The City of Big Shoulders got the cold shoulder from the Olympic committee. What went wrong? Blame Kanye, Oprah Barack and Tim for the one thing they have in common... 

Forgive and forget, let's all get waxed! 

The Olympics has a new name, Rio. She'll be dancing in the sand, at the beach volleyball courts. 

Thankfully, the group Americans for Prosperity sees what an awful idea it would be to host the Olympics in Chicago. "Prosperity"

CNN's Tony Harris couldn't believe his ears when the International Olympic Committee announced that Chicago was out in a bid for the 2016 summer games. That is, if he can figure out what he's listening to.

Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks issued an apology (in something of a monotone) for his arrest in the alleged beating of a Buffalo cabby. The next orders for the hockey-viewing public are to just keep watching.

Back when Obama was just a little Senator from Chicago, he had a historic phone conversation with "clean" comedian, Jim Gaffigan, in which he actually endorsed him as an entertainer.  They have a really funny conversation,...

Casting Hugh Jackman as the host of the Academy Awards guaranteed us at least one musical number, and they made it a great one. The X-Men star brought out Beyonce and cast members from High School Musical and Mamma Mia! for a...

There was a lot of faith in Roland Burris that he was innocent, and that Blago was just using him to make a powerplay before he was finally impeached for trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.  Well, would ya look at that?

While it's almost certain that Blago will never hold a public office again, there's nothing to say he can't try to grab the interest of the public.  He takes on the Super Bowl in this edition of his new video blog, and it...

With their mid-commercial break dance, WGN anchors Jackie Bange and Robert Jordan show us that Illinois has yet to lose its entire soul.

Big Red's still pissed that Barack Obama went back on his 2006 pledge to make O'Brien his running mate. Conan would have been cool, but we'll take Joe "Big Choppers" Biden any day. 

See a solid parking spot on the other side of the road? 'Blues Brothers' it. Sure, if you've seen the movie, you'd know this guy's technique is completely wrong, but it might have helped us during our fourth Pennsylvania...

Shia Lebeouf made an appearance on Letterman and answered some questions about his Chicago Walgreens arrest. Between his wardrobe changes, 'the sauce,' plastic handcuffs, and celebrating his 21st birthday, Lebeouf talks about...

You can see the beginnings of Obama's Presidential aspirations in this clip from Conan's visit to Chicago in May 2006. It was months before Obama threw his hat into the ring, so here, he's laid back, telling stories about his...

Well, at least they do once a year. As they have for more than 20 years, on January 1st, a brave (or idiotic) crew of Chicago natives ran into Lake Michigan in single digit chill at the 2008 Chicago Polar Bear Swim. Among...

They are legion. But no woman is more for Obama than his wife, Michelle. Here the First Lady hopeful addresses a luncheon crowd of Chicago's "Women For Obama." It's a long clip but worth watching because she speaks...