Review: PlayLink Pity as Frantics Falls Flat

Developer NapNok games has attempted to take the Mario Party formula onto PlayStation 4 with Frantics, a party game with a slant towards the devious. One to four players compete […]

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Review: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is Bloody, Spectacular, and Rewarding

Let’s face it: the Warhammer IP is hit and miss. There are good Warhammer games, and incredibly bad ones. Luckily, developer Fatshark has managed another good entry into the vast […]

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Review: Pit People is a Funny and Absurd Adventure

Developer The Behemoth reached legendary status back during Xbox Live Arcade’s heyday with the release of Castle Crashers back in 2008. They have slowly but steadily been releasing games  ever […]

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Fresh Start to Your Week: 3/12 – 3/14

St. Patrick’s day is rapidly approaching! There are plenty of events before the city turns green from celebration, so don’t miss out. Concerts, readings, comedy, multimedia performance, and a secret […]

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Lawsuits Filed Against IDOC, Gov. Rauner, Sangamon County Jail After Incarcerated Woman Commits Suicide

Lawyers for a woman who committed suicide in March of 2017 at the Sangamon County jail filed two lawsuits on behalf of the victim’s mother on Monday. Tiffany Rusher, who […]

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Lettuce Entertain You To Open Four-Level Complex Along Riverfront

Restaurant Empire Lettuce Entertain You is planning to open a four-level entertainment space on the Riverfront, as part of a $50 million development upgrade to a building at 321 N. […]

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Pritzker Leads Latest Democratic Primary Poll, But With Wide Margin Still Undecided

A new poll from Capitol Fax and We Ask America shows billionaire JB Pritzker has a wide lead over other challengers in the Democratic primary election for governor, but with […]

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Theo Katzman Unifies at Wicker Park’s Subterranean

[soliloquy id=”24872″] All photos by Elif Geris Vulfpeck lead vocalist Theo Katzman brought a monarchical, yet simultaneously unifying performance to Wicker Park’s Subterranean. Although Katzman didn’t leave behind all of […]

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Review: Two North Korean Sisters Tear at Your Heart in You for Me for You at Sideshow Theatre

You for Me for You is a play that can tear at your heart and also remind you of current politics. (From which there is no escape.) Coincidentally, the president’s […]

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Review: The Condition of Femme Conveys a Powerful Message Despite a Few Missteps 

You’ll be uncomfortable. The things you’re hearing when you see The Condition of Femme by Circle Theatre will be incredibly unpleasant. If you have had the experiences, you’ll relate, and it might be painful. If you […]

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A Story Told in Seven Fights

Review: Processing Anger and Grief in the Neo-Futurists’ A Story Told in Seven Fights

In late 2016, all the skeletons in the Neo-Futurists’ closet were dragged out into the open, as a schism between the company and its founder resulted in the end of […]

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Faust

Review: Sensory Overload Detracts from Lyric’s New Faust

If Lin-Manuel Miranda reinvented the modern American musical with Hamilton in 2015, one could say John Frame, production designer on the world premiere of Faust now at Lyric Opera of […]

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