Listen to the new Lorde song

Its been a long 4 years, but Lorde is finally back with new music just in time for summer.  Unlike her usual dark somewhat brooding tunes, “Solar Power” sounds like a feel good breezy summer tune.  But as the homie Lavar Burton used to say on Reading Rainbow (I just dated myself so hard) “don’t take my word for it.” Take a listen below and let us know what you think!

 

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Illinois Reaches Phase 5: How Are You Celebrating?

For the first time since the dreary days of March 2020, the state of Illinois is back open, fully. We’ve all gone through a remarkable journey and we need to celebrate the light at the end of the tunnel. The Cubs are hosting Opening Day 2.0, business will no longer be required to have COVID capacity restrictions, and concerts and festivals can return.

Masks will still be required on public transit, congregate facilities, health care settings, and in other situations where a federal mandate is still in place.

How are you going to celebrate the reopening of the state? Let us know on Facebook!

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Only 33% of Americans Would Take An Immortality Pill? WTF Is Wrong With 67% of You?

Seriously, did you not learn anything from Oasis? A recent study showed that only 33% of Americans would for sure take an immortality pill with 42% saying no and 25% remaining unsure. The group of young adults that were asked responded with 34% yes, 40% no, and 26% unsure. In the younger seniors groups, 32% said yes, 43% said no, and 25% were unsure. The group of older seniors responded with 24% yes, 59% no, and 17% unsure.

Would you take an immortality pill? The conversation continues on Facebook!

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Relationship Expert Gives Advice On What Pickup Line Actually Works

A woman on TikTok walked us through how she was successfully asked out in a park in a few days ago. She explained how he kept his distance, commented on her energy instead of something physical, and waited until her friend arrived to ask for her number.

@internetyentaShout out to a lovely Canadian man named Martin who put himself out there today 🙃

♬ original sound – Simone Grossman

Fellas, it is Hot Girl Summer. Scribble these notes down and use them to your advantage.

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Confirmed: World’s Worst Dad

Just after turning 18, one woman in Virginia and her mother received an unfortunate birthday present. While in the middle of an online class, the 18-year-old noticed someone pulling up to their yard. That person began dumping loads and loads of pennies onto their front yard. When the wreckage was complete, the man revealed himself to be the girl’s father. He yelled, “It’s your final child support payment!” before speeding off, 80,000 pennies lighter.

The mother and daughter, both of whom are surely on their way to sainthood, picked up the pennies and after converting them to a less annoying form of currency, donated the money to Safe Harbor, a domestic abuse shelter.

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Bridezilla Requests Bridesmaids Sign a Contract

A woman laid out very specific details for what is expected of her bridesmaids, from price to time commitment. On one hand, it’s very kind to give someone a head’s up of what they’re getting into. On the other, this seems, well, Extra.

@lisalovesrandom##stitch with @stephanieberman7 I was scared to have a ##transparency letter in the ##bridesmaidproposalbox but it WORKED OUT. ##wedding ##weddingtiktok

♬ original sound – Lisa 💙

Is this acceptable behavior? Tell us why or why not over on our Facebook!

 

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Shedd Aquarium, Museums to Stay Open Later Today!

In celebration of Illinois hitting Phase 5, the Shedd Aquarium and museums will stay open later on Friday, June 11. The Field Museum, DuSable Museum, Museum of Science & Industry, and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture will all be open with extended hours today.

The Field Museum and the Shedd will be open until 9:00pm while the DuSable, Museum of Science & Industry, and Puerto Rican Arts Museums will be open until 10.

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Surprise! Here’s your Lollapalooza schedule!

Start making your plans for 7/29-8/1 in Grant Park!  Upon first glance (and my biggest concern) Foo Fighters and Modest Mouse are NOT playing at the same time!!!  Do you see any conflicts, two bands you want to see playing at the same time at opposite ends of the park?  I need another one of me.

Schedule HERE.

What are your top 10 2021 Lolla bands?  Tweet me: <3 Lauren

What’s the best Midwest fast food chain?

Sure, the West Coast has beaches and sunshine, and the East Coast has…..The Statue of Liberty I guess?  But the Midwest has something that can never ever be topped, butter burgers.  Thats right, you can say whatever you want about our area being flyover territory but there is absolutely no denying how good our fast food chains are.  From Culver’s to Portillo’s, the Midwest is home to some of the best quick and delicious food on the planet. Seriously, I lived on the west coast for almost 20 years and I can’t even name how many times I made friends over discussions on Culver’s, Harold’s, and Portillo’s….its a small miracle im not 700 lbs.  THRILLIST posted their list of Midwest fast food chains that everyone needs to try, check it out and make sure to let us know what fast food chain you rank as #1..unless you think Skyline Chili is the best, because GROSS.

