Bucktown

Steve Kordek dies at 100; game designer revolutionized pinball

2012-02-24 00:00:00

During the Depression, a Chicago man named Steve Kordek got a job as a solderer at Genco Pinball Co. and worked his way up from the production line to the engineering department. When the company's head designer fell ill, Kordek was told to fill in and...

Tracy Letts, after the dog days of 'August: Osage County'

2009-10-08 13:44:05

Jones is drama critic of the Chicago Tribune. CHICAGO -- When playwright Tracy Letts walked into New York rehearsals for the touring production of his "August: Osage County" earlier this summer, he did not find the fellow Steppenwolf Theatre Company...

When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts

2013-05-17 11:51:00

Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....

Lillie's Q to reopen in June

2013-05-16 00:00:00

After a fire closed it down earlier this spring, Bucktown barbecue restaurant Lillie's Q is slated to reopen in mid-June. A fire in the restaurant's basement the night of March 14 caused the restaurant and its satellite location at the Chicago French...

TV news anchor Robin Robinson lists Bucktown home

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Veteran WFLD-Ch. 32 news anchor Robin Robinson has listed her five-bedroom house in Bucktown for just under $1.3 million. Robinson, 55, last year celebrated her 25th anniversary as Fox Chicago's main news anchor. She has spent more than 16 of those...

'Chicago Fire' renewed, just like Jesse Spencer expected

2013-04-29 07:29:00

It's difficult to tell who should be more excited NBC officially picked up “Chicago Fire” for a second season Friday: The cast and crew of the firefighter drama or the Illinois Film Office. The good news allows the Dick Wolf-produced show to...

Northern Ireland family waits for justice in Bucktown beating

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Three years after his daughter was brutally attacked on a Chicago street, people approach Liam McShane in his hometown in Northern Ireland and ask him about the court case. Is there an update? McShane is never sure what to say. The case hasn't gone to...

Sighting: 'Divergent' cast dines at Girl and the Goat

2013-04-15 09:45:00

The stars of “Divergent” took a break from factional feuding in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film currently shooting in Chicago to have dinner together Sunday at Girl and the Goat in the West Loop. Shailene Woodley, whose character leaves the...

'FBI: Criminal Pursuit' details sensational Chicago murder case

2013-04-07 15:22:00

On Sept. 25, 1993, Robert O'Dubaine was gunned down in the garage of the Bucktown condo he shared with his girlfriend, Catherine Suh. Investigation Discovery's "FBI: Criminal Pursuit" takes a looks at the infamous Chicago murder case at 9 p.m. April 8 in...

Fat Rice: Pedigree not required

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Adrienne Lo and Abraham Conlon, the proprietors of the hugely popular new Chinese-Portuguese restaurant Fat Rice in Logan Square, are interesting looking, the kind of couple you see around town and wonder what their deal is. I've seen them around for...

'Chicago Fire' warms up to Bucktown bar

2013-04-01 00:00:00

"Chicago Fire" has been spending plenty of time filming in the Bucktown area the past few months — and the neighborhood has a nearly 80-year-old pub to thank for it. The NBC drama needed a bar that would serve as a recurring setting throughout the...

Fire overnight scorches Lillie's Q restaurant in Bucktown

2013-03-15 09:06:00

A fire that broke out in the basement of Lillie's Q barbecue restaurant in the�Bucktown neighborhood�late Thursday night destroyed the restaurant and left a firefighter with minor injuries, officials said. The fire at 11:40 p.m. at the restaurant at...

A CTA Blue Line train moves inbound through the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago.

2013-03-05 00:00:00

The son of Jim Belushi and nephew of John, Rob Belushi (far left in white T) grew up in Lincoln Park, Old Town and Bucktown neighborhoods before moving to Chicago with his father.

2013-02-03 21:37:00

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2012-12-19 13:04:00