O’Hare Airport’s information desks are staffed by volunteers — and they’ve seen it all
The holidays are stressful, but it could be worse. You could work in an airport. In one of the busiest airports in the world. For free. You could work in...
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Picking through my awkward vinyl past with Jeff Tweedy, whose new book is ‘World Within a Song’
The road manager for Jeff Tweedy looked at me as if he were being solicited at the airport. Or rather, it was a look I'm guessing he reserves for those...
Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan at the United Center: Every little thing they do is magic
Here are some of the topics that Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan talked about at the United Center on Thursday night: Marriage, brunch, vacations, children's movies, horses, circuses, cemeteries, golf...
A Chicago bellhop claimed to create photos with his thoughts. No one could prove they weren’t real.
Ted Serios was a bellhop at the Conrad Hilton Hotel on Michigan Avenue, though probably not the kind of employee they expected. When he worked as a valet, he had...
Could anyone wear his fame more comfortably than Henry Winkler?
Henry Winkler's smile is the smile of an old friend seeing you for the first time in years, or a smile of sincere affection for an unexpected new friend, or...
Out of print: After nearly 40 years, Newberry Book Fair is done
There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in informal little libraries in neighborhood parks, and in community libraries requiring library cards, and in...
Curses! We take you on a terrifying tour of 6 haunted objects, from an ancient book to an arcade game
Illinois likes a good curse. You know about Wrigley Field, cursed by an angry goat owner. Perhaps you've heard of the curse of Kaskaskia, a once bustling town near Missouri...
Dave Chappelle at the United Center: Still stepping over the line
Dave Chappelle, who turned 50 recently, climbed into a boxing ring of a center stage at the United Center on Wednesday. There were no ropes, no turnbuckles, no gloves. The...
At the Fine Arts Building, an artist’s commune in the highrise time forgot
The Fine Arts Building, at 410 S. Michigan Ave., low on a street of tall, light on a block of heavy, peeks out between the Auditorium Theatre and the Chicago...
What is the best comedy sketch of all time? Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key have an answer
This isn't meant to be answered with certainty, but for a moment, ask yourself: What is the single best comedy sketch of all time? From any source — Abbott &...