Dave Grohl looks back at Taylor Hawkins at a Foo Fighters gig just before his death. PHOTO BY: Megan Mendoza/USA TODAY NETWORK
Like father, like son,
Taylor Hawkins’ 16 year old son Shane joined the band “The Alive” on drums during the 4th of July weekend and dedicated the hit “My Hero” to his father. The Foo Fighters drummer died unexpected this spring while the band was on tour in South America.
The 1975 have released “Part of the Band”. The song was co-produced by The 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel with Jack Antonoff and includes backing vocals by Japanese Breakfast.
The 1975’s new album Being Funny In A Foreign Language will be released October 14 .
Everyone seems to know the Chicago Bears are done with the City of Chicago — except the City of Chicago.
Let’s face it, the day that we heard the news about the Arlington Park property — it was over. More seats, more parking, infinitely more ways to control their revenue growth? It’s a no brainer for the McCaskey family.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a plan this week that addresses none of those shortcomings the Bears deal with now at Soldier Field — but it does include the potential of adding a $1.5 billion taxpayer-sponsored dome. (I guess we’ll just keep slapping on layer upon layer to that place, until it topples over?)
The Monsters of the Midway may be vacating — but there are some excellent ideas in the new Museum Campus proposal that will bring into a brand new era.
Of the proposals covered by Block Club Chicago, the biggest win would be moving Huntington Bank Pavilion between the Field Museum and the stadium. It always feels like a monumental trek whenever you catch a show there and a more permanent structure might finally make that venue feel less — temporary. It would also make Northerly Island a more nature-friendly place to walk and visit on the lakefront.
We also forget that Soldier Field has another tenant: The Chicago Fire. Soccer’s popularity in this country has tripled over the last decade — it would be no surprise to me to see it continue to climb. Why not embrace this franchise by giving them a dedicated home?
Soldier Field had a life decades before the Chicago Bears moved down from Wrigley — when the team moves, it can still have a place in Chicago for decades to come.
According to a survey done by Purdue, you need around $99,015 a year to be ‘happy’ living in Illinois. That’s considered the minimum for a satiated life. For JUST ’emotional well-being’ it’s much lower at $56,000. Her we are compared to other states…
Indiana: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $95,130 — while emotional well-being only requires $54,360.
Wisconsin: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $101,220 — while emotional well-being falls anywhere between $57,840 and $72,300.
Michigan: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $95,865 — while emotional well-being can be attained at $54,780.
Iowa: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $94,395.
Minnesota: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $105,000.
Missouri: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $94,290.
Kentucky: Minimum salary needed to be happy — $97,755.
This yard party with a few smaller fireworks got out of line quickly when some smaller fireworks went awry. Then they lit the car on fire by accident… that was holding a TON of other fireworks. Lesson learned- when someone says ‘run’ during a Fourth of July party, you pay attention! Watch!
If things go right, there could be a NASCAR race through the streets of Chicago soon.
The Athletic is reporting that they have gotten their hands on a letter that says the city is ready to host a three-year commitment to auto racing:
“Chicago is incredibly enthusiastic about the opportunity to serve as host of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Course events, and we stand ready to welcome NASCAR fans to our world class city,” the letter states. “This would be a historic partnership for NASCAR and the city of Chicago, and our department is committed to collaborating and supporting NASCAR to execute the events in a safe and secure manner.”
According to Jalopnik, this isn’t the first time these two have collaborated. In 2021, they created this virtual race that zips through DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, Michigan, and more. Could we be seeing something like this for real sometime soon? Fingers crossed.
It might not a be a Stanley Cup run kind of season, but we’ll still go support our Hawks! Here’s the 2022-2023 game schedule. They’ll start off in Denver facing the Stanley Cup winners…
The Blackhawks have released their full 2022-2023 season schedule. . – Season Opener is Wednesday, October 12th at Stanley Cup champion Avalanche. – Home Opener is Friday, October 21st vs Red Wings. .@WGNNewspic.twitter.com/1P3Ifp3aHA
Here are some bizarre facts that sound fake, but they’re completely true baby! Pay attention, especially to the one about gas… it’s practically a public service announcement. You’re welcome!
Playing with kids is a tiring thing! Here’s a great hack to play with your kids AND take a load off. Spending time together is so important! This dad needs a medal.
The city of Chicago suggested a dome on Soldier Field. The cost could be $400 million to $1.5 billion! The reason – ‘to make it more attractive to potential users.’ The dome would lower seating capacity making it the smallest and the oldest. Twitter had some opinions…
Silent Bob, Jay, and Dante are back for some nostalgia. Kevin Smith made a ‘Clerks III’ and anyone who is a fan of the first one will definitely need to watch this! Here’s the trailer for the 3rd edition of the 90’s classic…
Can’t wait to check out The Black Keys in the Lounge! If you haven’t won your way in, keep an eye on our social media accounts to see how we can bring the show to YOU!
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