The Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative hosts a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims at Rumba on Wed 1/27 from 7 PM to midnight.
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 18
Issue of Jan. 21 – 27, 2010
Event Honors Danny Sotomayor
An event honoring AIDS activist Danny Sotomayor, held in conjunction with an exhibit of his cartoons.
“Ssssmell the squassshhhh waaaafting through the air”
Yoga for Foodies is coming to Chicago.
“The Breast Massage Will Happen”: Inside the Culture of Sexual Harassment at the Marijuana Policy Project
How the Marijuana Policy Project’s “hypersexual” founder built a harsh work environment for marijuana advocates.
Reinvent Journalism and Drink Beer Along Hinkson Creek
Reynolds Journalism Institute is looking for four fellows for the next school year
On the Edge
Steev Hise’s documentary “On the Edge,” examining conditions surrounding the unsolved murders of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico, screens Thursday 1/28 at Biblioteca Popular.
Morning Art: Jaroslav Rössler
Part of “Recent Acquisitions of Czech Photography from The Baruch Foundation,” on display at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
Chicago Artists Coalition News
Chicago Artists Coalition hires a new executive director.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules D&D Scourge of Penology
Wisconsin, Judge Frank Easterbrook save the penal system from role-playing games.
The Preckwinkle Bandwagon Is Rolling
Toni Preckwinkle is getting help for her campaign from the kind of people who tend to back winners.
Ben Joravsky & Mick Dumke Take You Inside the News Before It Happens
Privatization? Parking Meters? Property taxes? There’s an archive for that.
The Wal-Mart Beat Gets Weird
Dan Mihalpoulos and Katie Fretland, 1/22: Before walking out of the back room encounter with Rolando Rodriguez, Wal-Mart’s regional general manager for Illinois and northern Indiana, Mr. Daley urged the company to do a better job of swaying public opinion, the source who witnessed the conversation said. Kevin Robinson, 1/26: I wanted to know more […]