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And then they didn't pay for almost 3 years (per Ligs this was, again, b/c no one wanted to have their fingerprints on something unpleasant, even though they had a federal judge wanting to skin them for not paying), so the judgment accrued interest at the statutory 8% APR. Not a bad investment.

So my stupid grocery store was held up at gunpoint right in the middle of the evening.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/inside-booster-news-star/the-market-place-latest-victim-of-string-of-armed-robberies-on-north-side/464607103560528

Sorry for talking to myself a bunch here, but I wanted to share and it might be interesting to others, too.

According to store manager Michael Proce, “I could tell just from the body language something wasn’t right as soon as these five black men came in with their heads down."

Sigh.

Yeh, no kidding. The first site where I read about the robbery was a blog post w/ a title about "bandits" robbing a grocery store. And it called them "hooligans" and of course said right off the bat that "five black men" robbed the store.

I say fuck the city if they hire thugs like that asshat, take 'em for all they're worth. Yes I realize that means we're paying taxes to cover their losses.

My parents are coming on Thanksgiving and it's my (unpleasant landmark age) birthday and I dropped the ball on making a dinner reservation and all of my first choices are taken and now I don't know where to go. Some nice restaurants are doing buffets, but I refuse to stand in line for food on my 40th birthday.

Any suggestions?

are they only going to be here on thanksgiving? you could just go out the day before or after, fuck a holiday

No, they will be here before and after but Thanksgiving is my actual birthday. But yeah, maybe..........

http://urbanunionchicago.com/

Posted about this a few months back when R and I went there. It was really good & decently easy on the wallet (but you could definitely still have a fancypants time), and getting a reservation was pretty easy afaik.

Their menu made my mouth water.

B/c of watching a movie w/ multiple lobotomy scenes, I keep thinking of stabbing that POS cop in the heart w/ a lobotomy probe. Gah. q

My parents are coming on Thanksgiving and it's my (unpleasant landmark age) birthday and I dropped the ball on making a dinner reservation and all of my first choices are taken and now I don't know where to go. Some nice restaurants are doing buffets, but I refuse to stand in line for food on my 40th birthday.

Any suggestions?

Sun Wah in Uptown does an awesome Thanksgiving turkey a la their Beijing Duck. Call or email to order.

>773.769.1254
sunwah✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧

hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

No, probably won't take my rural parents to Sun Wah.

(I love it, though.)

Urban Union looks amazing, but they are either closed or booked on Thanksgiving. I'm not quite ready to give up on going out on the actual birth/holiday, yet.

If you don't/can't go out, you can always get a great bird at Publican or Butcher & Larder.

xp dang

really haven't gone anywhere else fancy recently, been trying to save $ for wedding & honeymoon (looking like Puerto Rico!)

Takeout is a good idea.

xp nice!

Good afternoon! PQM will be offering Turkeys for the holidays. Our prices are $3.75 per pound for non-organic turkeys and $9 per pound for the Heritage organic turkeys. Weights range from 12-14 pounds up to 26-28 pounds. Please call PQM at 312-445-8977 to plae your order! Thank you

http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?pid=1&m=3

you probably already saw this but if not...

Longman & Eagle did Thanksgiving last year:

The L&E is pleased to announce a special series of Thanksgiving tastings, focusing on a very special ‘family style’ menu created by executive chef JARED WENTWORTH. The menu will include…

Roasted Heritage Turkey
“Green Bean Casserole”
Piggy Brussel Sprouts
Bourbon and Orange Cranberry Sauce
Roasted Spaghetti Squash, Chanterelle Mushrooms, and Tarragon
Chestnut Foie Gras Stuffing
Pommes Roebochun
Sweet Potato Pie

2 seatings are available (3pm or 6pm)

tickets are $65 and available HERE.

(Please note that beverages and gratuity are NOT included in the ticket’s purchase price.)

Dunno if they're doing it again ...

Oh, snap, they are: http://www.longmanandeagle.com/blog/2012/10/thanksgiving-family-style/

Announced 30 minutes ago, hah ha!

October 15, 2012

The L&E is pleased to announce that we’ll be accepting Thanksgiving reservations, where we’ll be offering a very special ‘family style’ menu created by executive chef JARED WENTWORTH.

Roasted Heritage Turkey
“Green Bean Casserole”
Piggy Brussel Sprouts
Bourbon and Orange Cranberry Sauce
Roasted Spaghetti Squash, Chanterelle Mushrooms, and Tarragon
Chestnut Foie Gras Stuffing
Pommes Roebochun
Sweet Potato Pie

Taking place Thursday, November 22nd, the price will be $65 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 773-276-7110 between the hours of 11am and 6pm.

so hungry

Yeah, Dan, I've been checking out the Open Table list. That's where most of the fancy restaurant buffets are. David Burke's is doing a decent looking sit down meal, so I was thinking about that one until I started looking more thoroughly. I LOLed to myself at the thought of taking my family out to Beef & Brandy for Thanksgiving.

L&E is very promising.

I might steal their menu -- I feel too lazy to think of my own and it sounds SO GOOD.

FWIW, we made a bourbon and orange cranberry sauce last year, and it was awesome.

usually i just do orange cranberry, but bourbon is sounding awfully good with those two things (although generally i don't like hot booze)

We had a very delicious dinner at Bristol with my parents recently.

This will be very nice:
http://www.balsanrestaurant.com/menus/thanksgiving.pdf

Whoa that does look really good.

http://www.tv.com/m/news/19-highlights-and-lowlights-from-lifetimes-drew-peterson-untouchable-with-gifs-27635/

Oh dear.

I won two tickets to the Swans show from CHIRP!

Hey, awesome! We'll see you there!

http://www.tv.com/m/news/19-highlights-and-lowlights-from-lifetimes-drew-peterson-untouchable-with-gifs-27635/
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sarah doesn't want to go to the swans show so if anyone wants my +1, let me know ASAP

i might have a taker

Not interested in Swans, but on a related note, I have an extra ticket to Tinariwen at Old Town School on Sunday at 6 PM. (Kr is going on a last-minute biz trip.)

I won two tickets to the Swans show from CHIRP!

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:38 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Hey, awesome! We'll see you there!

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see you there, square!

this is the second time i've won tickets from CHIRP. i don't know if i'm lucky or if no one else responds to their ticket contests on twitter.

Guys I made up a little song about my lunchtime errands, to the tune of Wanted Dead or Alive:

I had a lot of errands
and I ran them all!

Also I've had occasion to need to contact my prior employer to get my pension rolled over and I had almost forgotten how fundamentally incompetent they are at every level, but I have been duly reminded.

Heading to Everest for dinner tonight. Should have a great view of ... nothing.

Oh bummer. Well, the view won't distract you from the food? Also I've been in the Hancock when it's crazy foggy and it's not an axing view but there's something really neat and surreal about the fog.

Hancock has the best view in the city, because you get to see all the planes circling over the lake.

Axing = amazing, somehow.

Best view IMO is the women's bathroom in the Signature Room. But tbf I've never been up to the terror platform in the Sears Tower.

Sun's coming out. JoshInC must've slipped the maitre d' a $20.

Don't know if you guys ever walked by this guy's store, but he had major anti-Daley stuff in his window for a while, and other anti-Machine stuff--familiar used-bookstore personality--and now he's made the Drudge Report:

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/chicago-store-owner-labeled-racist-for-anti-obama-business-sign/

I’m not a racist. My wife is Spanish. Come on.

Spanish? Like Cristobal Colon or the Mexican kind?

http://1000words1000days.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/GOB-ComeOn.jpg

How's your finger?

He should move to Greensboro where he would fit right in with racists and bead shops.