Jordan Monroe Schultz

All hail this hero who tried to sell a spot on Big Star’s patio for $1,500

June 12, 2018 at 4:04 a.m.

It's Friday. It's 5 p.m. All you want is some delicious marinated pork on a freakin' corn tortilla. And maybe a smoky-as-hell margarita. But wait. It's "81 degrees." And the...

Troye Sivan proves he’s ready for bigger stages at House of Blues

June 9, 2018 at 6:34 a.m.

Troye Sivan told the crowd that he was sick near the beginning of his House of Blues show Monday night, but you couldn't tell. The 20-year-old pop singer, whose energy...

Troye Sivan is bringing sexy vocals and pop beats to the House of Blues

June 11, 2018 at 11:43 a.m.

With nearly 4 million YouTube subscribers and about 3.5 million followers on both Twitter and Instagram, Troye Sivan is one of many young creatives who have built their own digital...

Sweat it out: Recovering addict finds new life as a Chicago SoulCycle instructor

May 25, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

By the time you walk out of Ryan Lewis' SoulCycle class, he hopes to have kicked your ass and put it back together. But the workout is more than physical—it's...

‘Star Wars’ is the best movie franchise because it inspires creativity

June 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

The amount of my friends who haven't seen the six "Star Wars" films is startling. Actually, I only can come up with three people offhand. But for the best movie...

When Nicki Minaj was scary good on ‘Monster’

June 16, 2018 at 6:08 p.m.

Welcome to RedEye's "Song of the Day," an ongoing feature where music reporter Josh Terry or another RedEye staff member highlights something they're listening to. Some days the track will...

Screw Taylor Swift! Tove Lo is the pop star of our dreams

June 17, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.

I love Taylor Swift. Like, I-have-listened-to-some-"1989"-songs-more-than-3,000-times love. But I'm a little Taylor-ed out. And Taylor knows it, too. "I think I should take some time off. I think people might...

The Honey Nut Cheerios balloon moves through Times Square in New York during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade November 1999.

Cheerios recall is happening because gluten-free dieters are dicks (and some people will become seriously ill)

June 16, 2018 at 7:45 p.m.

General Mills recalled 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Monday, claiming that a gluten-free oat flour was inadvertently replaced with wheat flour. But the real reason everyone...

Gwen Stefani steals and overwhelms the No Doubt stage at Riot Fest

June 15, 2018 at 2:14 p.m.

There are pop shows. There are reggae shows. There are punk rock shows. There are electronic shows. And then there are No Doubt shows — which are all four. No...

Love/hate: No Doubt

June 16, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.

Appearing Friday night, No Doubt is one of the biggest acts at this year's Riot Fest (Sept. 11-13 at Douglas Park). One RedEye staffer loves 'em, one hates 'em. Let's...

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