April 23, 2004

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 20th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival continues through this weekend at locations around the city. Over 50 films from 20 different countries are featured in this year's event. Check out the official website for more information on locations, showtimes, and tickets.

- am | 23.04.04 ~ Film

Our Weird City

Metromix is soliciting suggestions of "bizarre people and places in Chicago." Give'em a hand and nominate someone/thing.

- ah | 23.04.04 ~ City Life/Cultural

Neighborhood Link: Edison Park

My girlfriend and I discovered a charming little neighborhood on the far Northwest Side this week, Edison Park. Their Chamber of Commerce has a really fascinating and well written page about the history of Edison Park, including why all the streets are alphabetized in the West Side and what role Thomas Edison had in naming the community. There's plenty of good, cheap places to eat and it even boasts a little coffeeshop: Edison Perk.

- bs | 23.04.04 ~ City Life/Cultural

Improv Film Challenge

Splitpillow has announced that teams wishing to participate in this year's Challenge 2.0 can now do so. What's The Challenge, you ask? It's a weekend of improvisational filmmaking, a madcap three days of filming, editing and production, culminating in a screening of the results at the Biograph Theater on June 3. Deadline for early (read: cheap) entry is May 1 -- check the site for more details.

- ah | 23.04.04 ~ Film

Will Clinger departs Wild Chicago

Robert Feder reports that Will Clinger, host of Channel 11's "Wild Chicago," has resigned from the show to pursue a theatrical career. This may mean the final days of the once popular show; Channel 11 has failed to secure underwriting support for the show, and it's been in reruns for the past two years anyway.

- jma | 23.04.04 ~ City Life/Cultural

Yeah, that oughta work

Not content with previous attempts to lift the Cubs' curse, State Rep. John Fritchey decided to write a piece of legislation declaring the curse "no more." Does this mean that if the Cubs don't win this year, they'll be violating state law?

- jma | 23.04.04 ~ Sports/Recreation

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