How Logan Arcade got its Misfits-playing robot dogs

by Kevin Warwick on November 28, 2018 at 5:45PM

How long will the Biscuits' residency last? Zespy says it's open ended: "I don't know if it's going to be a McRib-style situation or what.

Chicago’s first-ever cat convention was like catnip to fans of felines

by Ryan Smith on July 23, 2018 at 4:33PM

supposed to be a way to give them new exposure so they can get adopted," she says. Don't be surprised if Lululemon has a Meow Meetup booth next year.

All Hyde Park wants to know: Where’s Bobo?

by Katie Powers on June 22, 2018 at 6:00AM

Many Hyde Park residents have reported potential sightings of Bobo on a Google group called Good Neighbors. Bradley herself is a frequent poster, consistently encouraging her neighbors to keep looking out for Bobo.

McDonald’s new West Loop HQ is ‘perfect’ location for protesters to get their messages out

by Ryan Smith on May 25, 2018 at 6:00AM

The group purposely planned Thursday's colorful demonstration to coincide with McDonald's annual shareholders' meeting. The two-hour action included mobile billboards parked on Randolph Street, an aerial banner flying above the West Loop with a McDonald's logo that read "Animal cruelty is bad business," and volunteers passing out informational cards to passers-by.

Famous feline Lil' Bub gets her own arcade game—built by Chicago’s Logan Arcade

by Ryan Smith on May 23, 2018 at 6:38AM

These photos are cuter than any picture you'll take on Mother's Day

by Jamie Ramsay on May 12, 2018 at 1:25PM

Dog Day brings the best (in show) to Guaranteed Rate Field [PHOTOS]

by Sue Kwong on April 23, 2018 at 2:29PM

Dogs and their friends can catch the White Sox play the Mariners tonight. Known as Dog Day, the game sets aside a few sections at Guaranteed Rate Field for canines, so the Fido-to-human ratio will please you dog lovers.

Not-so-happy meals: animal rights group takes on McDonald's in Chicago streets

by Ryan Smith on March 29, 2018 at 1:19PM

If the campaign is bothering McDonald's, there's no sign of it publicly. The company is asking the media to attend a public ribbon-cutting event at a new upscale location in Wrigleyville on Monday.

Patricia Li Klayman's teddies were way smarter than the average bear

by Aimee Levitt on February 5, 2018 at 9:00AM

Under the name Peng Peng, Klayman had become a quasi-celebrity in arctophile circles. She designed her bears to look old and loved.

In praise of the acting in Paddington 2

by Ben Sachs on January 31, 2018 at 4:20PM

Playing the actor-villain Phoenix Buchanan, Hugh Grant gives a marvelously hammy performance that reminded me of Ronald Colman in George Cukor’s A Double Life (1947). Phoenix loves to act yet hates working with other people, and as a result, his career has hit bottom.