On Saturday night, police responded to an incident on the 100 block of South Halsted Street after a car lost control and drove into a pole before catching fire. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene with two of them being Jose Manuel Velazquez and Jonal Gutierrez, both of whom were 18-years-old and graduates of East Aurora High School.
Chicago police said one person is being questioned in connection to this incident.
Our thoughts go out to the family and friends involved in this tragedy.
Chicago is working at the office more than any other major city. Per NBC 5, for the first time since the pandemic hit during March 2020, 50% of all Chicago workers are back doing their job from an office. Pre-pandemic, occupancy percentages were more than 90 percent before dropping to rates in the teens in the first year of the pandemic. They now sit around 41%.
Are you still working from home? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Your doctor isn’t stoked about your downstairs growth. A new study shows that the penis has gotten bigger over the last quarter-century, and that is raising red flags in the medical community. Researchers fear that the long dongs could be due to unhealthy habits, like binging junk food or being mostly sedentary, or even pollution.
The growth is not minimal, either. Research shows that growth is up 24% since the 90’s, bringing the length of the average erect penis from 4.8 inches to 6 inches.
Chemical exposure from pesticides or hygiene products, he continued, could be one of the various factors causing the quick growth.
You know what they say about Batavia? They do things big there.
Construction has begun on The Super EMAX Auditorium, which will be the largest movie theater screen in the state by the time its done. After a wind delay halted the building process on Wednesday, officials still say they are confident that the work will be completed by June.
Brian promises to buy everyone a ticket to go see a movie there, just like he did with Top Gun II…oh wait.
Love can be a strange thing sometimes. Terms like “I love you so much it’s killing me” and I love you to death” certainly ring a bell when it comes to this couple, who had been together for 57 years, despite an assassination attempt many years ago.
As the couple discusses in this news clip, the assassination was merely an overreaction and that the wife “wasn’t thinking straight”.
The husband, Tony, has 50 Cent-like stories now about surviving gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
We aren’t sure if we should be inspired or terrified by this couple’s willingness to stick together.
A reward of up to $50k is being offered to the person or persons that lead to the arrest and conviction of a suspect involved in two armed robberies of a USPS letter carrier in Chicago. The first robbery took place on January 17 on N. Sayre Ave in the Galewood neighborhood. The second attack occurred an hour later in the vicinity of 1758 N. New England Ave.
The suspect fled the second attack in a small white SUV with a Florida license plate.
He should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with leads are encouraged to contact the USPS hotline at 877-876-2455. The reference case number is 3964682-ROBB.
On Friday, Maggie Rogers and her sincere, sensitive array of songs come to a sold-out Aragon Ballroom. Rogers was originally discovered by Pharrell while studying music at NYU. Her part-folk-part-electronic style was best showcased on her 2022 record, “Surrender”. You heard “Want Want” first on Q101.
Tove Lo at The Salt Shed (February 17)
The Salt Shed finally opens on February 17 as Tove Lo hits the stage. Her show is one of many sold-out shows slated for The Salt Shed in the first half of the year. Q101 rolls into The Salt Shed next week for AHOY!
Snkrfest (February 18)
Looking to cop a rare pair of Air Jordans or something new for your closet? Head to the Schaumburg Convention Center this Saturday for one of the largest sneaker conventions in the world. The event will have over 250 vendors on site selling and trading the flyest kicks and streetwear. Tickets start at $20.
Chicago Beer Society Brewpub Shootout (February 18)
The Chicago Beer Society is hosting its 24th annual Brewpub Shootout on February 18 at Metropolitan Brewing. Attendees will get to sample a variety of beers and food from many local breweries, including Half Acre, Off Color, Revolution and Ravinia Brewing, and vote for their favorites. Winners will be announced at the end of the event. More info can be found here.
Vance Joy at The Chicago Theater (February 18)
Vance Joy brings his ukulele to The Chicago Theater for a sold-out show. This is his first time back in Chicago since he joined us in The Lounge last year.
Blackhawks vs. the Maple Leafs (February 19)
The Blackhawks (16-32-5) host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday (33-14-8) at the United Center. The Hawks have lost 3 straight, including one to Toronto in Toronto.
