Restaurants, Concerts and Games at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond Indiana

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team
If you’re looking for something different to do this holiday season and want a break from Chicago’s hustle and bustle, then you might want to travel to Northwest Indiana.  I recently visited Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond Indiana, and was pleasantly surprised to see a first class venue.  I [...]

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Word on the Street: Yule Be Looking For a Distraction

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
All ye faithful early Christmas adopters — the ones who have been playing holiday songs for the past 30 days — can now open the seasonal floodgates. It’s officially December, so feel free to hark the heralds to your heart’s content.
With the ailing economy, ’tis might be a season [...]

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Bossa Novaaaaaaahhhhh

Damaris Rivera Woodbury, NBC5 Chicago Street Team
Recently, I’ve been attending and blogging about Old Town’s Afrofolk concert series. I had to attend one more. This past Wednesday night, I was seduced by Bossa Nova, a form of Brazilian music invented approximately fifty years ago which in Portuguese means “New Trend.” Chicago has [...]

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Dining at The Drake Hotel – Chicago’s Finest Afternoon Tea Service During The Holidays

Jim Grillo, NBC5 Street Team
 
 
 
Tea has been a long tradition at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, though not always in the fashion that it is today. The Palm Court began serving Tea during the holiday season of 1982 and dignitaries the likes of the late Princess of Wales, Princess Diana, Hilary Clinton have sipped and supped [...]

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Paciugo: A taste of Italy in the Burbs

Hungry Z, NBC Chicago Street Team
What’s the difference between gelato and ice cream? Gelato is just Italian for ice cream, right? Wrong. Unlike ice cream, gelato is made from milk and is churned slower to help reduce air content. This results in a dense, creamy, indulgent dessert that is lower in calories. Nestled among a group [...]

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Defense Leads Northwestern to 5th Ever Nine-win Season

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank By demolishing their bitter rival, the University of Illinois, on Saturday the Wildcats earned a No. 20 ranking — their highest of the season — in this week’s USA Today Coaches’ poll. The Cats concluded the regular season by becoming just the fifth team in school history to [...]

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Reggie Brown, NBC5 Street Team This time of year in Chicago is always a bit daunting. The days are cold and grey, quickly turning to night and people are desperately searching for an escape to a sunny destination. DJ Papa G is a man on a mission to bring the warmth and essence of [...]

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Janus Is A Must Listen

The Local Tourist, NBC5 Street Team
You know when you’ve been waiting for the new CD from one of your favorite bands, and then you get it and it’s everything you hoped for, and you play it over and over and over until you can hear it even when your stereo and your computer and your [...]

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Christmas Show Spotlight: Frostbite

Desiree, NBC5 Street Team
This holiday season, the Annoyance Theater (4830 N. Broadway) in Uptown presents the written play and comedy show Frostbite. Running every Saturday night at 10pm from November 22 – December 27, the Grimm-esque fairytale, directed by Mark Vannier, represents a cross between Frankenstein and Frosty. A scientist creates a snowman to fill [...]

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Illini Juice not Fresh Enough

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank The St. Louis-bred social philosopher Nelly once told us, “Can’t nobody stop the juice, so baby tell me what’s the use” in his 2002 hit “Hot in Here.” This maxim was true for opposing defenses all season as Illinois quarterback Juice Williams broke the school record for single season [...]

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Word on the Street: Top Chef Thanksgiving

Marcus Riley, NBC5 Street Team (video)
Watch the weekly “Word On The Street” segment on 24/7 Chicago: Secrets of the City,” at 12:30 a.m. Saturday nights.
This week’s “Word” segment was shot at Between Boutique Cafe and Lounge, which is creating a buzz these days, mostly because of their executive chef, Radika “Rad” Desai. Chef Rad is [...]

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FOOD AND FUN!!!

Candace Jordan, NBC Chicago Street Team
Welcome back friends! If you haven’t been to Graham Elliot’s “bistronomic” restaurant, you are missing the boat on food and fun! Upon entering, the tone is set with a simmering pot of apple cider that immediately tells you this is no ordinary restaurant.

