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Tag: Vol. 45 No. 30
Issue of May. 5 – 11, 2016
What is the difference between Hillary and the Donald?
Or, the danger of making false equivalencies.
Tribune, Gannett ratchet up the tension
Tribune Publishing counters a hostile-takeover bid with a financial “poison pill.”
The surprising career of Len Amato
The president of powerhouse HBO Films traces his trajectory from Columbia College to Hollywood.
Vote now in the Reader’s Best of Chicago 2016 poll!
Cast a ballot by June 9 for your favorite things in the best city on earth.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daley Plaza Farmers’ Market, and more things to do in Chicago this week
The Joffrey’s Cinderella, Chicago Home Theater Fest, and more happenings from May 9-12
The politics at stake in the principals’ association election
A brief primer on the surprisingly heated race for the presidency of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association.
Survey finds Chicagoans deeply divided by race, and other news
Also, Chicago police are rolling out thousands of body cameras after successful trial run.
“Playboy Architecture,” Mother’s Day movies, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago Beer Classic, the Seldoms’ RockCitizen, and more happenings from May 6-8
Gannett makes takeover bid about Michael Ferro
Attacking the new boss is the company’s latest takeover strategy.
Great improvising trombonist Johannes Bauer has died
A longtime fixture in European improvised music, Johannes Bauer always privileged an ensemble-oriented approach over individual grandstanding.
Watch Shawn Podgurksi of the DonerMen food truck create a fantasy dinner inspired by Dungeons & Dragons
A “real meat-and-potatoes guy” draws inspiration from a fantasy world.
Patio Theater lights up its silver screen again
Under general manager Dennis Wolkowicz, the Patio Theater in Portage Park reopens as a neighborhood movie house.
In the wake of Charleston shooting, AME Church employs Gatekeepers security team on Sundays
“Not that we didn’t feel safe here before, but we have a new normal now,” says church administrator Morgan Dixon.
Anita Alvarez cedes Laquan McDonald case to special prosecutor, and other Chicago news
Also, what it means to have Empire, Chicago Fire, or the other locally filmed TV shows shoot in your home.