Part of an my account of Occupy Chicago’s attempt to camp at the horse statue in Congress Park on Saturday evening. Click here to read via Chicagoist.

Some pictures from the attempt to occupy Congress Park on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Click here to see (via Chicagoist)

A neat little story about an all too familiar situation. It could be a fair tale, it could be reality. We get to decide. Read the full piece by clicking here.

Here’s a great rundown of exactly the kinds of things you can and should do to help the Occupy movement, whether you’re in NYC, Chicago, or any other city across the globe. Read the whole thing by clicking here.

The quaint little Illinois town of Collinsville, just 12 miles east of St. Louis has been seemingly overrun with folks sporting saggy jeans. City council members, “tired of looking at people’s underwear,” voted to put a stop to the practice. Full, ridiculous story at Chicagoist.

Since 9/11, U.S. actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan cost at least a quarter of a million lives and will likely reach more than $4 trillion, a new research project reports. The Costs of War by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies details the toll the wars have taken in human, economic, social and [...]

Apparently, Google can fill the holes left in the federal budget after the GOP guts it. Also, criticizing people who have a net worth of millions is “class warfare.” Thanks for the advice, Tim!

I’ll probably have more commentary and pictures here next week, but here’s some commentary and photos from Slutwalk Chicago.

While information at New World Order Report can be sketchy, there’s no denying that this piece called 33 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True has some fascinating information. Click here and decide for yourself. (H/T to Disinfo.com)

This week’s pick goes to CHIRP Radio. Congrats on the launch of what will hopefully be Chicago’s best independent radio station!