Downstate frat rockers the 4 Taus split in 1964 but reunited periodically for almost 50 years.
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Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home
With his return to Chicago, Hannibal Buress is reconnecting to his roots on the west side.
Are the Vinyard Indians the Rachel Dolezal of native tribes?
The Vinyard Indians are attempting to become Illinois’s first state-recognized native tribe. But tribes long recognized by the federal government say the downstate group’s members are just a bunch of white people caught in an act of cultural appropriation.
Reluctant auteur Steve James on life and Life Itself
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James discusses his life in the Chicago suburbs and his new film on Roger Ebert, Life Itself.
Patrick Haggerty carries on the spirit of Lavender Country
Forty years later, the man behind the first gay country record teams up with a former Chicagoan to reach out to another marginalized population.
Richard Cotovsky’s life on the fringe, rewarded
After four decades in Chicago theater, Mary-Arrchie’s Richard Cotovsky gets a special nod from the Jeff Awards.