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Leaked call shows alleged bribe by Wilson consultant to Ja’Mal Green

Wilson consultant Rickey Hendon apparently offered a Green operative an unspecified amount of money to drop a mayoral petition challenge.

by Tiffany Walden and Andrew Davis

Agenda: Things to do

Agenda

I Didn’t See You There, Priestess of Twerk, and more

Things to do in Chicago for Friday 12/9/2022

by Kerry Reid, Micco Caporale and Taryn Allen

Latest Stories

Film

White Noise

by Dmitry Samarov December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Film

Something From Tiffany’s

by Alani Vargas December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Dance

Beyond The Nutcracker

Seasonal dance options with and without Sugar Plum Fairies

by JT Newman December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Best of Chicago

Thanks for the Best of Chicago nominations!

Voting on the most nominated finalists begins at noon on January 18, 2023.

by Chicago Reader December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Music

Chicago rapper Philmore Greene levels up with Detroit producer Apollo Brown on Cost of Living

by Leor Galil December 9, 2022December 6, 2022

Film

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

by Dmitry Samarov December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

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News & Politics

Last in line

The latecomers and superstitious test their luck with a lottery, hoping to get the last spot on the ballot.

by Kelly Garcia

Art Feature

Roman Villarreal shapes the neighborhood

In his first major retrospective, the self-taught artist displays 50 years of life on Chicago’s southeast side

by Parker Yamasaki

News & Politics

Joy and struggle

Chatham food-service worker cooperative ChiFresh Kitchen starts a housing co-op.

by Annabel Rocha, Jhaylin Benson, Jerrel Floyd and City Bureau

Music

Jesse Sandvik, DJ and booker at the California Clipper

“I think of what I do as, like, layering and sandwiching different songs or genres together to create a certain flavor or experience. DJ Jesse Sandwich.”

by Micco Caporale

Music

The reinvention of indie music, chapter one

An excerpt from the book You’re With Stupid, by Kranky label cofounder Bruce Adams

by Philip Montoro

Immigrants seeking a U visa are being blocked by two sergeants who were previously involved in controversial shootings and on the verge of being fired, raising questions about CPD’s commitment to the U visa program.

by Carlos Ballesteros and Injustice Watch

A survivor retires

Illinois House majority leader Greg Harris wraps up a historic career.

by Aaron Gettinger

Daring to win

Helen Shiller’s new autobiography details decades of political struggles in Uptown.

by Annie Howard

Columns & Opinion

Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

by Ben Joravsky

Hey, it’s getting warm in here!

What’s keeping us from doing something about it?

by Deanna Isaacs

Editor’s note: I remember

Our EIC reflects in anticipation of World AIDS Day.

by Enrique Limón

Film

EO

by Maxwell Rabb

A Chicagoland Christmas

Nearly 200 new holiday movies will premiere on TV, in theaters, and on streaming this year, and the local film industry is looking to capitalize on the festive boom.

by Marah Eakin