For the first time since 2016, The Cure are heading back to North America and they’re stopping by the United Center on June 10.
Register for presale tickets at https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/thecure2023.
11-year-old pours bleach into teacher’s coffee
Every generation of kids is a little different, but Bad Kids are always the same. An 11-year-old in New Mexico was slapped with a juvenile citation after trying to poison his teacher. The student brought bleach to school and when the teacher wasn’t looking, he dumped the bleach into her coffee. When the teacher returned, other students (snitches) warned the teacher before she could drink it.
Police have not yet revealed a motive behind the incident and it is unclear if the student or teacher is back in school.
Will Ferrell is going streaking in Illinois
Professional funny-man Will Ferrell has been spotted all around the midwest with a documentary-style camera crew and on Tuesday, Ferrell was spotted in Central Illinois. He popped in to Maquet’s Rail House on Tuesday in Pekin, Illinois, a day after being spotted in Beech Grove, Indiana.
If you see Ferrell around town, snap a photo and tag Q101 on social media!
Park Ridge football team gets caught cheating, has to forfeit wins
Maine High School in Park Ridge is being forced by the governing body of Illinois prep sports to vacate their wins from last year. The school is losing all nine wins they racked up in 2022 after they used players that were not eligible to play.
Per WGN, “A joint investigation between the IHSA, Maine South, and Maine Township High School District 2017 determined that a number of players didn’t reside in the school’s attendance area during last season. This is a violation of IHSA bylaw 3.030 and resulted in the forfeits.”
You have to hear this stripped down cover of Nickelback’s ‘How You Remind Me’
Canadian band Lights busted out the keyboards and hushed tones to celebrate Canada’s greatest export, Nickelback.
Lights told CBC Music in Canada, “I’m always a sucker for taking a song everyone knows and flipping it into something totally different than its original form…When higher energy songs like this are stripped back it really showcases how strong the lyrics and melody are and this one is no exception. There’s a reason everyone knows this song.”
Jada Pinkett Smith claims Chris Rock is “obsessed” with her, meanwhile her affair partner thought the jokes were “funny”
It’s been a long week for the Smith family. After receiving a throttling from comedian Chris Rock during Netflix’s first live standup special last Saturday, the family has been on the defensive. According to People Magazine, people within Pinkett Smith’s circle claim that Rock has been obsessed with her for 30 years. “Jada has had no part in all of this other than being heckled,” the source says. “Chris is obsessed with her and that’s been going on for almost 30 years.”
Meanwhile, August Alsina, the man that slept with Jada Pinkett Smith, loved the Netflix special. A source close to him, “He thought it was not only funny but truthful. That was the best part for him.”
WATCH: “I’m taking over this plane!” Boston-bound man attacks crew, tries to open emergency door
A man en route to Boston broke down on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston earlier this week. He was quoted as saying he wanted to “kill every man on the plane”.
Our thoughts go out to everyone on that flight.
Kevin Hart & Nick Cannon are coming together for a new show called “Who’s Having My Baby?”
The brilliant minds at E! have finally found a way to use Nick Cannon’s fertileness to their advantage. The 42-year-old father of 12 is teaming up with Kevin Hart for an incredibly on-the-nose show. In the trailer, Cannon takes his place in the hot seat with a wide smile while Hart tells him, “You’re gonna get some contestants that wanna have your baby.”
We’ll have more updates on this program as we get them, because no show has ever been so far up our alley before.
The Office cast coming to Navy Pier for reunion next month
There will be a reunion for the cast of The Office and an interactive fan convention on April 22 and April 23 at Navy Pier. Multiple members of the cast will be there, from Dwight to Creed.
Tickets for The Office reunion start at $50.
Chicago has some of the best hospitals in the world, according to a new ranking
Newsweek has compiled the list of the world’s best hospitals, and Chicagoland continues to be the place to be when it comes to medical care. According to Newsweek, “The goal of this study is to provide a data-based comparison of hospital reputation and performance across countries. We hope this will be useful to patients and families seeking the best care for themselves and loved ones, as well as to hospitals as they benchmark themselves against their peers.”
The Chicago hospitals that ranked were,
8. Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago
18. Rush University Medical Center – Chicago
23. University of Chicago Medical Center – Chicago
62. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital – Winfield
69. Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood
91. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital – Downers Grove
102. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge
133. Silver Cross Hospital – New Lenox
143. Edward Hospital – Naperville
178. Evanston Hospital – Evanston
187. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital – Lake Forest
204. Northwestern Medicine – Delnor Hospital – Geneva
226. St. Joseph Medical Center – Bloomington
237. AMITA Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale – Hinsdale
249. Elmhurst Hospital – Elmhurst
253. Advocate Christ Medical Center – Oak Lawn
261. Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital – McHenry
264. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago
294. AMITA Health – Adventist Medical Center La Grange – La Grange
301. Anderson Hospital – Maryville
304. Advocate Sherman Hospital – Elgin
A full list of hospitals can be found here.
