Chicago’s Population Drops For Third Year In A Row
For the third year in a row, the Chicago metropolitan area has seen a population drop. Chicago and the suburbs dropped from 9,546,326 in 2016 to 9,533,040 in 2017, according […]
McCarthy Finally Formally Announces Mayoral Bid
After months of speculation and playing coy about whether or not he’ll run, former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy made his official announcement to run for mayor on Wednesday. “Between […]
The Importance of Not Being Earnest Absent in Walkabout’s The Brink
Writing teachers ask their fledgling essayists to answer the question: “So what? Why write this? What’s the point?” Theater artists also should have a similar rubric for plays. Walkabout’s music, […]
Polls Open Until 7pm–Get Out and Vote!
Polls opened at 6 across Illinois for the state’s primary election, which features several extremely close races, and one of the most expensive gubernatorial races in history. Early voting numbers […]
Fresh Start To Your Week: 3/19 – 3/21
St. Patrick’s day has come and gone and hopefully so has any hang over that may have occurred. Now it’s time to get started with a new week and what […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? It’s Smoky Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
I love soup and tortilla soup is one of my favorites. When I’m in the Loop around lunchtime, I like to go to the Frontera Grill counter on the seventh […]
Through the Elevated Line at Silk Road Rising: Immigrants in the Strange Land of Chicago
Through the Elevated Line at Silk Road Rising is a play about a stranger in a new land. We meet Razi Gol (Salar Ardebili) as he arrives from Iran. We […]
Betty Who’s Dance Moves Wow the Metro
It’s a rarity to find a pop star who is 100% genuine. However, Aussie dance queen Betty Who is just that. Having met and interviewed Betty back in 2016 at […]
Latest Primary Poll Has Pritzker, Quinn, Kaegi in the Lead
The latest poll before tomorrow’s Illinois primary election shows billionaire J.B. Pritzker as the frontrunner in the Democratic gubernatorial race, with former Governor Pat Quinn leading the race for Attorney […]
Early Voting Numbers In 2018 Surpass 2014, 2010 Illinois Primary Elections
Early voting numbers for the 2018 Illinois primary election have nearly tripled from 2014, according to data from the Chicago Board of Elections and the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Some […]
Gallery: We Are Cosplay’s Pre-C2E2 Cosplay Competition at Revolution Brewing
[soliloquy id=”25203″] It was an all-around great evening at Revolution Brewing’s Kedzie Tap Room when all us nerds invaded for the We Are Cosplay cosplay competition hosted there. There […]
Interview: Jason Isaacs Plays a Man With a Chestful of Medals in The Death of Stalin
If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to film or television in the past 25 years or so, you’ve likely seen actor Jason Isaacs in something. From early appearances […]