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Posted inMusic

Attention Kmart shoppers

by Salem Collo-Julin April 12, 2021August 18, 2021

Fifty-six freely downloadable in-store tapes hosted by the Internet Archive include the soundtracks of 30-year-old Bluelight Specials.

Posted inMusic

Naperville teen punks Protagonists get reissued after 35 years

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 7, 2020August 18, 2021

Naperville teen punks Protagonists get reissued after 35 years, indie-pop trio Gosh Diggity add a little muscle to their tender sound, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Rauner reaches a compromise with officials on school funding ahead of State of the State address, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, speculation is growing that Paul Vallas will run against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Shimer College is gone, but the school lives on

by Deanna Isaacs August 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The Great Books institution makes a move to North Central College.

Posted inArts & Culture

In the world of Naperville, you can go home again

by Dan Jakes September 15, 2016August 18, 2021

Mat Smart’s comic drama argues that there’s plenty of life in the burbs.

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall theater

by Tony Adler September 4, 2016August 18, 2021

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

Posted inBlogs

Where to watch fireworks in Chicago and celebrate Fourth of July 2016

by Faraz Mirza July 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Celebrate America’s Brexit, the Fourth of July.

Posted inMusic

Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst rises like the tide

by Peter Margasak April 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst hasn’t helped only herself with her talent, wit, and confidence—she’s also lifting up her peers and students.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Silk Road Rising’s Mosque Alert is alarmingly relevant

by Deanna Isaacs March 28, 2016August 18, 2021

After five years of development, Jamil Khoury’s play about xenophobia opens in an ever-more-xenophobic political moment.

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis and school board president David Vitale agree: the state's charter school commission law stinks.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rahm’s school board and the teachers’ union actually agree on charter law

by Ben Joravsky January 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago officials don’t want their hands tied by state charter rules.

Posted inBlogs

Solemn Oath breaks into bottles with Combat Marshmallow

by Philip Montoro December 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Naperville’s finest just started bottling two beers per month, and the very first is this ludicrously hoppy double stout.

Posted inBlogs

One Sip: Solemn Oath’s Whisper Kisses farmhouse ale

by Julia Thiel May 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Solemn Oath promises to make beer you’ll fall in love with—and then take it away.

Jamil Khoury
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Silk Road Rising’s “Mosque Alert” enlists the global community

by Deanna Isaacs March 25, 2013August 19, 2021

Silk Road Rising’s play in progress, “Mosque Alert,” crowdsources controversy.

Posted inBlogs

On tap: Solemn Oath’s Ravaged by Vikings

by Philip Montoro January 14, 2013August 18, 2021

A zingy, fruity double IPA, Ravaged by Vikings, from Naperville’s tap-only brewery Solemn Oath

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Food and Drink Events

by Sam Worley August 5, 2010August 19, 2021

Farm tours, cooking competitions, garden parties, and more.

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