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A sign in the window of the Snarf's Sandwiches location at Prudential Plaza informs customers that the store is closed. Black plastic covers most of the store's signage.

Snarf’s Sandwiches just laid off its employees the week of Christmas — again

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Snarf’s Sandwiches has shut down its two Chicago locations and laid off 19 employees, the company said Wednesday. It’s the second time in five years the company has laid off...

Jake Gyllenhaal watches the Brooklyn Nets vs. Miami Heat game during the 2014 NBA Playoffs

Jake Gyllenhaal turns bad, fried chicken and the fireplace, and more holiday weekend conversation starters

May 9, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the long Christmas weekend. Jake Gyllenhaal is gonna be a ‘Spider-Man’ bad...

Eric Fogel, creator of the MTV show "Celebrity Deathmatch," poses with some of his clay figures at MTV's animation studio in New York April 10, 1998.

‘Celebrity Deathmatch,’ Tyler Perry’s Walmart layaway and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner tonight. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ resurrected Before social media, the...

A new study says self-driving cars will lead to a rise in sex on wheels.

Monopoly for Millennials, self-driving car sex and more conversation starters for Thanksgiving weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at Thanksgiving (or Blackout Wednesday, or Black Friday, or Small Business Saturday, or your personal conversational hell of choice). If nothing’s coming to...

The Bulls’ 100-point Big Mac is gone — but Portillo’s is stepping up with something new

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

The 100-point Big Mac, a staple of Bulls home games that excited basketball fans regardless of the team’s record, is no more. But there’s a new free food deal at...

Writer J.K. Rowling poses at the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

JK Rowling scammed, a ‘Breaking Bad’ movie and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner tonight. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. J.K. Rowling ripped off It seems the...

Need more cheap Italian beef? Dip into a discount sandwich this weekend at Serrelli’s in Galewood

May 13, 2019 at 10:45 a.m.

On the hunt for discount lunch this weekend? Another Italian beef shop is offering discount Italian beef sandwiches to celebrate a big anniversary. Serrelli’s Finer Foods, a specialty Italian grocery...

In this Thursday, Nov. 1 2018, photo provided by HGTV, members of the "The Brady Bunch" cast from left to right, Maureen McCormack, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb and Barry Williams pose in front of the original Brady home in the Studio City neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Casting news for the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel, a ‘True Detective’ teaser and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner tonight. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. Naomi Watts, ‘Game of Thrones’ star The...

Titanic II, a Michael Jordan back tattoo and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:33 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner tonight. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. Titanic II sounds like a great idea...

Get an early taste of Goose Island’s quirkiest Bourbon County beer at this charity event

May 23, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Goose Island’s Bourbon County release isn’t just for beer nerds anymore — the boozy, rich brews have gone mainstream at Walgreens, Jewel and more. But there’s still plenty of hype...

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