Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City by Carl Smith Atlantic Monthly Press Devastation is devastation, whether brought about by fire or pandemic. The Great […]

UPDATE: Due to the sharply rising number of COVID-19 cases in Cook County, the city of Chicago is returning to Tier 3 mitigation beginning Friday, November 20th. Details of what […]

The last time we saw the gang from VGA Gallery, things were a lot different. It was January 2020 and we were crowding the VGA Gallery’s small space on Bloomingdale […]

Doctors, nurses, and staff joined neighbors and elected officials at a demonstration Wednesday in Bronzeville to protest the looming closure of Mercy Hospital. “It is heartless to propose this closure […]

While you certainly can’t count on the government to help first responders, essential workers and charities trying to help the people most affected by the pandemic, one great thing we’re […]

Though there’s a long way to go, Illinois officials say that the curve of the COVID-19 virus in Chicago and across the state could be beginning to flatten. The Illinois […]