Goldman Sachs says your home value could plummet to 2008 levels

Well, maybe not your home.

Goldman Sachs expects home values to worsen through 2023 amid continued skyrocketing interest rates and declining housing prices and they predict that San Jose, California; San Diego, California; Austin, Texas; and Phoenix, Arizona, will likely see noticeable increases before drastic decreases of more than 25%.

As for those in Chicago, home prices are expected to dip slightly (-1.8%), while Baltimore (+0.5%) and Miami (+0.8%) will see higher prices, the firm said.

Don’t buy a home in the burbs just yet, Brian. Things could get worse before they get better.

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Chicago Wolves to debut new jerseys in support of mental health awareness

Chicago’s top hockey team, AHL’s Chicago Wolves, will host the Rockford Ice Hogs and Grand Rapids Griffins this weekend. When they take the ice, the Wolves will be wearing special jerseys to raise awareness for those suffering with poor mental health. “The goal is to raise awareness,” said Wolves President of Operations Courtney Mahoney. “Certainly the goal is to raise a lot of funds for mental health-related charities. If we can have any kids or family, anybody feel better about themselves and understand that they’re not alone, I think that’s a win-win for the organization.”

The commemorative jerseys feature a butterfly to symbolize transformation, meaningful phrases and a colorful brain pattern representing different mental health issues.

A charity auction for select jerseys runs through the end of this weekend.

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Adult woman poses as high school student for four days before getting caught

Officials at a New Jersey high school confirmed that a grown woman who posed as a teen girl was able to attend classes at the city’s high school for several days after enrolling with fake documents. The school district superintendent noted, “She was here for four days before being found out, and barred from entering the district property. All appropriate authorities were immediately notified, and the individual in question has now been arrested for providing false documentation.”

This begs the question – the same one we ask whenever there’s a high-profile pedophilia case – why would you voluntarily spend time with a high schooler?

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Relive Fall Out Boy at the Metro with the setlist, videos, and exclusive photos

If you build it, they will come.

January 25, Fall Out Boy returned home to the Metro thanks to Q101. The band played a career-spanning, blistering 19 song setlist that kept the lucky 1,000 fans in attendance engaged and energized from start to finish.

Notably, the band played “Calm Before the Storm” for the first time since 2007. That joined “Grand Theft Autumn”, “Chicago is So Two Years Ago”, and “Saturday” as the songs from Fall Out Boy’s first record, Take This to Your Grave.

“Hum Hallelujah”, a fan-favorite from Infinity on High, was played, as well. This song hasn’t been a setlist regular since 2013.

Love From the Other Side (Public Live Debut)
The Phoenix
Sugar, We’re Goin Down
Uma Thurman
Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy
American Beauty/American Psycho
Dance, Dance
Hum Hallelujah
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More “Touch Me”
This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race
Calm Before the Storm (First Performance since 2007)
My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Heartbreak Feels So Good (Live Debut)
Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
Thriller
Thnks fr th Mmrs
Centuries
Saturday

Q101 would like to extend a thank you to every single listener who called in and attempted to win tickets for the Fall Out Boy Takeover!!

Photos by Zach Spangler / @zspang

A&W announces that Rooty the Great Root Bear will finally put some damn clothes on, will wear jeans going forward

It’s a hard time for sexy mascots. As noted earlier this week, M&M’s have ditched the salacious green M&M (as well as the other colors) in favor of Maya Rudolph. A&W took steps this week to cover up their mascot, Rooty the Great Root Bear, after years of his bottom-half hanging loose.

Of course, this stirred up the usual suspects, many of whom were equally as fired up about the M&M’s story earlier this week.

The company, of course, later confirmed that this was a joke.

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We should all strive to be as oblivious as the delivery person who walked on the floor during a Loyola basketball game

Head empty, no thoughts. That’s how we should all approach life. That’s certainly the mindset that one man with a bag of McDonald’s had when he walked on the court in the midst of the Loyola-Duquesne basketball game last night.

The delivery person was shown again a couple minutes later, walking around the arena, looking to track down the person who ordered the food. Later reports confirmed that the hungry fan was eventually delivered their meal.

If you’re feeling stressed out at your ever-growing to-do list, don’t. Turn your mind off. Wander off to an unauthorized location. Eat some McNuggets. Everything will be alright.

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Megabus is back in Chicago!

Road trippers rejoice. In partnership with Miller Transportation, the Megabus will connect Chicago with 23 cities, including Indianapolis, Louisville, and Columbus. Meagabus has decreased their presence in Chicago going back to 2016.

Tickets on most routes are $17.50 one way, but fares from Chicago to Gary have been seen for as low as $1.

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Bizarre video of a polite Chicago carjacking

Very rarely does the word “sir” find it’s way into a heist, but CWB Chicago has released a video of a polite carjacking on the 600 block of West 29th Street from over the weekend. The suspects approached the victim calmly, called him “sir”, and held his pizza box while he retrieved his car keys.

The investing is currently ongoing.

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Larsa Pippen brings Michael Jordan’s son to the streets, makes relationship public

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are Instagram Official.

Scottie Pippen was viciously taken down by Michael Jordan in The Last Dance, and now his ex is hooking up with Marcus Jordan. Prayers up to Scottie.

