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Posted inMusic

Frat rockers the 4 Taus shook up Carbondale in the early 60s

by Steve Krakow November 5, 2019August 18, 2021

Downstate frat rockers the 4 Taus split in 1964 but reunited periodically for almost 50 years.

Posted inArts & Culture

Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home

by Steve Heisler December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

With his return to Chicago, Hannibal Buress is reconnecting to his roots on the west side.

Posted inNews & Politics

Are the Vinyard Indians the Rachel Dolezal of native tribes?

by Ryan Smith November 22, 2017August 18, 2021

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.

Out in Oak Park, Steve James has cultivated an unassuming life—one that reflects his approach to filmmaking.
Posted inFilm

Reluctant auteur Steve James on life and Life Itself

by Ben Sachs July 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James discusses his life in the Chicago suburbs and his new film on Roger Ebert, Life Itself.

Lavender Country founder Patrick Haggerty with Chicago native Bobby Taylor, his bandmate in Memory Lane
Posted inMusic

Patrick Haggerty carries on the spirit of Lavender Country

by Leor Galil June 18, 2014June 1, 2022

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
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Richard Cotovsky’s life on the fringe, rewarded

by Deanna Isaacs May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

After four decades in Chicago theater, Mary-Arrchie’s Richard Cotovsky gets a special nod from the Jeff Awards.

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