Cook County commissioner John Fritchey and three Chicago aldermen will hold a press conference Thursday morning to call on Chicago and suburban police to issue tickets instead of making arrests for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. “The simple truth is that the decades-long policies that we have had toward possession of small amounts […]
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 4
Issue of Oct. 20 – 26, 2011
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Guess that didn’t work out so well
Chicago designer Maria Pinto decides retail isn’t for her after all.
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Luke Fowler’s sonic cinema in Chicago
Experimental Scottish filmmaker Luke Fowler visits Chicago to attend two screenings of his work this week.
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“Not all rich people are jerks”
The Tumblr site We are the 1 percent: We stand with the 99 percent shows that not all rich people are jerks.
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Return of the basketball rims
Andrea Bauer The basketball rims are back up at Broncho Billy Playlot park. Park officials reinstalled the rims about a week and a half ago, after about three dozen people who live nearby appealed to the Chicago Park District board during its October 12 meeting. The informational packet they presented to board members included copies […]
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Loutallica is music criticism’s savior, probably
Chuck Klosterman’s unlikely appreciation of major labels
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Theo Epstein takes on “the ultimate challenge”
Former BoSox GM Theo Epstein takes the reins as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.
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This week’s food and drink events
A cheffy online auction benefitting Green City Market, a Koval Distillery tasting menu at the Edgewater Uncommon Ground
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Bonus payouts at newspapers, and what they might say about the Occupy protests
What executive corruption at newspapers reveals about the Occupy protests.
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A “Burmese-esque” underground dinner
The Pilsen supper club S&M’s Underground offers the second round of its “Burmese-esque” four-course menu this weekend.