Great British series, always something classic and interesting to watch…read more Also informative and cultural.

If there's one thing to know about me, it's that TV is my life…read more So you can imagine my excitement when I nabbed a spot on 'Check, Please' to rep my beloved Chicago Suburbs before I departed for a life of television watching on Pacific Standard Time. My episode airs October 24th and I'll be real, I'm not so great on camera. On the internet? Sure. I'd like to think I'm pretty good on the internet, but on camera... welp... I trip on my words constantly, I can't make direct eye contact, and I talk out of one side of my mouth like the characters on the show Rugrats... it's possible I unknowingly had a stroke, and one time a coworker admitted that they legit thought I was autistic... for an entire 2 years. So I guess we'll see how this TV thing goes... they did give me a buncha wine, so the gap on the 50/50 of that is probably pretty wide. As far as WTTW in general, I can't knock 'em one bit. They were by far my favorite babysitter growing up and that Rick Steves... something about his voice is just very soothing to me. Puts my chakra in line or some junk. I recently learned that one in every 25 people is supposedly a sociopath... I don't want to incriminate myself or my cold, black heart, but I'll just say that WTTW taught me kindness and human emotions that I otherwise may have lacked. My parents tried really had to raise us brats but they had to work, A LOT, and I spent a lot of time in front of the TV, doing my learning and developing my character which I won't pretend is a shining example of humanity, but I could've come out a lot worse and based on the low-income area I grew up and seeing what the majority of other kids in my 'hood turned out like, I was better off in front of the TV than out in the real world. - Lamb Chop taught me how to be annoying with that glorious song that never ends. - Mr Rogers taught me that taking your shoes off inside the house important. - The Magic School Bus with my homegirl Miss Frizzle. - Freaking Kratt's Creatures - love those dreamy animal-loving brother. - Wishbone, the time traveling dog... couldn't get enough of that sh*t. - The Frugal Gourmet... Don't pretend like you or parents didn't own that cookbook. - WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SNA DIEGO - for hours on end. - Clifford The Big Red Dog, what's not to love? - The Big Comfy Couch was creepy and wonderful. - This Old House --- Bob Vila version or bust! - Reading Rainbow didn't exactly get me reading, but I watched the show, sooo... - And let's not forget that babe Bill Nye The Science Guy. Hubba.Freaking.Hubba. Sure, their fundraising broadcasting is pretty unbearable, but I guess it's good to turn the TV off and get out of the house sometimes, so the phone operators in mini stadium seating are my cue. As far as the studio and the staff are concerned, the place is immaculate and everyone there was cool as heck. The make-up artist was mega rad and a trooper when she had to work double time when it became apparent that I'm the sweatiest person ever and basically need make-up retouching every 10 minutes. The new(ish host Catherine De Orio) is super down to Earth and that's coming a person who went through a mini version of the stages of grief when Alpana left, but now having met Catherine and seen her deal with some pretty awkward on-set conversations like a pro, I've got nothing but love for her. And the icing on the cake was getting to meet and chat with David Manilow, the series creator, during the interview process and on set for the first day of Season 14 shooting. Super cool guy who just emanates energy and really pumped us all up for the taping. I feel super lucky to have gotten to be a part of the 14th season of a show that's on perma-DVR at my house and really is a legit slice if Chicago history, but even without, WTTW is the crown jewel of non-cable television and a thing I'm eternally grateful for. And you can watch me be the first person to say the word 'pussy' on Check, Please... possibly on Public Broadcasting altogether right here: http://checkplease.wttw.com/restaurants/season-14-episode-2-full-show

After a few changes to channels 41-1 and 41-2, the channel they call "Comet" has now settled into…read morethe 41-1 slot. Good for silly old sci-fi movies and series. If they're still butchering their movies with bad cuts, I haven't noticed. My only problem is their signal; my antenna has to be in a very precise position to get any reception at all, and sometimes even that doesn't work. Everyone except me streams or has cable, I suppose, so this review may not matter to many folks, but since I reviewed this broadcast slot once before, and it's now changed, I figured I should update it.

I love love love watching KBS. I still can't believe that Boys Over Flowers is being aired here in…read moreChicago. I soo love Ji Hoo ^-^ I also love watching Music Bank. I'm a huge K-pop fanatic [Super Junior in particular]. I wish that more shows like, Star King, We Got Married, Intimate Note, Family Outing, Inkigayo, Mnet, Pops In Seoul etc... begin airing here in Chicago....even if the programs are not from KBS There are tons of dramas that I wish to see as well like Cain and Abel, Cinderella Man, The Sling Shot, My Too Perfect Sons, etc.... Trust me, I know way too many to list here.

My friend George is the editor. He works very hard to get his paper out and write stories that…read moreeffect not only the taxi cab industry but their consumers. Who cares if he's a pervert. Pick one up today.

