http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/?track=rss Headlines from redeyechicago.com en ©2013, redeyechicago.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 By Tony Peregrin http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-boystown-are-you-ready-for-your-closeup-20130618,0,4375829.story?track=rss LGBTs and their straight allies will have even more reason to prance and preen during Chicago Gay Pride this year as the festivities are being filmed for a 52-minute documentary that will air on France’s M6—one of the top three TV networks in the country. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:00 CDT By Rachel Cromidas, @rachelcromidas http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-englewood-alderman-will-make-local-history-the-focus-of-neighborhood-bike-tour-20130618,0,2337196.story?track=rss This weekend, Englewood is joining the list of Chicago neighborhoods with their own alderman-led community tours. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:33:00 CDT By Mick Swasko, @swasko http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-nominations-open-for-gay-and-lesbian-sports-hof-20130618,0,3957066.story?track=rss Off the heels of announcing its inaugural inductees, Chicago’s Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame is now looking to the public for additional honorees. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:29:00 CDT By Megan Crepeau, @crepeau http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/ct-red-0618-plasticbag,0,3207864.story?track=rss An ordinance to ban plastic bags from Chicago retail stores got a City Council committee hearing Tuesday, more than a year and a half after it was initially proposed. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:00 CDT By JoVona Taylor http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-luminere-spa-saves-endangered-cats-one-wax-at-a-time-20130612,0,1430702.story?track=rss Adopt a furry cat and lose a little fur of your o Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:19:00 CDT By Rachel Cromidas, @rachelcromidas http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-suburban-man-stabbed-after-argument-on-belmont-cta-bus-prosecutors-20130617,0,7573112.story?track=rss An argument between a suburban man and a North Side woman on the Number 77 CTA bus escalated Saturday evening, ending when the woman stabbed the man and fled the bus at the corner of Southport Avenue and Belmont Avenue, according to police officials. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:01:00 CDT By Rachel Cromidas, @rachelcromidas http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-man-arrested-after-causing-a-disturbance-at-rib-fest-20130617,0,1725098.story?track=rss When police officers heard a man at the West Side's Six Corners BBQ Fest was shouting "profanities" at women at the food festival, they asked him to leave--four times, according to their police report. When he refused, they arrested him. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:05:00 CDT By Tracy Swartz, @tracyswartz http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/ct-red-going-public061813-20130617,0,7431897.story?track=rss Four more months! Wednesday marks one month since the CTA began overhauling the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street. The project, which shuttered nine stations, is on schedule to be completed by Oct. 19, the CTA said. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:42:00 CDT By JoVona Taylor http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-dekalb-tattoo-artist-chris-may-is-a-contestant-on-spike-tvs-ink-master-airing-july-16-20130617,0,2020210.story?track=rss A Dekalb tattoo artist will compete for the title of "Ink Master" when Spike TV hit returns for a third season in July. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:06:00 CDT By Leonor Vivanco, @lvivanco http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-more-food-trucks-licensed-to-cook-onboard-20130617,0,1491010.story?track=rss Nearly a year after the City Council allowed food trucks to cook onboard, only a total of 13 have the required license to do so. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:57:00 CDT