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Posted inBlogs

The time Chicago skinheads beat up a Nazi

by Leor Galil April 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Yes, Chicago does have a history of punks who’ve shown Nazis what’s what.

Posted inFilm

Ava DuVernay transported us to Selma, but outer space is another matter

by Ben Sachs March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

The lauded political filmmaker botches Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved young-adult novel A Wrinkle in Time.

Posted inBlogs

Pioneering Chicago rapper Sugar Ray Dinke speaks on the legacy of ‘Cabrini Green Rap’

by Leor Galil February 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Sugar Ray Dinke performs “Cabrini Green Rap” Tuesday at the Promontory at the book-release party for Ben Austen’s High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County Board passes 2018 budget that will lay off 321 employees, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the City Council approved Emanuel’s 2018 budget with a 47-3 vote.

Posted inBlogs

Emanuel slams Trump over Charlottesville: ‘Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office,’ and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Rauner isn’t happy with the state senate’s override of his school funding veto.

Posted inBlogs

Trump reportedly has accepted Bobby Rush’s invitation to visit Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd March 2, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Jackson Park and public sculptures made a list of the city’s most endangered sites.

Posted inBlogs

With Puzder out, it’s Oprah to the rescue

by Ben Joravsky February 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Now that Oprah has helped save us from Andrew Puzder’s reign as secretary of labor, here’s hoping she might find some other tapes that might save us from the rest of the miscreants in Trump’s White House.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm promises that Chicago will remain a ‘sanctuary city’ for undocumented immigrants, and other news

by Kate Shepherd November 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, there’s been a huge increase in demand at Planned Parenthood.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm finally releases new plan for police accountability, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd September 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a 28-year-old Chicago resident is reportedly facing prison time for the infamous celebrity nude photo hack.

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

Acclaimed designer Maria Pinto displays her latest collection in the West Loop

by Isa Giallorenzo July 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Street View, featuring Maria Pinto’s prefall and fall collections

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 inArts & Culture

At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real

by Aimee Levitt and Christopher Piatt June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

For more than 20 years, actors and crew members stayed silent about mistreatment they suffered at the acclaimed storefront theater. Now they’re speaking up, hoping to protect workers in non-Equity theaters across the country.

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.

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