The creativity from Chef Bowles is astounding. Foie [...]

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‘Rag and Bone’ Discuss Their Design Success During Chicago Stop

Tom Kolovos, NBC Chicago Street Team
How can you argue with the designers of a label who make “clothes that guys think girls look cute in and clothes girls think guys look cute in?” You don’t.

You just buy the clothes and into their design philosophy. And buy you do, because despite the rough retail environment, David [...]

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Chicago Bluegrass & Blues (and comedy, and art, and…) Festival

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC Chicago Street Team
You might want to get some rest tonight because Saturday is the first Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival and there’s more going on at this event than a whole county full of barn dances and a whole summer’s worth of street fests combined.

First there’s the music. Sixteen [...]

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The Fur Ball

Itika Oldwine, NBC Chicago Street Team
Shaun Rajah is the Assistant Manager at the Palm Court at The Drake Hotel. He is one of the most charming and ridiculously resourceful people in the Chicago hotel business, and I know this because I make it my duty to get to know my hotel peeps. Shaun always keeps [...]

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Your Suburban Journey Part 2 – “Cool Nights/Hot Jazz”

Glenn Murray, NBC5 Street Team
My one man crusade to bring a level of “legitimate cool” to the suburbs continues….
“Cool Nights/ Hot Jazz” imports the smooth as silk sounds of Llae f to the Western burbs for a set tonight in Lombard. The trio of Bassist Junious Paul, keyboardist William Kurk and saxophonist Kevin Nabors mix [...]

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U of I vs. NU: Rivalry Saturday

Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank
At a time when Chicago resident and President-Elect Barack Obama speaks of bringing a much-needed playoff system to college football, two teams from the Land of Lincoln will square off Saturday with major bowl implications on both sides.
Illinois needs a win to become bowl-eligible and give itself an [...]

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Back Home Again In…Chicago – Events 11/21 – 23

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC Chicago Street Team
Chicago may be the third largest city in the United States, and it may be the focus of the world after the Presidential election, but it is still a Midwestern city. This weekend get in touch with what makes Chicago feel like a home town instead of [...]

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New West Loop Hot Spot Adds Spice to Restaurant Row

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team

The stretch of Randolph Street in the West Loop is lined with restaurants that are frequented by foodies from all over the city and beyond. Also known as the Market District, the area has become a destination for nightlife activity, as many new lounges and clubs have popped up [...]

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Searching for a Chicago Idol in “ROAD TO FAME”

Ashley Lobo, NBC Chicago Street Team
On American Idol, one of Simon Cowell favorite lines is “Did you really believe you could become the American Idol? Well, then, you’re deaf.” Whether they can sing or they sound likes nails on a chalk board, “talent” shows never fail to entertain.
Well, you don’t need to wait for next [...]

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State and Madison Throw Third Annual “Fall Formal”

Erik Sorensen, NBC5 Street Team
Whoever said rock’n’roll can’t be classy? If ever there was a doubt, it’s about to be silenced for a third straight year when Chicago rock band State and Madison bring their annual “Fall Formal” to the Beat Kitchen. It has come be to be known as a rock’n’roll prom: “The city’s [...]

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Interview: Peter Facinelli from TWILIGHT

Cara Carriveau, NBC Chicago Street Team
Twilight is such a highly anticipated movie that literally mobs of excited fans are attending all the promotional stops prior to the movie (especially when the incredibly handsome Robert Pattinson is involved). I’m halfway through the book by Stephenie Meyer right now and definitely understand what draws the fans. [...]

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A Trunk Show For Everyone

Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist, NBC Chicago Street Team
“Trunk Show” usually means viewing designer clothes that cost more than a  subcompact. This Saturday’s D.I.Y. Trunk Show features items that are similarly one-of-a-kind, but whose prices are more inline with normal people budgets.
Now in its sixth year, this craft show in the historic Pulaski Park Field [...]

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