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Remember that creepy Michael Jackson face cookie we talked about last week? After reading about commenter MissChicago's cookie price fiasco, we thought we'd swing by and see what was up. Indeed, the price has gone up one dollar to $3.95 since we first bought one on July 11th. And also, it's now called an MJ Collectors Cookie, as if someone will save it forever and sell a rotting MJ cookie face on ebay in the year 2080. We didn't. We broke it and ate it.

Alliance Bakery on Division St. has created a wonderful way to capitalize on commemorate Michael Jackson. Face cookies. That you eat. Get there quickly to get one with a good nose (really, they're all different and some are hideous.) While we found something tragic about eating Michael Jackson's face, these cookies got us thinking, are there any celebrities we would actually like to see be displayed on food items upon their death? Would you want to stretch out and chew on pink Spencer Pratt face taffy or slice and devour a Kim Jong Il face cake? Or would you feel better eating a beloved Katherine Heigl face scone? Ok. We're creeped out. No more face dessert.

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Best for Food: Lovely Bakery in Wicker Park. Their homemade soups are creative and fresh and their Mollie’s Dollies are the best treat around to spend your calories-er, money on.

To celebrate the new TV season, TV Guide is sponsoring free coffee at a bevy of area independent coffee shops. We aren't quite sure what connection TV Guide is trying to make here (You need caffeine to stay awake while reading this magazine? If you watched all of last night's shows you might need a little extra boost this morning?), but free coffee is free coffee, so we aren't going to think too hard about...

Wal-Mart is reporting that the store that opened in Chicago has produced $2 million in state and local taxes and has created 443 jobs since it opened 6 months ago. The USPS in Chicago is hiring 200 more letter carriers. Comcast is buying Fandango and starting a website for watching TV and movies. Should the Lakeshore Athletic Club be a landmark? Some are saying it should after finding out that a prospective buyer wants...

Fat Tuesday, Shmat Tuesday. As far as we are concerned, today is about one thing only, eating delicious deep-fried, fruit-filled, often-frosted paczkis. For the non-Polish, non-native Chicagoans, paczkis are traditional Polish donuts, often served on Fat Thursday, except in Chicago and Detroit where they are served today — today being Paczkis Day.

Chicagoist has made it no secret that it hearts Alliance Bakery with all of its, well, heart. Some of our best friends have been employed by this fabulous little Wicker Park establishment, and sometimes we enjoy stopping in just to drool over the red velvet cupcakes. In honor of the bakery's third birthday, Alliance is giving away a free cookie with every purchase, today through Sunday. Yes, that's right, FREE COOKIE. By our calculations, that means you can get a coffee with a free cookie, a cupcake with a free cookie, a sandwich with a free cookie or maybe even a cookie with a free cookie. One Zen-like question has been puzzling us, though. When a bakery has a birthday, who bakes it a cake? Photo via april cakes.

Cupcakes are so hot these days, and there’s more and more of them to try. If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth and a sharp palate, check out the Chicago Bites Cupcake Crawl later this month.