Bill Cosby has been released after his assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Good News: Chicago Traffic Doesn’t Suck the Most
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has shaken up the traffic game. For the first time in nearly 40 years, the Los Angeles area is no longer recognized as having the worst traffic in the country. That honor now belongs to New York City. The top five worst cities for traffic are as follows:
- New York-Newark
2. Boston
3. Houston
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
5. San Francisco-Oakland
Chicago pride, baby! We’ll take our traffic being slightly less awful than New York’s as a major win.
Husband Fired Over His Wife’s Actions
Ocala, Florida is looking for a new fire chief after they let their leader go partially over the actions of his wife. The video below shows the former Ocala Fire Chief’s wife losing it at an Outback Steakhouse and resisting law enforcement. According to a termination of employment letter issued by Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, Alexander was fired for his alleged “unprofessional conduct on several occasions” and a general erosion of “trust in the organization by creating a counter-productive and uncomfortable work environment for City staff.” This timing seems awfully suspicious given he was served his release right after this video was released.
Should you be responsible for the actions of your spouse in a professional setting? Let us know on Facebook!
Relationship Court: Am I Shallow?
Cyndi checked in with us and she has a very interesting question.
What do you think, is Cyndi shallow? Let us know on Facebook!
How Long Until This Kid Gets Disowned?
@jakesfunnyLet my dad know he’s got this!!! 😏💞 #dadprank #funny #teamnonsense
This Woman Craves Mattress After Sex…Meaning She Eats a Piece of Mattress
Um, we’ll just leave this one here.
@tlctvMassive #craving to eat…mattress?! 👀#MyStrangeAddiction #TLC
Chicago is the Number 2 BBQ City in America Right After Kansas City
A new study conducted by LawnStarter, an Austin-based lawn-care “concierge” service, has figured out the best 199 cities for BBQ in North America. Kansas City cleaned up in the poll, winning best BBQ in America. Chicago finished second, edging out Houston, Cincinnati, and Memphis.
What’s the best Chicago BBQ spot in Chicago? Let us know on Facebook!
3000 People In Morris Can’t Go Home Because of a Lithium Battery Fire
3,000 people within a 10-mile radius of a fire in Morris are still unable to return home as the situation remains unstable. The fire began raging on Tuesday and now that the remnants of lithium batteries have been found, families are on edge about when they could return home.
“There are significant decisions going on right now that he needed to be at. We expect progress coming up here soon, movement and more apparatus and people to the scene. So things are starting to happen,” said Morris Police Chief Alicia Steffes.
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! (History of Alternative podcast)
With the long Independence Day weekend ahead, Jon Manley and James VanOsdol name their top picks for “most influential American alternative artists.”
Whose Karen Is It?
This Karen is straight from hell. An unfun, awful killjoy who is surely going to ruin whatever holiday plans you have.
Let us know where you think this Karen is from on Facebook!
Here’s 6 Ways Your Parents Ruined You As a Child
Parenting is not an easy game, but some are better at it than others. There’s a chance that as a child, your parents did at least one of these things that is now causing you tremendous psychological harm. HuffPost Parents spoke with several experts who shared some things that may seem minor, but are very damning to a child’s development. Here’s what they listed:
- “It’s not a big deal” during a child’s meltdown.
- “You never” or “You always do XYZ.” as a critique on a child’s behavioral patterns.
- “You make me sad when you do that.” is a cheap way of saying, “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.”
- “You should know better.” Some of us can barely tie our shoes and we pay rent, know child “knows better”.
- “Just let me do it.” is a good way to crush a kid’s dreams.
- “You’re a [insert label here].” This is just mean.
The good news is that HuffPost Parents provided us with a list of solutions to these phrases, all of which can be found here.
‘Sopranos’ Fans Rejoice: ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Trailer is Here!
October 1, you can’t come soon enough. The trailer for the prequel to the greatest television series of all-time has arrived and it is glorious.