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Jaw-Dropping Video of West Town Carjacking Released

A video of West Town residents desperately trying to stop a carjacking has finally been made available to the public. The video was shared in a private Facebook group shortly after the incident happened in May, but Block Club Chicago has released the footage for everyone to see.

The woman noted that despite the suspect getting away, that “everyone on this block looks out for each other.” Chicago, as we head into the summer, let’s have each other’s backs and ditch the carjackings.

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The Most Vile Meal We’ve Ever Seen

Brace yourselves, this is truly terrible.

The way she slurped the raw meat she funneled into her mouth is going to stick with me for a long time. This is revolting. If you are doing this, we beg of you to stop. If you dare think you can top this, please let us know what weird thing you eat over on our Facebook page!

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White Sox to Move to 100% Capacity on June 25

South Side, rejoice. The best team in the Midwest is returning to full capacity at the end of this month. They will kick-off a three game series against the Mariners on June 25 which will mark a return to normalcy for fans of the team.

Cubs fans, please begin inserting your jokes about Sox attendance over on our Facebook page.

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This ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audition Will Leave You In Tears

Ohio-based singer, Nightbirdie, refuses to let her illness define her. She noted before her jaw-dropping audition that, “It’s important that everyone knows I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me,”

Her performance blew everyone away en route to her receiving the golden buzzer. Not bad for someone with a 2% chance of survival.

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Beach Bunny – Online Entry – Official Rules

WKQX-FM’S “Beach Bunny” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned and operated by Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC, located at 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611, during available business hours Monday through Friday, Station’s website at www.101wkqx.com, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX’s “Beach Bunny” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.  A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.

Eligibility.  This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding dual Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years  or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last thirty (30) days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last sixty (60) days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last thirty (30) days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last ninety (90) days. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC, Station, each of their parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

  1. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 12:00am CT on Thursday, June 9, 2021 and will run through 11:59pm CT on Sunday, December 12, 2021 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  1. How to Enter.  To enter:

During the Contest Period visit the Station’s website www.101wkqx.com, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Beach Bunny” Contest link, and complete an entry form. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.

  1. Winner Selection. On Monday, December 13, 2021 after the Contest Period closes, Station will select one (1) entry for the prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries. The winning entrants will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination.  The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Prize.  One (1) prizes (the “Prize”) will be awarded in this Contest. The Prize is: two (2) tickets to Beach Bunny on Saturday, December 18 at Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640. Approximate retail value of each Prize is Forty Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($46.00). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC, Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., and each of their respective subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
  3. Taxes.  All State, Local, Federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (d) technical or human error that may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Disputes. Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (c) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (d) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results.  A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR:  Chicago FM Radio Assets, LLC, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611.

PRIZE PROVIDER: Jam Productions, 207 W. Goethe Street, Chicago, IL 60610.

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Whose Karen Is It?

We’ve heard of Karen’s crying wolf before, but this Karen is crying murder. This Karen does not want her neighbors enjoying their summer parties and BBQ. It’s kale and broccoli only for this vegan. Here’s what someone sent us.

Let us know where you think this Karen is from on Facebook!

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Would You Wear These Jeans That Make You Look Like You Pissed Yourself?

“Wet pants” are in, according to influencers. In what is likely some form of exposure therapy for adults that are still dreadfully afraid of peeing themselves in public, you can now own a pair of pants with stains all around the crotch area. The company, Wet Pants Denim (produced by PissCoin Crypto), even offers stain customization if that is your thing.

 

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Let us know if you’d wear these! Sound off on our Facebook!

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Cubs Swing & Miss with New Nike ‘City Connect’ Uniform

Outside of a few grammar-obsessed nerds who pointed out the incorrect spelling of “South Side” on the Chicago White Sox City Connect jerseys, this city is in universal agreement that those jerseys look fantastic. Unfortunately, the Cubs could not follow in their footsteps. After being leaked a few days early, the new Cubs look was officially unveiled on Tuesday to great disappointment.

Cubs fans, how can you possibly wear these? Let us know if you’d rock one of these or not over on our Facebook page!

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