Would you look at that, the forecast is predicting two(!), count ’em, TWO days of spring weather this weekend before a wintry mix and rain descend upon Chicago. We’ll take […]

The Illinois Senate voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment after an astonishing 36 years, becoming the 37th state to ratify the 1972 amendment. “I think voting to ratify the […]

A former Chicago aviation police officer is suing the City and an airline for being fired after he helped drag a 69 year-old man off a United Airlines flight when […]

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is the nation’s third least popular governor, with an approval rating of just 26 percent and a disapproval rating of 60. According to a new poll […]

I’ll fully admit that for decades, I have been a sucker for thrillers steeped in real-world political intrigue, whether the events at the heart of the story being told are […]

Guest reviewer June Skinner Sawyers is a writer and editor; she has published many books on music and travel, including works on Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen. She is the […]

[soliloquy id=”26018″] Last Friday, Bottom Lounge was packed with some of the most feverishly intense fans I’ve seen in a long time. The crowd was laser focused on having a […]

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said he would send National Guard troops to the border if President Donald Trump requested them from the state. “Frankly, the president is the commander-in-chief of […]

For the first time in more 171 years, journalists at the Chicago Tribune could have a union. “Greetings. We’re the journalists of the Chicago Tribune and its community publications, and […]

Thanks to the good people at C2E2, we were given access to see up close how much time, effort, and love cosplayers put into their incredible creations. Cosplayers spend months […]

Travis McElroy is the middle brother of the podcasting powerhouse that is the McElroy brother trio. He’s the co-host and co-creator of the comedic My Brother, My Brother, And Me […]

Double Kick Heroes is a heavy-metal rhythm shoot ‘em up set across a post-apocalyptic USA. It emerged from Ludum Dare 34 back in 2015 when the developers which would later […]