Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn) offers its Fall Showcase 2022, the debut performance of the current Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company, tonight and tomorrow at 7 PM. The program includes Steady Going, a new piece by South Chicago Dance Theatre founder and artistic director Kia Smith; Dreaming With Ruth Page: […]
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It’s officially summer with In the Heights
After a delayed release, the vibrant film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical couldn’t be more welcome.
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Chicago Underground Film Festival at 25: A look back
As the 25th Chicago Underground Film Festival approaches, here are ten stand-out features from festivals past.
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National Review names Rauner ‘the worst Republican governor in America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Bernie Sanders endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Congress.
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Report: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda may not perform as Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, and other news
Also, parolees can no longer be arrested for being spotted with a gang member in Illinois.
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There’s no audience takedown in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Like Hamilton, Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer nominee softens its skewering.
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More than 1.2 million people could be getting partial refunds for red light tickets, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS is expecting about 8,000 fewer students for the 2017-2018 school year.
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Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news
Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez handcuffed during sit-in at ICE office, and other Chicago news
Also, one state legislator is getting death threats after proposing a state holiday in honor of former President Obama.
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Rahm has been making a comeback as a ‘national political operator’ since Trump’s election, and other Chicago news
Also, local immigration officials are now detaining deportees in Kankakee County instead of suburban Broadview.
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Spamilton, The Wiz, and seven more stage shows to see now
A Hamilton send-up from the creator of Forbidden Broadway and a vibrant revival from Kokandy Productions are among this week’s best bets.
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Kim Foxx working to release nonviolent offenders who can’t afford bond, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper and Governor Rauner rescheduled their meeting for Friday.
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Unseasonably warm February weather explained, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council will vote on a proposed downtown street performance crackdown Wednesday.
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Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news
Also, a lot of Illinois elected officials are skipping the Trump inauguration.