Jordan Hendry

If any of us wondered if celebrities would still visit Chicago after “The Oprah Winfrey Show” ended in May, we now have our answer. Chicago is still a popular destination for film projects — which this year included “Man of...

Sara Bareilles performs at a campaign rally with U.S. President Barack Obama at Orr Middle School Park on October 22, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) "Love Song" singer Sarah Bareilles and her band dined at Hub 51on...

Kevin Smith visits Midtown Comics on March 4, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) "Clerks" director Kevin Smith dined at Ditka's in the Gold Coast on Tuesday while in town to screen his newest film, "Red State," at the Harris...

Vanilla Ice (left) and Guy Fieri (second to left) at Sunda on March 31, 2011. (Photo via twitter.com/vanillaice) Vanilla Ice and Food Network star Guy Fieri had dinner together at Sunda on Thursday. "In Chicago with Guy Fieri, eating a feast for...

John Cusack watches the Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers game at Wrigley Field on August 2, 2010. (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune) John Cusack and a friend dined by the bar at Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba in Lincoln Park on Friday. "Access Hollywood" correspondent Maria...

Nicole Richie (right) at Sofia with co-owner Ashley Zisook on March 14, 2011. (Photo by Tyler Curtis/Darkroom Demons) If two basketball stars visit your restaurant and the more normal one of the pair is Joakim Noah, you’re probably in for an...

Vince Vaughn and Tom Ricketts (far right) watch the Blackhawks' Michael Frolik and Vancouver Canucks' Christian Ehrhoff collide at the United Center on April 24, 2011. (Reuters/Jeff Haynes) Vince Vaughn sat front row for Game 6 of the Blackhawks-Vancouver...

Ricky Martin poses with a fan at Lucky Strike Lanes in Chicago on April 18, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Paul Sullivan) What does a world famous pop star do for fun the first night he’s in Chicago? In the case of Ricky Martin, he went bowling. The &#...

"True Blood" star Ryan Kwanten blows out the candles on his birthday cake at The Underground on November 28, 2010. (Barry Brecheisen Photography). The names at the top of the About Last Night Rankings haven’t changed all that much each month. Just...

The Bears' Lance Briggs (center) and Chester Taylor (right) at District on January 18, 2011 with director of marketing Jared Galvin. (Photo courtesy of District) The Bears' Lance Briggs, Chester Taylor, Tim Jennings and Garrett Wolfe hung out as...

Devin Hester and Johnny Knox at the Bulls-Boston Celtics game at the United Center on January 8, 2011. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/ Chicago Tribune) The Bears had plenty of reasons to hit the town in January. They had a bye during the first round of the NFL playoffs,...

With only five regular-season games remaining, the Ducks start a four-game swing through western Canada Friday when they first visit Calgary before two games at Edmonton and another at Vancouver. Ducks center Andrew Cogliano said he hoped a trip to...