Chicago Tribune Lays Off More Newsroom Staff
The Chicago Tribune was hit by another round of layoffs Thursday, one day before parent company Tronc released SEC filings showing top executives received pay raises. The number of people […]
Review: Love, Simon Captures the Turmoil of High School for a Gay Lead Character
Directed by Greg Berlanti (the landmark The Broken Hearts Club as well as an executive producer on all of those CW network DC superhero shows and “Riverdale”), Love, Simon is […]
Review: Tomb Raider Is an Accessible Adventure Story
For a film based on a video game, the first thing you notice about Tomb Raider is that it doesn’t feel like a video game at all. Instead, director Roar […]
Review: Surviving Mars is a Near-Future Vision of Space Age Colonization
Developer Haemimont is best known for the last few Tropico games—a series of city building and construction management games where you would take the role of a dictator overseeing a […]
Nada Surf Revives Let Go at the Metro
“We were last here six years ago,” Matthew Caws, lead singer of Nada Surf, stated to the crowd on Monday evening. A packed crowd, meaning I couldn’t see one spot […]
Post-Punk Band Ought Rouses Lincoln Hall
With each wave of his finger, Tim Darcy had the room move with him. “I am no longer afraid to die because that is all that I have left,” he […]
EU Film Festival: Week 2 Preview
The Gene Siskel Film Center’s EU Film Festival is in full swing, with the second week of films offering a few of the festival’s biggest highlights. Including films from Croatia, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Here’s a wrapup on the basics about St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Learn about the famous dye-the-river-green act, including when and where to see it. (It takes 40 pounds of […]
Review: Earthworms is a Surreal Adventure Game That Borders on Absurd
Earthworms by developer All Those Moments is a surreal and often absurd point and click adventure game. Longtime fans of the genre will likely find the gameplay familiar, with a few […]
Review: Neil Tobin’s Near Death Experience at Rosehill Cemetery Mildly Amuses
Neil Tobin is a warm, funny man. He’s welcoming and doesn’t have a hard time putting people at ease. It’s a good quality to have in general, but especially important […]
Top Three Democratic Candidates to Meet for Final Televised Debate
The top three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Governor will meet Wednesday evening for the final televised forum in the primary. Billionaire JB Pritzker, State Sen Daniel […]
Rauner Vetoes Gun Licensing Bill
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill Tuesday that would’ve required licensing and regulation for gun stores in the state. “The core issue is not which guns to legally ban […]