2,000 adults were recently polled and asked when the most stressful time of the day was. Because of morning commutes, whether they be your own on your way to work or getting children to school, has shown that the most stressful time of the day is 7:23am. The poll found that adults face about three stressful events every day. They occur about an hour earlier in women than men.
What are you doing at 7:23? The conversation lives on Facebook!
A recent MoneyGeek poll has found that two Chicagoland hotbeds are some of the safest cities in America. Naperville, home to just shy of 150,000 citizens, was named the safest city in all of the country. “The Dirty J” Joliet, who narrowly edges them out in population, finished seven spots behind them. According to the publication, the ranking looked at “standardized crime statistics reported to the FBI” in 2021. That data was then analyzed with the population of each city to determine crime rates per 100,000 people.
Midwest cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, and St. Louis found their way onto the 15 Most Dangerous Cities list. Chicago ranked on neither list.
Does this poll accurately represent the feelings of those in Naperville? The conversation lives on Facebook!
In case you need an incentive to head to the Friendly Confines this year, the Cubs have stocked up on giveaways for the upcoming season.
For the first time, the Cubs are having a bobblehead series that features the five people who have statues around Wrigley Field, which will be handed out to the first 10,000 fans entering the ballpark.
As they have for a number of seasons, the Cubs will have a variety of theme nights for fans starting in April and running through September.
The White Sox released their promotional calendar in December. Their lineup features a bucket hat, a slew of jerseys, and some spectacular bobbleheads.
Chicago Police discovered stolen mail in a vacant South Loop hotel room just after midnight on Tuesday. The Virgin Hotel on North Wabash housed the stolen mail. WGN cameras caught officers transporting the mail upon their arrival on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for USPS said, “Postal Inspectors and Chicago Police have launched an investigation this morning into which individual(s) possessed Postal property at that downtown hotel room, how they came into its possession, and what specific criminal activity they may have used it for.”
On average each household receives two pieces of mail each day. 9.5 million people live in Chicagoland – that’s 19 Million pieces of mail a day in Chicagoland. The Sightline Institute says each American receives an average of 41 pounds of junk mail per year. New York University says 5.6 million tons of junk mail end up in America.
The limited edition transparent yellow cassette will include an 8-panel j-card with lyrics. Out April 14th.
Win tickets to their Soldier Field 2024 shows this Ticket Blitz Thursday.
Chicago’s premier record store, Reckless Records, is giving people a chance to hear Paramore’s new album, “This Is Why”, before anyone else. On February 7, both the Wicker Park and Belmont locations will host listening parties for the new record. Everyone in attendance will receive a poster and will have a chance to win bigger prizes.
The band’s sixth album will be released on Friday, February 10. Listen to lead single, “This Is Why”, here.
Perhaps the most requested audio in Brian & Justin history.
As announced by Q101 yesterday, Linkin Park will be dropping a “new” song on Friday. ‘Lost’, a song from the Meteora sessions, will be released for the first time.
With the song’s origins dating back to 2003, this song will of course feature vocals from Chester Bennington. You can listen to the teaser above for a preview of what the song will sound like.
Brian Haddad, who has not enjoyed a comedic movie since 2007, and hasn’t been to a movie theater since seeing Top Gun: Forever months after everyone else, is pissed about AMC’s announcement yesterday. The theater company announced that they would be rolling out a pricing tier based on the seats that you purchase. They go as followed,
His days of being a cinema buff are behind him, but that didn’t stop the generator of Q101’s Brian & Justin from popping off to the Q101 Digital Team, “This isn’t how things used to be. This is BS! It’s surge pricing all over again, and before you know it it’ll be $200 to sit in the middle seat.”
Despite his regular fiscal mismanagement, Haddad does make a good point in the fact that this is yet another instance in which consumers are getting screwed by a major media company.
“Sightline” applies to all showtimes after 4 p.m. It won’t be in effect for Discount Tuesday. The new pricing system has already launched in select markets and will roll out nationally by the end of 2023.
While White Sox closer Liam Hendriks continues to battle non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team has rallied around him with a new campaign to show their support. ‘Close Out Cancer’ t-shirts are available at whitesox.com/TeamLiam with proceeds going to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
We wish Hendriks the best as he continues his battle.
Lebron James is closing in on greatness. At the time of this writing, he sits a mere 36 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record that is currently held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His next two opportunities to break the record will come at home vs. the Thunder on Tuesday and against the former world champion Bucks on Thursday, both of which will be nationally broadcasted games on TNT. Tickets to the Thunder game are $284,50% higher than the team’s season average, according to ticket retailer StubHub.
Courtside tickets for Tuesday’s game cost around $48,403 and Thursday’s an eye-watering $68,995, according to retailer TickPick.
James will pass the scoring record with 38,388 points. For reference, Michael Jordan sits fifth all-time with 32,292 points.
The Lakers currently sit at 25-29 and are two games out of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament, but hey, this is cool, too.
It’s been awhile since Mockingbird came out, huh? Hailie Jade, host of the Just a Little Shady podcast, is now engaged. She’s been with her man for six years and over the weekend, she took to Instagram to announce their next step.
The three-song set “Love From The Other Side”, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” and “Centuries” was backed by the Central Florida Community Arts Symphony Orchestra and accompanied by a pyrotechnical show!
As Justin said, sometimes the Internet blesses you with a video like this. Consider yourself blessed.
We apologize for putting this video out into the world, but we feel like we must share this weirdness.
Few bands have lasted as long as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and no one’s longevity has been more surprising than the L.A. quarter. It seems impossible that they’ve been around for as long as they have and are subsequently as old as they are now, but that is simply the magic of the Chili Peppers. The 60 Minutes camera crew caught up with them for a rare, honest, and intimate interview to celebrate this milestone.
If anyone can play when they’re 100, it would be Flea. Here’s to another 40, RHCP.
Tuck your package, boys, because she’s packing.
A few weeks ago we talked about a woman who had her address posted online on a brothel website, leading to swarms of men showing up and expecting sex. Camera crews recently caught up with the woman, who has had enough of this horny nonsense.
She now carries a loaded pistol with her to keep men away from her, but that has not slowed the stream of neanderthals coming her way.
British duo and Twisted Xmas alumni Wet Leg scored big last night at the Grammys, taking home both Best Alternative Album for their self-titled record, beating out Big Thief, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and others, and best Alternative Performance for their song “Chaise Lounge”.
Hardcore darlings and personal favorites of Brian & Justin, Turnstile, were nominated for three different categories. When it came to Best Metal Performance, they were beat out by a man on death’s doorstep in Ozzy Osbourne. Fine. Whatever. I don’t like it, but I can accept it. When it comes to Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, however, Turnstile was beat out by Brandi Carlisle and her snoozer track “Broken Horses”. There’s nothing wrong with Brandi Carlisle, she seems like a nice lady, but no one is more sterile than she is. She’s fine if you want to honor someone at The Kennedy Center, but Best Rock Song? In the year of our Lord 2023? When Turnstile is doing the damn thing? I think not. This is this generation’s Jethro Tull-Metallica situation all over again.
Elsewhere, hip-hop celebrated 50 years of kicking ass with an incredible ensemble performance.
A full list of winners can be found here.
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