Lupara’s "Pity" Video To Debut On MTV

Janelle Rominski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Suburban Chicago metal band Lupara, is set to make their national television debut for their music video, “No Pity on the Ants”. The video features an un-masked Mick Thompson, the lead guitarist for the Grammy winning band, Slipknot. The video will be presented tonight on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball (TV-14) at [...]

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Lil Will’s Big Cheese

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I’m starting to notice a theme with the cheesemakers we’ve met today. Most of them are a little — shall we say — quirky?
Willi Lehner fits the bill, but certainly not in a negative way. When we first pulled up to Willi’s house in Blue Mounds, I thought our [...]

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Taking It Back To The Old School

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
The cool thing about this tour is that I’m getting to see several aspects of the cheese-making process. In the town of Dodgeville, we visited the Uplands Cheese farm.
Cheesemaker Mike Gringrich makes the much-awarded Pleasant Ridge Reserve, which is the only cheese they make at the farm. It’s also [...]

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Sid’s Cheese Is Viscously Good

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
My first stop on our Wisconsin cheese tour Friday took us to the Carr Valley Cheese factory in LaValle.
Sid Cook — a fourth-generation cheesemaker — bought the operation in 1986, and he’s one of only a handful of Master Cheesemakers in the country.
Carr Valley makes more than [...]

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IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY…DON’T GET SICK!

Tony Lossano & Amy Zanglin, NBC5 Street Team (Video)

Tony from NUDE HIPPO here! Last week I got to see Michael Moore’s latest documentary “SICKO” which is about the HMO’s!
I’m not a fan of the medical world…No, not because of the great people who work in the medical field, heck my best friend in grammar school [...]

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This Cheese Is Whey Cool!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
I’m not sure I’ve ever given much thought to the production of cheese, but over the years my palate has expanded beyond Kraft singles and Velveeta (yuck!) to more exotic choices like Muenster and Gouda. American culinary tastes as a whole have undergone the same slow transformation, allowing cheese [...]

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Are We There Yet? Pass The Poutine!

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
As I write, I’m headed toward Wisconsin to take part in a specialty cheese tour. Could it have been that long ago that taking vacation time meant a weekend of revelry in a place like Las Vegas or South Beach? Oh well, cheese is cool.
I really should get out [...]

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Taste of Chicago….Wine Anytime

Susan Noble
Tasting wine in Chicago is an any day event. No matter where you live, there are great places to enjoy a wine tasting and at a modest price.
If you are near the Loop, try Bin 36. Select a flight of whites, reds, or — my favorite — champagnes, while relaxing in a bright, [...]

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Style Fusion

Amanda Hunt, NBC5 Street Team
Fashion with passion took place at the Kit Kat Club last evening as eager viewers and supporters buzzed ’round and about at Sine Qua Non’s third annual hair and fashion show.
Slideshow: Fashion Show Pics
Laura Boton, owner of Sine Qua Non Salon, and crew provided a fusion of creativity and [...]

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In Good Company

Erik Sorensen (Video)
Every once in a while, a band comes along that separates you from your conversation, seizes the attention of the room from beginning to end, and leaves you saying “Wow”. That moment came as soon as “Company of Thieves” set foot on-stage at The Beat Kitchen (Chicago) for their full-length CD debut. [...]

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Roller Girl Kicks Off Gen Art Chicago Film Festival

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
You have a few days left to check out some independent films at the Gen Art Chicago Film Festival.
Tuesday night was the first of five premieres and five parties in five nights. I missed last night’s party, but I did hit the Music Box Theater for an appearance by [...]

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Big Music Weekend

Ben Soldinger, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Friday night you have a choice between seeing Ben Folds and John Mayer at the Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island (which has become my favorite Chicago venue) or The Psychedelic Furs at The House of Blues.
Saturday night is going to be an even tougher choice between seeing the mighty [...]

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Get Your Tickets for the Strange Beauty Show!

Sarah Vargo, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a unique event at my very own hair salon! My superstar stylist Jessie Boi just got a new job at Strange Beauty Show in the heart of Bucktown and invited me to an art showcase at the salon [...]

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Jays Potato ChipsChicago’s Own Snack!

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)I love potato chips. I can polish off a whole bag of these salty friends in a matter of hours without blinking. Michael and I have a running joke – if I have chips in the house and OPEN them, it’s all over. When I go to the grocery [...]

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The Metal Of Marazene

Janelle Rominski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Chicago-based metal band Marazene headlined at the Metro last weekend for a Chicago Metal United show with The Plague, Digital Mindy, Withering Soul and Kastasyde.
Their performance included the use of fog machines, bright, colorful lights and lots of energy. Having seen a couple of their shows, [...]

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Ernst Gamperl At Luminaire

Tom Kolovos, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
This past Saturday nite my friend Peter invited me toattend the Chiacgo Symphony Orchersta’s performance ofBethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I’d never heard thesymphony performed live and it had been quite sometime since I had been to Orchestra Hall because the pastfew years I’ve been a (very happy) season ticketholder of the [...]

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Chicago Girl To Be Featured In Teen Vogue

Danielle Barrera, NBC5 Street Team (video)
More than 100 girls showed up at Lucky Strike Saturday trying to get — er — lucky.
The “Get Outside Tour” is sponsored by the athletic clothing brand Roxy. They’re holding auditions in search of “Roxy women” — females who embody the spirit of ‘getting outside,’ and being active. [...]

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Good for Party Free Fashion

Shreyas Shah, NBC5 Street Team
What’s up Party People and fashionistas!
Check out a fashion-forward exhibition this Thursday at Lumen, and if you’re reading this, you’re invited. It’s a free event! All you have to do is RSVP to: rsvp@goodforparty.com. There’s a hosted cocktail reception from 8 – 9, courtesy of Effen Vodka, so get there early. [...]

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Save Internet RadioNational Day of Silence

Blagica Stefanovski, NBC5 Street Team (Video)Wow. How many more things can be regulated? On Tuesday, June 26th, the majority of Internet radio stations will be silent. No radio, no James Brown playlist on Pandora, nada. Why?
Well, the Copyright Royalty Board is saying that ALL broadcasters of radio thru the Internet must a)back pay [...]

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Hip Hop: Alive & Well In Uptown

Crystal Hilliard, University of Missouri
Crystal Hilliard is an NBC5 summer intern. Some of her postings from the NBC5 Next blog will be posted here as well.
As my friend and I drove up to the Riv on Wednesday night, I saw the hundreds of people rounding the block and I knew it was gonna be [...]

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Drained

Cait Higgins, Sox Superfan
(Cait Higgins is a contributor to the Sox Superfan blog. Occasional postings from that blog will be posted here.)
This weekend has left me physically and emotionally drained. I know we did not play quality baseball, but that was the least of my problems this weekend. What other problems could I face trying [...]

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Taking The Family To Six Flags

Kim Peterson, NBC5 Street Team (Video)
Hey parents of the 8-and-under set!
The trip to Six Flags Illinois new Wiggles venue is totally worth the drive fromChicagoland. We are regulars at the park and the new play area was beyondour expectations.
They have five rides plus a perfect tot theatre next to big, clean bathrooms and [...]

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Smooth Jazz Festival This Weekend

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Close Up 2 jazz club, one of the newest additions to the South Loop party scene, is holding the first ever Close Up 2 Smooth Jazz Festival today Saturday and Sunday.
The festival begins at Pritzker Park, located at State Street and Van Buren Street. The best part of is [...]

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