Star sightings: Adam Lambert, Coolio, Christie Hefner

SHARE Star sightings: Adam Lambert, Coolio, Christie Hefner
screen_shot_2015_11_01_at_9_39_31_pm.png

SEEN ON THE SCENE: Adam Lambert had his fans buzzing the other night when they spotted him hanging out at the Library Bar at the Public Hotel on the Gold Coast. … Speaking of music men, Grammy winner and actor Coolio slipped into Harry Caray’s Steakhouse in Rosemont to enjoy a bit of calamari and happily posed with the Harry statue on his way out. The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper was in  town for a Halloween gig. … Jesse Spencer of “Chicago Fire” was spotted dining at Bar Siena with his girlfriend and his mom — and had such a good time, he came back the next night! … Christie Hefner was seen celebrating mutual birthdays with a few friends at Pomp & Circumstance on North Wells. … Recent sightings at Chicago Cut Steakhouse have been the DJ and singer Shaggy (“It Wasn’t Me”), joined by a nine-person posse — plus (separately) the Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber and country superstar Luke Bryan. … One of the newer entries in the local steakery sweepstakes: STK Chicago recently was checked out by the Blackhawks’ Teuvo Teravainen and Viktor Svedberg. Ditto for the indie rockers the Cults. … Chicago Archbishop Blaise Cupich was spotted quietly attending the closing night of the 51st annual Chicago International Film Festival — screening the fest’s final film: “Spotlight,” which is about the Boston Globe’s expose of the Roman Catholic Church’s cover-up of sexual abuse by priests.

The Latest
If there is a team in the tournament with the confidence and skill to give UConn a run for its money, it just might be the Illini. That confidence was bolstered when they beat Iowa State in an uncharacteristic way Thursday.
The Hawks are only a half-game behind the Bulls for the No. 9 seed. DeMar DeRozan said it’s time to treat the remaining games like they’re all “one-and-dones.”
A Roman Catholic, Mr. Phelan used his executive powers as board president to restore abortion services to the county’s health care provider. Planned Parenthood Illinois Action created the yearly Richard J. Phelan Profile in Courage Award in his honor.
Ald. Andre Vazquez, who sponsored the legislation to designate part of West Catalpa Avenue as “Elise Malary Way” along with Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, said it was the first street in Chicago named after a Black trans woman.