Matt Sweeney

As President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a weekend NATO summit, parts of Chicago are all but shutting down -- the result of dire warnings about heightened security, snarled transportation and the threat of large protests downtown. Read More

With the release of her most previous album Leaving on a Mayday, Ternheim won considerable critical and commercial success in her native land, taking home the Swedish Grammys for "Best New Artist" and "Album of the Year." But in 2010 she sought out a change of scene and left the familiar confines of Stockholm for New York City. It was there that she would reach out to her friend Matt Sweeney to play him the new songs she'd been writing. Read More

Win Win -- the trio of XXXchange, Chris Devlin and Ghostdad -- make the type of music that lends itself to weird-as-hell music videos. Read More

The Normal Fire Department and Schnucks are teaming for severe weather readiness, and are giving away ten weather radios. Read More