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Also: The strange story of a woman who froze in Fargo and behind the scenes of "The Breakfast Club."

The Mag Mile's extension to the south was just christened the "Chicago Cultural Mile" last summer.

Who's the new Jon Stewart, and who was the old Rahm Emanuel? These stories and more we're reading today.

Google Maps has a Pac-Man filter today, allowing you to play all around Chicago's neighborhoods.

Elite Traveler's poll rates Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas' Halsted street spot as the best on Earth.

Names can be misleading when it comes to sites in Chicago's neighborhoods.

The Bulls star has often spoken about the shootings and killings in the city.

The beer was ranked one of the top six beers by the Hop Review at the Chicago Beer Festival.

We rounded up some fun things to do this weekend like buying fresh flowers and seeing a variety show.

"Adolescence is hard enough without your father [bleeping] it up," he says.

Also, Chicago  magazine says there are deals to be had on high-end homes in Morgan Park and Beverly.

A columnist on the magazine's website says pay-to-play is winning, and the middle class is losing.

Some have taken to Twitter to ask, are Cruz and Ricketts the same person?

Rahm Emanuel invoked his mother's joke when asked why he doesn't seem to like a reporter.