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Maybe it was the head-start, or maybe it's just because they can eat eight at a time. Either way, the elephants beat the humans in a tune-up for tomorrow's hot-dog eating contest in Coney Island.

Jul 3, 2009

Still trying to figure out how to spend the long weekend? It's time to make some decisions!

Jul 2, 2009 | 3 comments

Lock up your pets and put your eyes to the sky, the Fourth of July is finally here and fireworks a’plenty will prove it.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

City dwellers may actually voluntary leave the downtown area for this weekend's Ribfest.

Jul 3, 2009

Whether it's your first summer party in your apartment or the first time you attempt a big backyard bbq in your new pad in the suburbs, it can be tough to get it exactly right on the first go.

Jul 3, 2009 | 1 comment

ConAgra, the company that makes Slim Jim, has not produced the jerky treat since a North Carolina plant exploded, killing three employees. It was the only plant in the country that made the snappy sna...

Jul 2, 2009

Some of the city's top dogs accompany their human companions to one of the best views in the city.

Jul 3, 2009

Sunday July 5 (5:30pm)Tuesday July 7 (6pm) @ Gene Siskel Film CenterYou would need a heart of stone to not be charmed by Herb and Dorothy Vogel; Megumi Sasaki's sweet, low-key documentary doesn't really...

Jul 3, 2009

The Horse's Ha takes their name — and the title of their debut album — from Dylan Thomas' macabre zombie story. But the folksy quintet's music couldn't be less evocative of a reanimated corpse....

Jul 3, 2009

Touring in support of their new album Someday This Could All Be Yours (Vol. 1), Dallas' the Paper Chase display a brave and grandiose sensibility — and never more so than live. As decadently destructive...

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

American Joey Chestnut goes for another International Hot Dog Eating Contest championship at annual July 4th Coney Island event.

Jul 2, 2009

A July 4 concert is a new tradition for the Grant Park Music Festival, now in its 75th year.

Jul 2, 2009 | 5 comments

It's not exactly like walking on water, but now you can walk outside the Sears Tower Skydeck, 103 floors up, if you dare.

Jul 2, 2009

Explosions in the Sky create symphonies out of a drum kit and three guitars. The band (anchored by Rockford native Chris Hrasky on drums) weaves together complex harmonies that sound at once conflicted,...

Jul 2, 2009 | 8 comments

A new website hopes to wean some people off of Facebook by getting a little more socially specific.

Jul 2, 2009

A roots music festival heats up FitzGerald's, nerds get their time in the sun at Holiday Club and a sexy swimwear fashion show hits Enclave.

Jul 2, 2009

Drone-metal veterans Sunn 0))) hit a new apex with May's Monoliths and Dimensions, seamlessly weaving elements of modern compositional and jazz into their ambient doom mega-riffs. But as always, their...

Jul 3, 2009

The economy has more people leery about making plans far in advance; travel companies are offering more last-minute deals, and new technologies are fostering bargains that come and go like mayflies.

Jul 2, 2009

Ghostbusters scribe Harold Ramis, who recently directed the cavetastic comedy, Year One, dishes about his favorite Chicago fixtures, from the Joffrey Ballet to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Find more celebrity...

Jul 2, 2009

If you thought you were cool when you put together an 8-inch tall Lego castle as a kid, the Museum of Science and Industry has an exhibit that will blow you away.

Jul 3, 2009

The long weekend is far from being short on things to do around the city.

Jul 1, 2009 | 2 comments

Summer staycation getting you down? Check out some of the country's top beaches. From secluded oases to mainstream scenes, these spots are worth a visit... even if it's just in your mind.

Jul 1, 2009

If you've never seen the fireworks from the lake, hop aboard a cruise ship for a truly unforgettable Fourth of July experience.

Jun 30, 2009

New York Post editor Paula Froelich took an unconventional path to become a Page Six gossip columnist, not to mention New York Times bestselling author of her latest book, "Mercury in Retrograde".