Based on “gut instinct”, these are the 20 best restaurants in Chicago
A new ranking from Tasting Table has given us a new power ranking of Chicago’s best places to eat. Editors at the publication said, “What makes the restaurants detailed [in the ranking] the city’s best take other factors into account like history, representation, accessibility, innovation, and uniqueness.” With that in mind, they ranked Chicago’s best restaurants on “gut instinct”. The list looks like this,
20. Triple Crown Restaurant – Chinatown
19. Johnnie’s Beef – Elmwood Park and Arlington Heights
18. Evette’s – Lincoln Park, Fulton Market
17. Au Cheval – Fulton Market
16. The Original Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria – South Side
15. Taqueria Chingon – Logan Square
14. Ghin Kao Eat Rice – Pilsen
13. Superkhana International – Logan Square
12. Lula Cafe – Logan Square
11. Le Bouchon – Bucktown
10. Mi Tocaya Antojería – Logan Square
9. Cellar Door Provisions – Logan Square
8. Avec – West Loop, River North
7. Virtue – Hyde Park
6. Rose Mary – West Loop
5. Kasama – East Village
4. Alinea – Lincoln Park
3. Parachute – Avondale
2. Parachute – Avondale
1 – Daises – Logan Square
Where’s the best spot in Chicago? The conversation lives on Facebook!
How does it feel?
New Order’s “Blue Monday” came out 40 years ago (March 7, 1983).
Maybe you prefer the Orgy cover….
HBO’s Barry to end with season 4.
The upcoming fourth season of Barry will be its last for Bill Hader and company. The eight-episode season will premiere on HBO/HBOMax beginning April 16th
Since premiering in 2018, Barry has earned 44 Primetime Emmy nominations with Hader winning twice for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and co-star Henry Winkler winning once for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Man rents billboard to find a date
Sure, you’ve been single. But have you ever been “takeout an ad on a billboard and refer to myself as the #1 eligible bachelor in my state” single? Robert is. Forget dating apps, Robert went full on, “I Love You, Man” and rented a billboard for himself in Janesville, WI mode. If you are a “local, honest woman” you can leave him a message at 608-631-0575.
Relationship Court: My girlfriend has a husband who has a husband
Try to digest this one, Chicagoland. Kyle from Bolingbrook checked in and we can safely say that in four years of doing Relationship Court, we’ve never had something like this sent to us.
What should Kyle do? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Joe Rogan is a “punk ass”, according to his father
Famed conspiracy theorist and the most successful version of “guy at your local bar with a podcast”, Joe Rogan, is under fire for allegedly blowing off his family. A TikTok has surfaced of his father and sister calling out the Fear Factor host for his behavior.
Rogan has spoken about his relationship with his father previously on his podcast.
Mr. Beef has passed away
The owner of the iconic River North eatery, which served as inspiration for The Bear, has passed away. Joe Zucchero died on March 1 at Rush Medical Center in Chicago after fighting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for more than two decades. He was 69.
Actor Joe Mantegna tweeted,
Our thoughts are with Zucchero’s family.
Bachelor in Wisconsin ditches dating apps, creates billboard to meet his dream girl
Robert Siegfried it not your average man. Sure, this country music-loving, American flag-waving Wisconsinite might look like someone from Averagetown, USA, but Siegfried has gone above and beyond to find true love. After struggling to find love on Match, Tinder, and other apps, the Wisconsin native turned to a higher power…billboards.
Putting your phone number on a billboard works, apparently. Siegfried has been floored by the amount of responses he’s gotten.
He was quoted as saying, “Go big or go home. I mean you don’t get any bigger than this.”
Your parents might love you, but did they love you enough to help you get laid?
You may have had a good upbringing, but did your parents love you like this? A Facebook post was sent to us by our Crew Members, and it reads, “He’s smart but socially very shy. “Date” him and bring him our of his shell before he leaves for college. In exchange, we’ll give you a 2004 Buick Regal. Clean, rust-free, 40k miles. Serious inquiries only: [email protected]”
You may have had good Christmases, they may have celebrated your birthday’s, but did they ever try to get you laid like these parents did? Those are real ones.
What’s the kindest thing your parents did for you? The conversation lives on Facebook!
A “topless cannabis dispensary” could soon be arriving in your hometown
Boob lovers and bud lovers have all eyes on Whately, Massachusetts as they could soon be transforming the cannabis industry. During the Whately Selectboard meeting on Thursday, February 16th, owners Nicholas Spagnola and Julius Sokol spoke about their possible plans to take their tops off while smoking the day away.
In the building that was once a strip club, the owners said, “Our goal would be to operate a topless dispensary and to remove nude dancing and alcohol from the license.”
Would you support something like this coming into your hood? The conversation lives on Facebook!
