Chicago native Peter Berkow has been a producer and a professor, and moved from folk to funk to fusion to prog and back.
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John Cage’s treasures are hiding in plain sight
The largest single archive devoted to influential experimental composer John Cage lives in a library at Northwestern—and it goes a lot deeper than its famous Beatles lyric sheets.
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American Football: Accidental rock stars
American Football became heroes to the emo scene after breaking up in obscurity—and 17 years later, they’ve returned with a second album.
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UI settles tweeting prof Steven Salaita case for cash, no job
The $875,000 settlement agreement with Professor Steven Salaita will end his lawsuits against the university—but will not provide him with a job.
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Does the University of Illinois really need another medical school?
Ousted chancellor Phyllis Wise leaves the U. of I. with multimillion-dollar legal bills and a $135 million commitment to a new public-private college of medicine.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Seeds of Doubt
Garage rockers the Seeds of Doubt were kings of the Chambana scene in the late 60s, but their only recordings have been lost.