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Eighties rockers the Service birthed venerable Chicago indie label Pravda Records

The band’s raucous, hooky songs hold up great today—and after 34 years, Pravda is still releasing music.

Rude Guest’s tape-only output hurt their legacy, but local ska label Jump Up just reissued their entire discography—also on tape.

In Chicago’s war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die.

Folk duo Mason & Crowe are a lost treasure from Champaign’s Red Herring coffeehouse scene.

While Blagojevich leaps to tear down Cole Hall, colleges throughout the state go without.

Would a gun tax cut down on shootings?

“A little Nietzsche can be a dangerous thing.”