From the owner: Lost something in a Chicago taxicab? Our newspaper reaches dozens of cab companies and thousands…read moreof taxi drivers throughout Chicagoland.

I needed to digitize an archive of audio cassettes, photos and video tapes and Scan5 knocked it out…read moreof the park!! Communication was spot on and I always felt connected to my project. Turnaround was quick. Price was better than most of the companies I had researched and the team really made sure I felt comfortable with sharing my archived information. Upon completion, everything was delivered to me with cloud download and on a flash drive. The cloud is so helpful to have as a backup for incase I lose the flashdrive but it above all else it saved all of my families precious memories, videos and photos. I cannot recommend a service like this enough to everyone as we move into a digital age. Above all I recommend Scan5 as the premier company to take on such a personal task.

Over the past few months, Scan5 worked on several scanning projects for our company and the process…read morehas been flawless each time. Dave sent a courier to collect the boxes of media from our office and deliver it to Scan5's office. I received an itemized quote within 24 hours with some resolution upgrade options, which we agreed to. I was emailed frequent updates during the projects and communication overall was fantastic. In total, Scan5 digitized over 150 VHS and Mini DV tapes plus several hundred DVDs. Additionally, they scanned a few thousand photo prints containing some wonderful and hilarious memories from our company outings dating back to the 1970s. So glad to have found Scan5 to handle this work for us! Shipping our irreplaceable media out of town in a big box was not an option. Highly recommend Dave and his team for getting your projects done accurately and timely. Thank you, Scan5!

Went here for NYE. I was really disappointed by the food. It has good reviews and a friend had been…read moreand liked it. I got the pre fixe menu. The pickled deviled eggs were tasty. It was not an "Amuse bouche" which is a single bite item, it was much more but I'm not complaining about that! The appetizer was grilled octopus over sweet potato mash. I learned that day that sweet and grilled octopus is not a good mix. It was nearly gross. I picked the octopus up and tried to brush off as much of the sweet potatoes and possible. The octopus tasted good but was over cooked. My main was the branzino. It was charred to a crisp and full of bones. It did not taste good and was extremely difficult to eat. I did not taste the German chocolate cake for dessert but was told it was dry and people barely touched it. My husband and others are our table got short rib goulash, which was served like a steak with gravy. It wasn't tender like short rib should be. He said the flavor was good at least. Someone got the fish and chips and said it was flavorless. Someone else got the burger and said it was also charred and over cooked. Over all, pretty disappointed. Cute place with decent service. Hopefully this was just an off night.

Third time at cobblestone and this time was for Valentine's Day. We wanted someplace cozy and cute…read moreand Cobblestone set the bar high with a candlelit dinner. They had a terrific Valentine's Day dinner $95 for two people which included a small amuse-bouche each, an appetizer to share, individual entrees, and a dessert to share. We loved the crispy broccolini and were fighting over it. The entrees were huge portions and packed with flavor. I consider myself a scallop connoisseur and in all the restaurants we've ever been in, these scallops were cooked beautifully. They had a perfect sear to them on the outside but cooked perfectly on the inside as well, 10/10 no notes this is the scallop I will compare all future scallops to. And the duck confit, oh my...we also fought over this dish which paired incredibly well with beans to our surprise. Chocolate cake had a beautiful strawberry sauce on the bottom. Everything was incredible including the service. Cobblestone remains our favorite in the area and is loved by all the locals. Thank you for a perfect Valentine's Day dinner.

In the age of technology, radio feeds from around the world are becoming common place. Outside of…read morethe car there is almost no need for radio anymore. Chicago is diving into the live feed mix with a wonderful new feed called CHIRP. This independent online station has brought together a wonderful group of men and women whose musical repertoire is simply astonishing. From small unheard bands to some classic but seldom played tracks these deejays truly give you a listening experience worthy of your appreciation. With no commercials or meaningless chatter, CHIRP is my new at home listen.

CHIRP Radio is great. It's an awesome radio station. I wish that more people knew about it.read more

I walked by this door too many times before noticing it's an actual stationery store and printer's…read moreshop! Just browsing is fun. They have so many different kinds of journals, cards and letter writing supplies. They even have a regular letter writing Meetup. What a great way to get unplugged in a digital world! They also offer printing services. Check their website for the full list of services.

Tons of stationery items. You'll find something you like!…read more They have their own screen print studio in the back. Super cool! The owner is a graphic designer so it makes sense. Only bummer is the aisles are kinda narrow so you have to squeeze by a lot of it's super busy but otherwise it's nothing that should keep you from visiting!

This is a great radio station if you're understand polish this is the one you can get the latest…read morenews and more. I hit a lot of good comments I'm surprised no one reviewed the station yet.. If you want to advertise your business this is probably the place you want to go with