Trial of Jason Van Dyke Could Begin This Summer

The trial of Jason Van Dyke—the Chicago Police Officer charged with first-degree murder for shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times and killing him—could begin this summer. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan […]

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Willie Wilson, Paul Vallas Enter Already Crowded 2019 Mayor’s Race

Two more candidates officially announced their intentions this week to run for mayor of Chicago, making what appears to be an already crowded field for the 2019 election. Businessman Willie […]

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An Enemy of the People Is a Well-Dressed Meditation on Politics and Human Nature

When I described the synopsis of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People to my date, he groaned. Politics, environmental crisis, public figures and large companies taking advantage of the little guy… […]

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Review: Steeped in Nostalgia, Spielberg’s Ready Player One is Youthful, In-Your-Face Fun

There are those who think that living in the past and allowing nostalgia to be a chief driving force in your life is a bad thing, and it certainly can […]

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Memes Become Scenes in Theater Wit’s Delicious Women Laughing Alone with Salad

Playwright Sheila Callaghan (writer/producer of Showtime’s Shameless) morphs memes into scenes in the delicious Chicago premiere of Women Laughing Alone with Salad. Guy (Japhet Balaban) is EveryGuy, a dope-smoking dilettante […]

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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Review: What Is and What Could Be at Court Theatre’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Last year, when it turned 50, the Stanley Kramer film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, marking it for preservation […]

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Isle of Dogs

Review: Stop Motion Animation Wows in Anderson’s Touch-and-Go Isle of Dogs

In a similar way that writer/director Wes Anderson’s previous feature, The Grand Budapest Hotel, seemed to spring forth from his current obsessions with filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch and the writings of  […]

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Alvvays Connects with a Sold Out Metro

It’s a great feat to coordinate plans for an 11 friend meet-up. It’s a great band that can inspire those plans in the first place. To get 11 friends with […]

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David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot’s Intimate Show at Old Town School of Folk

Midway through their show at Old Town School of Folk, Marc Ribot turned to the audience, gestured to David Hidalgo, and said, “If it seems like we’re just two guys […]

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Fresh Start To Your Week: 3/26 -3/28

It’s the final week of March and it’s looking like a good one! There are so many great events waiting to make the beginning of your week special, from tons […]

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Cook County Sues Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Over Alleged Misuse of User Data

Cook County filed a lawsuit against both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica for allegedly violating fraud law in Illinois in the wake of reports that the consulting firm misused data from […]

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Chicago ‘March For Our Lives’ Draws Tens of Thousands

Tens of thousands of people attended the March for Our Lives in Chicago Saturday, part of a nationwide series of rallies and marches to call attention to gun violence and […]

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