Content warning: This story contains references to sexual violence. I think we can all agree that MAGA’s unprecedented obsession with truth in regard to the rape of a ten-year-old girl in Ohio was really a sneaky attempt to divert attention from this rather unsettling fact. It’s illegal for a ten-year-old girl to get an abortion […]
Tag: Indiana
Posted inCity Life
An epic bicycle ride across Indiana to Chicago’s nearest Waffle House
It’s not clear why Waffle House doesn’t exist in Chicagoland, but it was worth the trip to Indianapolis.
Posted inMusic
Crazy Doberman take us on unwieldy free-improvised journeys with Two Tales of Lost Witness Marks
Crazy Doberman are an Indiana free-improvisation and jazz collective created in 2016 as an offshoot of the group Doberman, started three years before. Core members, including Tim Gick and Doberman cofounder Drew Davis, appear on many recordings, but Crazy Doberman’s lineup is loose—it varies on each of the band’s 40-plus albums and has featured dozens […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Outbreak in the heart of the RV industry
In Elkhart County, Indiana, Latinos disproportionately accounted for half of the positive cases early in the pandemic.
Posted inMusic
Northwest Indiana rapper Vince Ash samples hip-hop history for a distinctly heavy style
Vince Ash hails from Hammond, Indiana, but at age 23 he already raps like he’s lived lifetimes in some of the country’s most storied hip-hop scenes. On his new EP, Vito (POW Recordings), he braids west-coast G-funk storytelling with humid Memphis instrumentals—the title track coalesces around a stuttering sample of iconic southern crew Three 6 […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Sara McIntosh teaches shoemaking as a first step toward self-reliance
Here’s a look at how students at the Chicago School of Shoemaking craft custom footwear.
Posted inBlogs
Rauner showers praise on Mike Pence, leaving no doubt how he feels about gay marriage
“Mike Pence, along with President Trump, are doing it for every American right now,” our governor says.
Posted inNews & Politics
Lake surfers say polluted waves are making them sick—but they love it too much to stop
One of the best local spots to surf is surrounded by a grimy industrial landscape in northwest Indiana.
Posted inFood & Drink
Take a chill ride to northwest Indiana—and its two dozen breweries
A 20-mile ride takes you to plenty of refreshment—and you can take the train back.
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How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let’s hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
Posted inMusic
In 1924 Maxwell Street regular Daddy Stovepipe became one of the first bluesmen ever recorded
Bluesman Daddy Stovepipe was born during Reconstruction and lived long enough to be “rediscovered” in 1960, during the folk-music revival.
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U.S. Steel dumped more toxic chromium into Lake Michigan in October, asked state regulators to ‘keep it secret’, and other Chicago news
Also, man freed by Cook County state’s attorney’s office after serving 29 years in jail on two wrongful convictions of arson.
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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news
Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.
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R. Kelly is allegedly running an abusive ‘cult,’ and other Chicago news
Also, new Chicago Water Department emails show attempts at firearms deals and jokes about the city’s gun violence.