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Home » Hyde Park

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Posted inArts & Culture

Down the stairs and into “Dreams & Delusions”

by S. Nicole Lane June 2, 2022June 1, 2022

“Not touching but joined in astonishment as two cuts lie parallel in the same flesh,” writes Anne Carson in the 1998 novel, Autobiography of Red. Breathing new life, ripping parts apart—it’s the painful, heart-wrenching reality of being alive, of being absolutely anything at all. This is the work of Finnish artist Kristoffer Ala-Ketola, whose first […]

screenshot from a YouTube video of comedian Lisa Beasley dressed as her character Lory Litefoot with caption asking Alexa about numbers
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best mayor impersonation on social media

by Janaya Greene March 2, 2022March 15, 2022

In the spring of 2020, as memes of Mayor Lori Lightfoot advising ballplayers to ditch basketball courts and stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic made rounds on the Internet, videos of her counterpart “Lory Litefoot” would soon swirl on the interwebs and bring Chicagoans a persona they could actually laugh at without remorse. Portrayed by […]

a series of X-Men comic book covers
Posted inArts & Culture

From the Dan Clowes Collection

by Megan Kirby January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

If you head down to the basement of Chicago Comics, past the endless rows of back issues and vintage titles waiting to be priced, you’ll find 15 white boxes. They contain a pretty standard collection of 60s and 70s comics—Thor, Conan the Barbarian, X-Men, MAD magazine. But these comics have a special allure. They belonged […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Reasonable doubt

by Maya Dukmasova August 4, 2021May 9, 2022

James Allen is serving three life sentences for murder. No one ever said he killed anyone.

Posted inCity Life

Bound to the Point

by S. Nicole Lane November 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Tales of the Southside Pod swimmers

Posted inMusic

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival takes it to the streets

by Bill Meyer October 1, 2020August 18, 2021

With short sets from small groups in unexpected spots, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival creates a communal experience that’s pandemic safe.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A challenging and memorable bike ride around Chicago’s exact city limits

by John Greenfield September 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Cycling, sightseeing, and snacking from Rogers Park to Edison Park, Mount Greenwood to Hegewisch

Posted inFood & Drink

Virtue Restaurant’s Erick Williams confronts a dusty dive-bar standby

by Mike Sula May 14, 2020August 18, 2021

He finds a classic, simple solution for eggs in a pickle.

Posted inNews & Politics

Leaked Zoom meeting reveals landlords concerned over staff ‘decimation’ and optics of ‘stepping’ on tenants

by Maya Dukmasova April 3, 2020August 18, 2021

As tenant calls for rent freezes grow louder amid the pandemic, Chicago landlords contemplate their options.

Posted inMusic

Photos: The Hyde Park Jazz Festival

by Philip Montoro and Michael Jackson September 30, 2019August 18, 2021

The south side’s own world-class jazz fest played host to dozens of shows and more than a hundred musicians.

Posted inArts & Culture

Big, unbuilt plans

by Max Grinnell September 18, 2019August 18, 2021

A civic center in River North, a concrete ribbon that split Hyde Park north from Woodlawn, and a third World’s Fair on the lakefront

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Note from an editor

by Aimee Levitt August 26, 2019August 18, 2021

About four years ago, the Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University mounted an exhibition of photographs from the Reader’s black-and-white era, which ended in 2004. The gallery is small, maybe three rooms, and on opening night, it was packed with old Reader people, many of whom had flown back to Chicago from wherever they’d moved to […]

Posted inCity Life

Chicago’s animals gone wild

by Jeff Nichols August 8, 2019August 18, 2021

Fence-hopping sea lions, a chilled-out coyote, and more animal exploits from history

Posted inMusic

A brief oral history of the Silver Room Block Party

by Leor Galil July 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Since moving to Hyde Park, the Silver Room Block Party has blossomed into one of Chicago’s most important cultural institutions.

Posted inArts & Culture

From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws

by S. Nicole Lane June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

A roundup of art events happening this weekend

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