Where are you going to be this weekend? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Ed Berthold has been bowling for nearly his entire life. Currently 103, he’s double the age of his usual competition. Berthold was a bomber pilot in WWII who lost his father to tuberculosis at a young age. His father was only 39 when he passed. Now, nearly three times older than his father was, Berthold hits up his local bowling alley every day.
Allegedly, Berthold likes to think about the happy times in his life while bowling, like when he’d take the heads of his WWII enemies and bowl them the makeshift lanes he created in Iceland.
Connor Smith, 32-years-old, of Orland Park, is on the run. A nationwide manhunt is underway to track down the MTV star-turned-alleged-pedophile. Smith spent weeks communicating with someone posing as a 15-year-old girl, and one week ago he drove to Lake County to meet up with her. He sped away when detectives approached his car.
A nationwide warrant is out for his arrest. He can be arrested anywhere within the country and he will be brought back to Lake County and charged.
Credit: Fox 32
He escaped in this black pickup truck.
If you do see him, the public is advised not to approach him, but to call 911 and alert local law enforcement.
The medication, naltrexone, could be your solution to binge drinking. It’s already approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Now officials are saying that it could drastically curb your alcohol intake if you are looking to reduce consumption. Good Morning America reported that “A new study published in December in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that taking naltrexone prior to an expected episode of binge drinking, as opposed to taking it daily, can help curb the amount of alcohol consumed.”
A 12-week study with people taking naltrexone before drinking resulted in less drinks consumed, across the board.
The Bears closed on the Arlington Heights Racecourse yesterday, which makes them one step closer to leaving Soldier Field behind and setting up shop in the ‘burbs. In an open letter, the Bears said finalizing the purchase of the Arlington Heights property does not mean for sure that a new Bears stadium will be built there, but it is “an important next step in our ongoing evaluation of the opportunity.”
According to the team, if the plan for the stadium does go ahead, the development is projected to create more than 48,000 jobs, generate $9.4 billion in economic impact for the Chicago area economy, and provide $3.9 billion in new labor income to workers in the region.
Lori Lightfoot commented,
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There’s a game-changing pill out there that could make your sex life better. Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a formula that could finally be the solution to male-centered birth control. According to the New York Post, “Like penicillin, this “game changer” was discovered unintentionally in 2018 when Dr. Melanie Balbach was researching a protein called soluble adenylyl cyclase, or sAC, for an eye condition. When the drug was given to mice, Balbach observed its sperm-halting capabilities.”
A test was done with 52 different pairs of mating mice, and each result failed to produce a pregnancy. In the control group, one-third of mice ended up being pregnant.
In the future, you could be able to pop a pill in the midst of intercourse and and then be protected.
A Crew Member reached out to us, heartbroken over the events that occurred, or rather didn’t occur, over Valentine’s Day. It seems as if you are going to be in a relationship in 2023, you need to also post about it.
Is he a jerk for this? The conversation lives on Facebook!
True story. There is a version of a @Hoobastank song featuring @rihanna when she was a “newer” artist. Displaying a total lack of foresight, we didn’t use that version of the song for the album. We also didn’t think The Reason was a single though either so…🤦🏻Oops 🤷🏻 pic.twitter.com/NjIAj4IMGM
“We gave her camp a song called ‘Inside of You.’ I think they rearranged some of the music to create a pre-chorus section, that wasn’t originally part of the arrangement, for her to sing a small part on. We heard it and didn’t really love it so we passed on using it. It’s really just that simple. I think we had already gotten used to hearing the song as it was written so it just felt weird to us.”
On February 3, nearly 50 cars of a train went off track in Ohio, causing a fire that burned for days. 10 of the 50 derailed cars contained hazardous chemicals including butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, which were among combustible liquids that authorities feared could set off a major explosion.
Local officials have insisted that the air and water quality has not been impacted by this accident, but the dead fish popping up in the town would beg to differ. According to NPR, “When vinyl chloride is exposed in the environment, it breaks down from sunlight within a few days and changes into other chemicals such as formaldehyde. When it is spilled in soil or surface water, the chemical evaporates into the air quickly, according to the Ohio Department of Health.”
A verified GoFundMe on how to help the animals in the area can be found here.
Extra ketchup created an extra big problem for this McDonald’s. This Karen, clearly in the midst of a midlife crisis, confronted some minimum wage employees after she was unsatisfied with the boost of ketchup that she was supposed to receive.