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White Sox new signing Mike Clevinger facing claims of domestic violence, child abuse

According to The Athletic, Padres-turned-Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger has attacked both his wife and his 10-month-old child. The report says, According to [Olivia] Finestead (the mother of Clevinger’s daughter), she has detailed to those investigators incidents of physical, verbal and emotional abuse, including an incident from last June in which Finestead said Clevinger choked her, and another about two weeks later when she said Clevinger slapped her in a hotel room when the team was playing the Dodgers and threw used chewing tobacco on their child.”

A source familiar with MLB’s investigation process confirmed there is an open investigation on Clevinger. The source added that the White Sox became aware of the allegations after he was signed. Clevinger has not publicly commented on the allegations and his agent told The Athletic they would need “time” before responding.

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Illinois reveals rejected vanity plates including “PEEPEE” and “WHTHFUK”

The Illinois Secretary of State has revealed a number of rejected vanity plates over the last year. Nearly 400 vanity and personalized plate requests were rejected last year, because of their “tawdry, lewd, or offensive nature, or because they were difficult to read.”

Some of the rejected plates include: PEEPEE, GOTPOOP, SUCKER, KISSASH, SUKIT, BITEU, DUCKYOU, COKAIN, HAIILNO, WHTHFUK, and WMWWWMW.

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Chicago Police announce they are going to crackdown on thefts

Thanks, boys. Chicago Police are shifting focus to curb violent carjackings. After finding some success in fighting carjackings, CPD is partnering again with the Cook County Sheriff and launching a new program targeting stolen vehicles. The effort combines free safety hardware and pre-emptive permission from owners to track stolen vehicles.

At upcoming events, Hyundai and Kia owners can also get a limited number of free steering wheel locks. The bright yellow devices will keep the front wheels from turning. Their color will also serve to deter potential thieves. The devices are being shipped “by the pallet-full” from the car companies, according to Glen Brooks, director of CPD’s Office of Community Policing.

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The dumbest guy you know thinks there was a Damar Hamlin body-double at the Bills game on Sunday

Junior detectives have spent the last few days all over the Internet, picking apart video “evidence” from Damar Hamlin’s appearance in Buffalo this past Sunday. Hamlin, who was immediately attacked and used as a propaganda tool following his collapse on Monday Night Football a few weeks ago, was dressed in sunglasses, a mask, and a hoodie, just as any other person would in freezing temperatures. For some reason, however, that has led people to thinking that the real Damar Hamlin died and that the man in Buffalo last Sunday was a fake.

One quick Twitter search of “Damar Hamlin” will lead you to hundreds of results of people questioning the existence of this man.

It should be noted that Hamlin has made multiple public appearances since the incident, but accepting this would force people to go back to their own lives.

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Win passes to the Fall Out Boy Experience in The Lounge

Listeners of Brian & Justin on Q101 (6a-10a) will have a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Fall Out Boy. On Tuesday and Wednesday, once an hour, Brian & Justin will give away passes to the Fall Out Boy Experience in The Lounge. 8 lucky winners and their guest will get a chance to sit in on an interview with History of Alternative host Brian Philips. They will also receive a photo with the band.

***Winners of the Fall Out Boy Experience will not win tickets to Fall Out Boy’s show at Metro***

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Hear a snippet of Fall Out Boy’s “Heartbreak Feels So Good”, which will be released on Wednesday

If you thought “Love From the Other Side” was going to be the only new Fall Out Boy injected into your life, you were sorely mistaken.

After sending fans to the Field of Dreams, they were met with the message “heartbreak feels so good”.

On Wednesday, the same day as Q101’s Takeover with Fall Out Boy at the Metro, the band will drop their second single from ‘So Much (for) Stardust’, which is set to come out on March 24. A snippet of the new song, “Heartbreak Feels So Good”, was released by the band on their YouTube account.

Information on how to get into Q101’s Takeover with Fall Out Boy at the Metro can be found here.

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M&M’s cartoons are officially too sexy, company shifts to spokeswoman Maya Rudolph

As a nation, we are constantly evolving. What was once familiar is no longer. What was once accepted is no longer. And most importantly, what was considered sexy is no longer. M&M’s and their spokescandies have caused too much of a stir. After toning down the brown and green M&M’s last year, professional bowtie wearer and heir to the Swanson TV Dinner throne, Tucker Carlson, rightfully rang the alarm bells about a future with “androgynous” M&M’s.

In a statement released on January 23, the bite-sized candy released a statement easing our worries about possible candy-related androgyny. Instead, the company is pivoting to a feminine direction. No, we aren’t getting the green M&M back in thigh-highs, unfortunately, and no matter how much the purple M&M is asking for it, we still can’t bring her the goods. Instead, human Maya Rudolph will serve as the face of the brand.

If anyone wants any links to sexy M&M’s content, please let me know.

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Stolen Rockford funeral home van, body found in separate places

A van stolen from a funeral home in Rockford over the weekend and the body inside it were both found in Chicago, but nearly a day apart, according to Rockford police. According to ABC 7, “The van was found Saturday evening around 5:30 p.m. in Chicago in the 1400-block of East 87th Street, near the border of Avalon Park and Calumet Heights. Rockford police said the body that was inside, which officials said was in a bag and not a coffin, was still missing.”

Police have yet to arrest anyone in this case.

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