Call For 'Transformers' Extras Draws Thousands To Skokie
Outside the Holiday Inn in Skokie Friday, hundreds lined up around the hotel and into the back parking lot for a chance to be an extra in "Transformers 4."
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Outside the Holiday Inn in Skokie Friday, hundreds lined up around the hotel and into the back parking lot for a chance to be an extra in "Transformers 4."
The most Emmy nominations, 17, went to "American Horror Story: Asylum." Close behind was "Game of Thrones" with 16 nods, while "Saturday Night Live" and the Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" earned 15 nominations each.
A Bon Jovi fan who missed the rocker's concert at Soldier Field last weekend, is getting a souvenir anyway, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
Most people might not expect a surf shop in Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Def Jam rapper Lil Reese was arrested and charged with cannabis possession Saturday, marking his third arrest since April.
You don't need to be in Grant Park to get in on Lollapalooza! Get your festival started early at Metro! Queens of The Stone Age are back, and will perform Aug. 1 in a special WXRT pre-Lollapalooza show at Metro.
Justin Bieber's problems in Chicago just don't stop.
The 33rd annual Taste of Chicago got off to a hot and muggy start on Wednesday, but city officials were hoping some new attractions would help the summer festival become profitable again.
Dunton Avenue in Arlington Heights was awash in red, white, and blue; as families lined the street to cheer veterans, bands, and – sometimes – politicians marching in the village's parade.
Piles of poop are putting the brakes on an outdoor summer movie series.
He sings about cheeseburgers in paradise, but some Jimmy Buffett fans say they got mud baths in hell at a weekend concert in Chicago.
Great weather and the recent Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights drew a larger crowd to an already popular Chicago event today, Pride Parade, reports WBBM's Michele Fiore.
Every year people lose fingers, thumbs, eyes and even their lives when a firework goes off in their face. Dr , Espisito is the director of Loyola's trauma, critical unit and burn center and says people are warned and don't listen and they don't always learn a lesson.
No matter what kind of art you're into, you can probably find it at the Gold Coast Art Fair this weekend.
