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Drummer Makaya McCraven can be seen in the background on a brightly lit stage, leading a seven-piece band; in the foreground is a sea of audience members, their backs to the camera, all lit in purple; in the very far background, the Willis Tower is visible
Posted inMusic

From the husk of the old Morton Salt factory, a new music venue rises

by Hannah Edgar August 5, 2022August 5, 2022

For as long as Bruce Finkelman can remember, the Morton Salt factory has set his heart racing. It’s not that he gets salt cravings any worse than the next guy. Rather, he remembers that when he was 12 years old, in the car with his parents on the Kennedy, the sight of the umbrella-toting girl […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city’s homeless even more at risk

by Adam M. Rhodes January 15, 2021August 18, 2021

A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.

Posted inMusic

Adam Gogola, front man of Blind Adam & the Federal League

by Jamie Ludwig December 9, 2020August 18, 2021

“When you look around your community, it’s easy to help the people around you. And once you start doing that, it’s easier to understand how we can effect change.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters

by Maya Dukmasova May 8, 2020August 18, 2021

The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Homeless during a pandemic

by Maya Dukmasova April 14, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.

Posted inMusic

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski, Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and more.

Posted inNews & Politics

Are tiny houses a solution to homelessness in Chicago?

by Deanna Isaacs January 30, 2018August 18, 2021

The push for a small answer to a massive problem

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago police commonly confiscate and throw away the tents of the homeless

by Robbie Q. Telfer December 20, 2017August 18, 2021

CPD’s policy seems more concerned with optics than with law and order.

Posted inBlogs

Project Fierce sets out to open a shelter for LGBTQ youth

by H Kapp-Klote November 17, 2014August 18, 2021

A local nonprofit hopes to open a shelter on either the south or west side of Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Why you should read “Invisible Child”

by Steve Bogira December 13, 2013August 19, 2021

The New York Times series on a homeless child is a damning indictment of our nation’s shameful inequality.

Posted inBlogs

A poem written by a teenager to the mother she never knew

by Michael Miner November 28, 2012August 19, 2021

“My World Inside the Womb,” a poem by 18-year-old Isis Cook

"You work your way up. At first I could barely make 100 bucks a night. I didn't know my worth." —Nikki Taylor Donahoe
Posted inNews & Politics

Pariahs amid the rainbow

by Elly Fishman July 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Pariahs amid the rainbow: young, queer, and homeless in Boystown

Posted inBlogs

The 1995 Reader Story That Just Got a Sun-Times Reporter Handcuffed

by Michael Miner February 16, 2007August 27, 2021

A 1995 Reader story sparks a protest at Stroger Hospital; Sun-Times reporter cuffed.

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