For a couple years now I’ve been trying to propagate “divorce rock” as a term for a very specific strain of soft, folky 70s pop that would probably fit under the larger banner of “adult contemporary” without qualifying as “yacht rock” (which is overused anyway). Divorce rock songs are not about the average puppy-love breakup; […]
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Posted inMusic
Drummer Kahil El’Zabar elevates groove to a transcendent plane
The leader of the Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is also a teacher, a connector, and an ambassador for Afrocentric jazz.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note from the editor
I was running errands Saturday and distracted, so when I hit the Fullerton-Pulaski intersection it took me a moment to figure out what was going on. A man with a walker and several full shopping bags had apparently begun crossing the street a few feet outside of the crosswalk and then stopped. A man, in […]
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Loop Link bus corridor isn’t yielding the travel-time improvements hoped for
FOIA’d documents show the $41 million project has had only a modest impact on bus speeds.
Posted inBlogs
J.B. Pritzker, Pat Quinn win top spots on March 2018 primary ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, the state senate plans public hearings on Illinois Veterans Home deaths.
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Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago could see “record” Thanksgiving traffic next week.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Life lessons learned in the middle of the Kennedy Expressway
All the entertainment and insight you need is on an el platform, surrounded by automobile traffic.
Posted inBlogs
Twista talks about his new album, The Dark Horse
The Chicago hip-hop veteran chats about what inspired the title of his new album, working with rising local rappers, and getting involved in the community.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Intersection to Do the Pedestrian Scramble
X marks the spot to cross in all directions.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street
Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.
Posted inNews & Politics
This week’s Chicagoan: Kayla Lane Freeman, new Chicagoan
This week’s Chicagoan is Kayla Lane Freeman, new Chicagoan
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Englewood: bane of Amtrak
Somebody get Chicago railroads some DayQuil—they’re congested—as Amtrak shows
Posted inFilm
Are you there, moviegoers? It’s me, Margaret.
Kenneth Lonergan returns (finally) with his follow-up to You Can Count on Me.
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Parking Meters and the Psychology of Driving
Why people think walking takes longer than driving, and how to increase cycling by getting rid of parking spaces.
