Three hundred photos, many never seen before, depict the Chicago social movements of the 1950s and ’60s.
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The lone release from this Chicago free-improvising trio has held up great for 34 years
Rich Corpolongo, Doug Lofstrom, and Paul Wertico have all had long careers of their own, but they made something special together in 1981.
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Art Shay ‘Troublemakers’
The title of Art Shay’s new photo exhibit, “Troublemakers,” was deliberately chosen to play with audience expectations, says Erik Gellman, the Roosevelt University history professor who curated it. Visitors may come in expecting to see images of hooligans. Instead they’ll find photos of scenes from the freedom movements of the 1950s and ’60s as they […]
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Black and white and all over
A Roosevelt University exhibit showcases a great, bygone era of Reader photography.
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American Theater Company’s artistic director leaves a worthy legacy
American Theater Company artistic director PJ Paparelli, killed in Scotland last month, leaves a worthy legacy in The Project(s).
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Is Mike Madigan our only line of defense against Governor Rauner?
In the resistance to Governor Rauner’s budget cuts and union bashing, it looks like Speaker Madigan might be our only hope.
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BBU’s MC Epic wins the Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award
BBU’s MC Epic wins the Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award, and new music arrives from punk four-piece the Bug and techno duo Juzer.
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Art Shay: The man with the golden lens
He was one of the mid-20th century’s most prolific photographers. Now, at 92, Shay’s getting the vast archive that fills his home in order, and he’s finally receiving the appreciation from the art world he’s long deserved.
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The late news from 2014: Lucas Museum, Vivian Maier, Steven Salaita, and more
The end of 2014 saw some new twists on stories about the Lucas Museum, Vivian Maier, Steven Salaita, and more.
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Illinois pot policies are inconsistent and unjust, report concludes
Researchers at Roosevelt University find that marijuana enforcement depends on geography and race more than justice.
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Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone
Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.
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At Columbia College, a film screening is followed by a charge of bias
A dispute over academic freedom erupts over a Columbia College course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Heroin, LLC
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do.
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Thursday and Friday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Jack DeJohnette and Wadada Leo Smith are just two of the highlights of the first two days of the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival.
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The Reader’s guide to the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival
The Chicago Jazz Festival moves to Millennium Park with its best lineup in five years.