Chicagoans Rally for Stephon Clark
Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Water Tower Place to Trump Tower Monday evening to call for justice for Stephon Clark and others killed by police. Clark was killed in March […]
Rauner Facing Lawsuit for Alleged Robocalls
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois consumer protection laws by making unsolicited robocalls to cell phone users urging them to vote […]
WGN Journalist Allegedly Admonished by Bosses For Sinclair Tweet
Journalists at WGN have been effectively silenced by Sinclair Broadcasting Company, the conservative television giant that’s recently come under fire for forcing its journalists to read scripted comments about “fake […]
Playwright for the Trump Era? It’s Politics and Money in Brecht’s Round Heads & Pointed Heads at Red Tape
Round Heads and Pointed Heads is a cavalcade of political events and characters, woven loosely (very loosely) into a Brechtian story of politics and money. Red Tape Theatre’s new production […]
Gang of Youths Brings Energetic Performance to Subterranean
Gang of Youths brought their big sound to a small Chicago venue on Friday night, as the award-winning Australian rock band played an energetic set at Subterranean. Their excellent 2017 […]
What to Watch on Netflix and DVD: April 2018
Netflix’s slate of April releases contains a fair number of acknowledged classics, including Se7en, Scarface, and Life is Beautiful. If you’ve seen all those films already, however, here are some […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 4/2 – 4/4
New month, new events! It’s April, the first full month of spring and it’s getting off to a good start! There are so many bands, writers, and artists waiting for […]
Commune With the City’s Dead In New Book About Chicago Cemeteries, Chicago Eternal
Cemeteries remind us this is a city of change in multiple ways. Not just the impermanence and fragility of life, but in the ways the landscape of the city shifts […]
Men Freed After Wrongful Convictions to Sue City, Police
Two men recently exonerated from crimes they didn’t commit are suing the City of Chicago and several members of the police department they say were responsible for their wrongful imprisonment. […]
Pritzker Cuts His Campaign Another $7 Million Check
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire JB Pritzker has donated yet another $7 million to his campaign, bringing the total amount of money he’s given to his campaign effort to $76.5 […]
Chicago Gun Violence Rate Declines
Gun violence has declined in Chicago for its thirteenth consecutive month, according to the Chicago Police Department. Shootings in March of 2018 dropped by 17 percent and murders by 25 […]
Disturbing Theater, 20 Years Later: How I Learned to Drive Is About Drinking, Driving and Sexual Abuse
How I Learned to Drive isn’t a play for the squeamish. It’s a disturbing and ultimately sad story about pedophilia, sexual abuse, drinking and driving. It illustrates how the predator […]