Review: A Soldier in the Struggle: Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win, by Helen Shiller

Helen Shiller—a longtime radical activist and the new alderman in Chicago’s 46th ward—turned 40 on November 24, 1987. Two days later,…
Helen Shiller—a longtime radical activist and the new alderman in Chicago’s 46th ward—turned 40 on November 24, 1987. Two days later,…
It’s the right time of year for the spooky and supernatural to come to the forefront. Everyone’s got ghosts and…
In her new book of poetry Woman without Shame, Sandra Cisneros looks aging in the face and laughs. She laughs at…
As a title, An Angel in Sodom is evocative and a bit ambiguous. The subtitle of Jim Elledge’s book is…
Last spring, the Chicago Humanities Festival offered a bus tour of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and this September, offered a tour of the…
National Hispanic American Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) started off strong with the Chicago Humanities Fest’s Pilsen Mural Tour, following last…
Retro video games are huge right now, and the collector’s market is booming. Whether you are looking for some good…
Near the end of my hourlong walk around Graceland Cemetery the other day, I went past a stone obelisk, maybe…
Louis Sullivan’s Idea, a biography of the 19th century Chicago architect, by Chicago’s first cultural historian Timothy Samuelson, is, in…
It’s another edition of C2E2! Only 8 months after the last C2E2, this year’s expo of pop culture welcomed fans…
Nature is healing. Summer is in full swing, and Lollapalooza is behind us. Fan Expo kicked off our summer convention…
What you once knew as Wizard World is now under the banner of Fan Expo, and this year’s first major…
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