Harry Potter's Quidditch magically appears at NU
Harry Potter's sport of choice, Quidditch, is taking flight at Northwestern University. The game, which traditionally features wizards flying around on brooms, has been adapted into an earthbound college sport, known as Muggle Quidditch.
Artist behind iconic album art struggling to get by
Thick dust covers the gold lame shirt and silver leather coat in Pedro Bell's closet. The clothes are remnants from a brighter time when Bell, a rainbow Afro wig on his head and platform shoes on his feet, strutted through Chicago as a charter member of the '70s funk revolution whose sound is heavily sampled in rap songs today. "It was psychedelic from a black perspective," Bell said.
You're next, Ike: resurfacing to begin in April
Eisenhower riders, you knew your day was coming. Construction has snarled traffic on the Dan Ryan, the Edens, the tollways and the Bishop Ford in recent years, and next spring it's the Ike's turn. The Illinois Department of Transportation plans a resurfacing project for I-290 between Thorndale and the Circle, tentatively scheduled to start in April 2010.
Ads target sexual harassment on CTA
Track work to slow L next weekend
Owner of defective tree will see the lights at last 
Does Dad belong in room while daughter bathes? 
Single mom refuses parents' help 