Dance, Shop, Laugh Off Thanksgiving Bulge

Jen Boyles, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Most of us just came off a long — not to mention filling — four-day weekend, so this one seems to have crept up. If it caught you by surprise and you’re not quite sure of your social schedule, we’ll help you combat snow-induced boredom and those few extra pounds [...]

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Hot Chip, Cool Bar

Brian Battle NBC5 Street Team (video)
Remember the time when people said “synthesizer” instead of keyboards? Incidentally, it was also when fashionable gals were wearing like, tights under skirts, and um, leg-warmers. Well, my nostalgia-prone friend, for better or for worse, that time is back.

When Hot Chip (nay “Hawt Chip”) took the stage at The Metro [...]

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Eleven City Diner: What do you think?

LeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
There is alot of buzz about Eleven City Diner. We covered it today in our Good Eats segment on NBC 5. I’ve been there a few times and I think they have great food, and adequate service. But if you look at some of the reviews out [...]

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November To Remember

Enrique Gonzalez, NBC5 Street Team
What a weather, huh? This is probably not going to happen at least for the next 10 years. I had a great Thanksgiving up in Plainfield, that’s right! It’s all plain alright, but I had a wonderful time with all my nephews playing ball on Saturday morning. Although I [...]

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We are Family: Fitness & Fun at the YMCA!!!

Erika and Monika Simmons, NBC5 Street Team, (Video)
Monika and I have been into fitness & nutrition, ever since we were teens. In high school, we danced, ran track and even lifted weights. In college, we did much of the same. But, once thrown into the perils of “the real world” we quickly realized that [...]

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Guns N Roses

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team

11/28/06 – Chicago had the pleasure to have Axl Rose and his Gunners grace us with their presence last night at the All State Arena…or so Axl thinks. The rock concert itself was a fantastic display of bombastic effects of fire, explosions, great musicianship, and air tight [...]

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The Day I Fell In Love with Penelope

Shlomi Rabi NBC5 Street Team
It’s been one of those weeks. You look around yourself: you have an inch-thick stack of bills to go through, work is slowly turning you into a xenophobe, your pantry is empty, your cats won’t stop nagging about wanting to go to Eurodisney, and you have still not won [...]

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Partying @ PLUSH

LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team
If you’re looking for a laid back, but bumpin’ place to hang for a couple of drinks, and/or some grub….check out Plush. A bunch of us went there Saturday night to celebrate a friends’ birthday. I had a Peach Tini….it was tasty. Also….I tried the Steak Tacos, which had [...]

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Gioco Is Boffo!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team
How often do you leave a restaurant and are left with a feeling of “wow.” I’ve been accused of being rather critical or picky in the past, but a recent meal at South Loop Italian restaurant Gioco (1312 S. Wabash), left an amazing impression on me and my dinner [...]

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DeVaughn Is Divine!!

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team
Location: Bronzeville, Blu 47Drink: Courvoisier Strawberry LemonadeOccasion: Performance by artist Raheem DeVaughnSynopsis: I am impressed with how cool this guy is….
Google “Raheem DeVaughn” and you’ll find general information about his soulful background and hit single “Guess Who Loves You More,” but after seeing him perform for the second time, watching [...]

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Mother Of All Thongs

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team
There sure was a lot of stuff going on this past weekend. Thousands hit downtown for the lights show, others, like myself went to the Jay-Z show or any number of concerts around the area. But it was a curious crowd that converged at a North Side location Saturday [...]

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Turkey Day Travel? Heidi’s O’Hare Hot Spots

Heidi Barker, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
So, here’s what’s going to happen:
The media hype will scare you into arriving for your Thanksgiving flight 2 hours (or more) ahead of time. You will subsequently get through security and then seemingly have nothing to do for an hour til your flight boards. But, as a frequent flyer, I [...]

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Dive Bar Redux

Liz Grossman, NBC5 Street TeamDespite the blustery weather and the fact that I am over smokey bars, I had friends in town this weekend and simply had show them a few of my favorite, blast-from-the-past, hidden-gem taverns around East Village and Ukrainian Village. Needless to say, the trip down watering hole lane was a [...]

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Shhhh! Jigga Rolls Through Chicago

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street TeamChicago is a great entertainment city because there’s so much stuff going on. The problem is, you have to be pretty well-connected in order to experience a lot of it. That was the case with Jay-Z’s “secret” appearance at Uptown’s Riviera Theater on Saturday. Even with my usually-solid media connections, I [...]

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Straight Flossin’ At Town Hall Pub!

Jen Boyles, NBC5 Street Team
Flosstradamus @ Town Hall Pub 11.15.06
If you’ve ever been to the Town Hall Pub for a Flosstradamus show, you know to wear attire you won’t mind getting beer poured over and shoes you won’t lament being stepped on to hell. That’s because these shows are always crammed to the gills [...]

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A Fool for Shoes!!

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team
Shoes, shoes, and more shoes!!! What more could a girl ask for? And not just any shoe, but shoes that are “Unique for the Particular.” That’s the motto that the owner of Heelz Shoe Salon, James Newsome, has appropriately coined.
These exclusive jewels for your feet are so extraordinarily different and [...]

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Happy Belated Mr. Marine

Danielle Barrera NBC5 Street Team
The Marine Corps birthday was November 10, and I was invited to the Marine Core Ball that took place on November 17. I felt like I was at homecoming, but four years later, and surrounded by much better-looking guys.
The food was approaching fabulous — missed it by 2 points [...]

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Heidi’s HotSpot: Lucky Strike on Illinois

Heidi Barker, NBC5 Street Team
I know what you’re thinking.
How could a bowling alley be a “hot spot”?
Lucky Strike Lanes (www.bowlluckystrike.com) at Illinois and Columbus is the UNbowling bowling alley. In fact, bowling takes a back seat to the other action here. I don’t even bowl, and this is one of my regular spots! It’s right [...]

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Fast Food Nation: Slow Down!

LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5 Street Team
Reviews of the new movie, “Fast Food Nation” are lukewarm….but let me tell you: WATCHING THIS FILM WILL MAKE YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A VEGETARIAN!!! Now..understand….I love me some meat! But after you see them slaughter…. OK, I won’t gross you out….but I’m curious what you think? [...]

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Home Away from Home

Shlomi Rabi NBC5 Street Team (Video)
You know, back in the day, when I was rail thin but with an awkwardly large head, there were two things I was consistently mistaken for: smart, and a dancer. Now that I have gotten a little older and much, much wiser, I am only mistaken for [...]

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Ohm: The New Red Dog

Brook Jay, NBC5 Street Team
Last night I went to the friends and Family opening of Ohm Nightclub which occupies the legendary Red Dog space at the historic Damen/Milwaukee/North intersection in the heart of Wicker Park.
Ohm is an amazing 11,000-sq.-ft. space incorporating 5 bars, 2 musical environments and a 6000-sq.-ft. dance floor.
Walking into Ohm [...]

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Missed Love Connections

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team
It’s happened to all of us at some point in our lives. You catch the eye of someone you like, but are too chicken to make a move. Or, even worse, you spend so much time contemplating your move that someone else — often less desirable — swoops in [...]

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Circus … Check

Sarah Eck, NBC5 Street Team
There’s a little joke in my family where we make virtual check marks after we visit or experience an attraction … you know, like putting it in the “done” column. Disneyland, check. Architectural Tour, check. Chuck E. Cheese, check. This week we added the Ringling Brother Circus check mark [...]

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