• Newsletters
  • Donate now
  • CITY LIFE
    • Out Here
    • Public Service Announcement
    • Shop Local
    • Street View
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: City Life
    • Best of Chicago: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago: Cannabis
    • Best of Chicago: Sports & Recreation
  • NEWS & POLITICS
    • News
    • Features
    • En español
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • COLUMNS
    • John Greenfield: On Transportation
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • Gossip Wolf
    • The Listener
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife
    • Chicago in Tune guide
    • Bull Horn (paid sponsored content)
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Spring Theater & Arts Preview
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Book reviews
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Arts & Culture
    • Arts listings community calendar
  • FILM
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Drinks Issue
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Best of Chicago: Food & Drink
    • Sommelier Series (paid sponsored content)
  • READER
    • About
      • Contact
      • Staff
      • Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Find a print copy
      • Print subscriptions
    • Advertise
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Classifieds
      • Matches
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Best of Chicago
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Donate now
  • »
  • We’re hiring!
  • The Sound Issue
  • Latest issue
  • Reader 50
  • Nonprofit Guide
  • En español
  • Contests
  • Reader Store
  • Advertise
Home » George Wendt

Tag: George Wendt

Posted inBlogs

Authorities investigating viral video in the mysterious death of Kenneka Jenkins, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd September 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, former governor Rod Blagojevich speaks about his time in prison.

Posted inArts & Culture

Jeers for Norm from Cheers

by Steve Heisler September 8, 2017August 18, 2021

George Wendt steps into the fire at Second City’s roast, but he may feel the burn.

Posted inBest of Chicago

The disappearing Chicago accent is layered with local history

by Edward McClelland June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Da dialect of da Daleys is becoming increasingly rare.

Charna Halpern learned her way around a construction site during the six-month overhaul of iO’s new building.
Posted inArts & Culture

iO makes a big move into founder Charna Halpern’s ‘dream theater’

by Brianna Wellen August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

iO leaves behind two decades of history as it moves to founder Charna Halpern’s “dream theater.”

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sun 7/13: George Wendt, West Fest, and Tomato Blast

by Lucy Wang July 13, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, July 13

Posted inMusic

The Secret History of Chicago Music: Rob Riley & Domenic Bucci

by Chicago Reader May 1, 2014August 18, 2021

SNL alumnus Rob Riley and coconspirator Domenic Bucci cut a novelty record about the 1979 blizzard.

Uptown’s Hull House Center
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Curtains for the Uptown Hull House Center theater

by Deanna Isaacs June 25, 2013August 19, 2021

An 11th-hour effort fails to save the longtime home of Organic and Black Ensemble theater companies.

Posted inBlogs

An eleventh-hour online petition seeks to save Uptown’s Hull House theater

by Deanna Isaacs June 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Online petition seeks to save Uptown’s historic Hull House theater.

Posted inBlogs

Second City-Related Book Signings for Second City’s 50th Anniversary Weekend

by Jerome Ludwig December 11, 2009August 19, 2021

Mike Thomas, George Wendt, and Kim “Howard” Johnson sign their books at Pipers Alley during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Second City.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Best Sellers for Week Ending November 1

by Jerome Ludwig November 4, 2009August 19, 2021

what’s hot in local bookstores

Kevin Von Feldt in Saint Paul, 2002
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Ghosts of Christmas Carols Past

by Deanna Isaacs October 28, 2009August 19, 2021

Kevin Von Feldt, the producer behind the Dickens classic at the Civic Opera House, has a colorful track record—and a rap sheet for false advertising.

Posted inMusic

Mechanics of Popularity

by Ben Kim February 22, 1996August 20, 2021

Alanis Morissette / Hootie & the Blowfish

Get the Reader's free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday.

Recent Posts

  • Sales, sanctuaries, giardiniera, and Mortified
  • Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • The Studebaker gets ready to roll
  • The price of exposure
  • Chicago bassist Nick Macri celebrates some roots and branches on his first solo release
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2021

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us
Become a member
Donate

Advertise

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2022 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic