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Home » Harpo Studios

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A new tribute wall in honor of the late Parker Lee Williams, painted by Severe, Matr, and Serk from Williams’s crew XMEN and located on Milwaukee just south of Fullerton
Posted inMusic

Parker Lee Williams helped shape Chicago hip-hop—and he never stopped building

by Leor Galil January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

Parker Lee Williams grew up in the 1970s on New York City’s Lower East Side, while the city’s grassroots hip-hop movement sprang to life. When he moved to Chicago as a 15-year-old in 1983, he brought along firsthand knowledge of the culture’s foundational elements. His skills with spray cans and pens helped spread his tagger’s […]

Posted inBlogs

McDonald’s new West Loop HQ is ‘perfect’ location for protesters to get their messages out

by Ryan Smith May 25, 2018August 18, 2021

On Thursday, animal rights groups and the Fight for $15 made a colorful stand timed to coincide with the corporate behemoth’s annual shareholders’ meeting.

Posted inBlogs

The White Sox will play at ‘Guaranteed Rate Field’ in 2017, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, the University of Chicago advises incoming students about its “commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression” on campus, as opposed to “intellectual safe spaces.”

Posted inBlogs

Rahm gets ‘thrown under the bus’ in Obama DNC video, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 29, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, CPD cuts back on stop and frisk.

Posted inBlogs

Aldermen demand hearings, answers on lead found in water at CPS schools, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, property taxes for Chicago home owners are going up very soon.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Public Schools desperately needs state funding to open in the fall, and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, the budget battle continues as Rahm slams Rauner by comparing him to Donald Trump.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley’s TIF Game

by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky May 20, 2010August 19, 2021

The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they’re really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward

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