly tradition of

SOUTH LOOP—After swiping left on all eligible bachelors within 10 miles, Claire Maddocks, 34, is gradually expanding her match radius on Hinge in the hopes of snagging a bachelor from another part of

RIVER NORTH – It can seem impossible to get around our fine city of Chicago these days. Between recently mandated ‘congestion-zone’ rideshare fees, unpredictable hijinks of the CTA, and negative

THE LOOP – New Years Eve, that awkward afterthought of a seasonal holiday, comes around the bend once more, this time sporting a distinctly midwestern feel. For the first time in history, “Dick

RANCH TRIANGLE – Currently outnumbering poorly trained doodle-mixes on the sidewalks of the most affluent parts of Chicago are food-delivery robots. You’ve probably seen them speeding along Halsted,

LAKEVIEW — The morning of the annual Twelve Bars of X-mas started dramatically for one local reveler when Evan “Scrooge” Skrougkowski, threw open the windows of his Lakeview apartment and drunkenly

BROADVIEW — For the past two weeks, some of Chicago Genius’ bravest 5’6” to 5’9” reporters have been embedded undercover within ICE patrols deployed across our city, to bring you stories from the

LOWER LOWER WACKER — For the past two weeks, some of Chicago Genius’ bravest and reddest-necked reporters have been embedded undercover within ICE patrols deployed across our city, to bring you

BUDLONG WOODS – “You know I’m such a fool for you…” can still be heard, flatly echoing off the empty walls of beloved Chicago karaoke hideaway, Hidden Cove. Neighbors were devastated to learn that

NORTH PARK – You’ve probably noticed that me and my boys are back in town. Glimpses of us seen through the trees may have reignited your childhood whimsy and appreciation for the small things in

RIVER NORTH – Drinking while outside is key to setting our Chicago summers apart from the dreary rest of the year, when all there is to do is drink inside. Replacing the setting for the alcohol

UPTOWN — Earlier this week Edgewater and Uptown residents celebrated the re-opening of four CTA Red Line stations that had been closed for renovations for nearly four years. The re-openings were

NORTH HALSTED – Grab your skinny jeans and Uggs because the early 2000s are back with vengeance. “Queer” is a slur again and nature is healing! This year we Chicagoans are ringing in Pride Month with

STREETERVILLE — Thursday’s NBC Chicago broadcast featured the final restaurant-focused segment by Steven Dolinsky, widely known across the Chicagoland area as “The Hungry Hound,” “The Food Guy” and

EDGEWATER — The adorable box in your neighborhood, decorated like a house with pink paint and white trim, holds a horrible secret. The Chicago Genius Herald is receiving reports from neighborhoods

CHICAGO — This week it was reported that violent crime is down in Chicago, in line with trends of declining crime nation-wide. The only category where violent crime remains historically high is in

CHICAGO – The biggest “Oh God That’s THIS Weekend?” holidays of the year is fast approaching. Don’t fret because we’ve got the low-down on the best way to spend this Mother’s Day Weekend in Chicago.

THE LOOP — On Monday the State Street Bridge was closed for repair work that will last until November or whenever they feel like opening it. While the repairs continue, drivers hoping to get downtown

LINCOLN PARK — Sterling Bay has announced yet another setback in the years-long project to build the proposed Lincoln Yards development in Chicago’s scenic former scrap-metal-and- disused-warehouse

CHICAGO — The famous newspaper Chicago Sun-Times let go twenty percent of their staff. The Chicago Genius Herald bosses also got rid of pretty much everybody. Its just me now. Both papers want to let

The smell of Guinness, the roar of the crowd. There’s nothing quite like the spectacle of Chicago on St Patrick’s Day. No matter the percentage of heritage in the blood, everyone in the Loop enjoying

AVONDALE – One man’s life was ruined today in Chicago. Due to the newly drawn neighborhood map by sociologists at the University Of Chicago, Self-Proclaimed “Loganite” Spencer Hooper, 28, is having

ALBANY PARK — After a surprise unconditional pardon by President Donald Trump for Rod “Blago” Blagojevich, the former Illinois Governor celebrated his newly clean slate by robbing a corner store.

LOGAN SQUARE – To jumpstart the new year on a more health-conscious note, many Chicagoans have opted to dry-out this month. Despite the stereotype of our city being at a constant high ABV, plenty of