Feral Argentinian Monk Parakeets on the Chicago Southside Legend has it these longtime Hyde Parkers protected a Mayor's tenure in office. The parakeets even had their own bodyguards. To me, they are the Hyde Park Wind-Up Birds. When I walk to work in the morning and hear them in their nests, I know impending doom will soon descend upon me.

Perc-a-pops. i want raspberry.

The world's highest Maypole has been stolen! On the eve of May Day, the vile thieves want beer as ransom. more inside