Wicker Park Fest: A ridiculously cool hodgepodge of bands at a low, low price. Artists include a reunion of emo legends Cap'n Jazz on Saturday, and metal gods Torche and Baroness, plus Local H on Sunday. Noon-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday at 1600 N. Milwaukee...

Most bands have a pretty clear understanding of what kind of music they make, even if they don't subscribe to the idea of being in a particular genre. Singer-guitarist John Baizley, of Baroness, goes a step further. To pin down what the Georgia quartet...

The name Harvey Milk is a familiar one for native San Franciscans, gay rights activists and anyone who saw 2008's extraordinary biopic "Milk," in which Sean Penn portrayed the pioneering politician. It's almost easy to forget that some people actually...

Salud Tequila Lounge 1471 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago (773) 235-5577 www.saludlounge.com Wicker Park Fest Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 noon to 10:00 p.m. A two-day showcase of art, food, kids entertainment and live music Last year over 40,000...

The legroom is surprisingly adequate, and the acceleration isn't bad either for a battery-powered vehicle with a top speed of about 80 mph. There's even the obligatory cup-holder. Air bags too. Overall, pretty good for a bare-bones car that leaves no...

Here are the offers from Chicago's daily deals sites for Thursday, July 22. Some are available for more than a day; check the individual sites for details and restrictions. Groupon: 46% off pasta making class at Cooking Fools. That's $45 for the...

Mindy Segal will throw down. Oh, most definitely she will. That's right, punk. Scared? Better be. Because she will not hesitate. Segal is the James Beard-nominated pastry chef and owner of Hot Chocolate. She is tattooed and abrasive and, at the moment,...

An overhaul in the admissions process for Chicago's selective public schools had little impact on overall diversity, but individual buildings show much more variance — in some cases growing more segregated for the 2010-11 school year, CPS...

If you were looking for someone wearing a Ladybug Transistor T-shirt, a fan who knows all the words to Titus Andronicus' "The Battle of Hampton Roads," an emcee who introduces a band by quoting Wallace Stegner or just wanted to shoot the breeze with...

Piling on Porky Two patrons were ejected Monday from the Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee after they repeatedly hit an employee dressed as Porky Pig, Gurnee police said Tuesday. Witnesses reported seeing Taras Sikalchuk and Dmytro...

Arianna String Quartet: In works by Beethoven. 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Free; 312-744-6630 Artists from Ravinia's Steans Institute: 1 p.m. Sunday at Ravinia Festival, Bennett-...

Chicago is filled with reasons to celebrate in the summertime. The major one, of course? It's not winter. We all have our own list of the joys of summer. At the very top of mine is power shopping — outdoors! Throughout the city and suburbs,...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The first program of Pinchas Zukerman's weekend residency at the Ravinia Festival features him as soloist in Bruch's popular Violin Concerto No. 1 and Saint-Saens' "The Muse and the Poet," with cellist Amanda Forsyth. Also,...

Seedling Orchard 6717 111th Ave South Haven, MI 49090 seedlingfruit.com Seedling Summer Fresh Fruit Smoothie Ingredients: Approximately 8 oz fruit (raspberries, blueberries) 4 oz cider 4 oz ice Directions: Blend. Tips: Best fruits for smoothies...

An accident involving a CTA bus and a vehicle sent 11 people to area hospitals this evening. A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson says the crash happened at Milwaukee and Damen Avenues shortly before 8:00 p.m. According to a CTA spokesperson, an...

Despite the mostly unfortunate images conjured when one mentions the word punch (for me, it's Kool-Aid–red liquid dripping from an upright circular Igloo cooler into a Styrofoam cup at a church social), this particular genre of drink is much more...