If for some reason you haven’t seen The Sopranos, fire up your HBO account and get binging. You can easily knock out every episode before this movie drops in theaters and on HBO Max in October.
16-Inch Softball is Back in Chicago!
After a decade-long absence, Chicago Park District has announced the return of 16-inch softball. This is a Chicago tradition unlike any other and a true measure that this city is back, baby.
The rosters are due by July 7. There is a maximum of 15 people per-roster.
The regionals will be July 17 at Horner, Humboldt and Washington parks. The citywide tournament is July 24 at Humboldt Park.
Student Athlete Compensation Bill Signed by Gov. Pritzker
On Tuesday, Governor Pritzker signed a bill that will allow student athletes to be compensated for their work. Pritzker was in Champaign to sign the bill at the University of Illinois. As soon as next month, student athletes will be able to hire agents and sign endorsement deals.
Sadly, there is a clause in this bill that will prevent student athletes from being able to be endorsed by vape companies. This is a devastating blow to their own brands. Could you imagine being the quarterback for the University of Illinois and being put on by a vape brand? That’s the dream.
Yes, We’re Going to Be Rocking This New Portillo’s Merch
Chicago’s greatest export just upped their game with some fun, summer-themed merchandise and we couldn’t be any happier. Imagine, 4th of July weekend, you’re eating an Italian Beef Sandwich that was catered by Portillo’s in a Portillo’s swimsuit while laying on a Portillo’s floaty. I believe that’s what they mean when they talk about “the American dream.”
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Relationship Court: Familial Drama
We often have people message us with issues that their spouse has caused, but this issue has intensified because of a mother-in-law. We’ll let this unidentified man explain.
Let us know how he should handle this situation over on Facebook!
Annoyed By Robocalls? Good News Is Coming Your Way
Per an FCC mandate that will go into place on June 30, every voice provider in the country (Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast, among others) will be required to implement new technology called Stir/Shaken. As CNet’s Marguerite Reardon explains, “Stir stands for “secure telephone identity revisited,” and “Shaken” for “signature-based handling of asserted information using tokens.” Stir is the technical protocol, and Shaken is the framework by which calls can be tracked in the new robocall mitigation database.”
Basically, the US has been hit by over 22 billion robocalls already this year and this technology should hopefully curb that a little bit. Even a divided nation can come together and rejoice in less robocalls for everyone.
A Mysterious Bird Infection is Plaguing the Midwest
It’s very rare that Brian, Ali, & Justin choose to acknowledge the existence of birds because we think of them as a fake animal (if we’re even thinking about them at all), but a recent trend in the midwest has caught our attention. Let us be very clear, Justin is not infecting random birds…that we know of. Scientists don’t know why this is happening, but birds in Cincinnati have begun dropping like flies with symptoms such as “puffy, swollen eyes with a crusty discharge.” Sounds like our Sunday mornings after a night in Wrigleyville.
Officials in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana say if you see a potentially infected bird, report it to your state’s wildlife department.
Chillest Dude Ever Gets Robbed at Gunpoint, Continues Eating Wings
Oh nothing to see here, just a gun pointed at a guy’s head while he continues to eat wings. The level of cool and calm that is required to do this is astounding. The fact that he didn’t throw those wings up and run away is astounding.
So remember the next time someone points a gun at your dome, just continue to smile and eat.
Man Makes Bomb Threat Over Lack of McDonald’s Dipping Sauce
Let’s wait until we judge this man from Iowa who called in a bomb threat after a local McDonald’s failed to include dipping sauce with his McNugget order. If it was buffalo sauce he was looking for, we’re not saying he’s justified, but his reasons would suddenly make more sense. According to a criminal complaint, police called Golwitzer at the phone number used to make the threat. Police said he admitted over the phone, and later in an interview at the police department, that he made the threats.
Golwitzer has been charged with a Class D felony: false report of explosive or incendiary device.
