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For Jessica Mlinaric it all started in her grandma's backyard. "My cousin and I spent hours drawing scavenger hunts and treasure maps to the patch of trees between her lawn and a neighboring…
A novelist, writing professor, and covert comedian named Solomon Gladman wakes up one morning in Chicago, sometime in 2022. He and his French-born wife, Daphne Bourbon (would she be named Si…
When Chicago poet, sculptor, and musician Marvin Tate was in elementary school, he had a terrible stutter. To help him, his older sister gave him a poem to practice reading aloud. The poem w…
I'm a lifetime fan of vinyl records, but "record collecting" continues to befuddle and annoy me. I know I might sound like a pretentious gatekeeper pontificating about a trivial problem, but…
Rather than release documents, a ShotSpotter attorney requested the contempt order.
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Today is the final day to catch Izzy's Looks, a clothing pop-up at the Gard3n event space (688 N. Milwaukee, Suite 204). Izzy (mononymous like Cher) is a stylist and personal shopper with a …
The Department of Public Health is adapting its monkeypox vaccination strategy to deal with limited vaccine ability.
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Eric Novak is a prolific Chicago multi-instrumentalist who plays with jazz quartet Whtvr Frvr and jazz-fusion sextet Cordoba. He's also loaned his talents to a variety of local artists, incl…
Women and Children First bookstore and Access Living have teamed up to host a Disability Pride Pop-Up Shop at Access Living's space (115 W. Chicago). From 1-6 PM, there will be a pop-up book…
If you're seeking a rootin' tootin' good time that's really outta this world, look no further than the Cosmic Country Cookout at Judson & Moore (3057 N. Rockwell, Building 5). From 2-10 …
The Pilsen Love Fridge is hosting a Community Care Day at Harrison Park (1824 S. Wood) from 1-4 PM. Join them for free cold-pressed juices and camaraderie as they hold a community discussion…
Chan Marshall, who's performed as Cat Power since the mid-90s (she adopted it from the name of her first band), refreshes even the most weathered motifs with her smokestack voice. While she'…
Wicker Park Fest provides yet another opportunity this summer to experience music, food, arts activities, and booths with local vendors, all while standing in the middle of the street. Music…
On plantations in the 1800s, plantation owners used diversity as a means of division. "We lay great stress on the necessity of having our labor mixed. By employing different nationalities, t…
"Asian stoner food" were the words the ingenious chef Mickey Neely used to describe the food of SuperHai. That would be the mild-mannered couple who disguise their secret identities as, resp…
Lilac are essentially a Chicago supergroup of musicians who've done time in underrated bands. They include former Cacaw and Coughs front woman Anya Davidson (also an underground comics artis…
It's a common refrain in the city: Chicago summer is so worth the wait. Newbies and transplants can feel the buzz of opportunity in the air when the weather starts to turn. Visceral summer m…
If you want to see Crispin Glover's Olivia Newton-John impersonation, head around the bunny-headed Jesus, past the John Wayne Gacy display, and watch your head down the stairs.
The post Odd …
In 1954, McKinley Morganfield bought his first house, located at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in Kenwood. Better known as Muddy Waters, the Father of Chicago Blues shared the south-side house wi…
Browse the full July 21, 2022 issue. Download a free PDF of the print issue.
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You want irony? How's this"the actor originally cast as Judas in the 50th-anniversary touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar, James Beeks, was dismissed from the tour after being arres…
I think we can all agree that MAGA's unprecedented obsession with truth in regard to the rape of a ten-year-old girl in Ohio was really a sneaky attempt to divert attention from this rather …
Food has been the thread, through hope and grief.
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Editor's note: Coco Picard's comic for this issue examines artists Jennie C. Jones and Norman Teague on the occasion of their respective exhibitions this summer at Patron Gallery and Convers…
Lee este contenido en ingles En una tarde húmeda de verano en el patio de recreo cerca de la 19 y California, Ernie Alvarez, de 67 años, se sentó tranquilamente bajo las llamas del …
