Will Trump be the second coming of Brexit?
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 38
Issue of Jun. 30 – Jul. 6, 2016
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Guns N’ Roses satisfies an appetite for reconstruction at Soldier Field
Axl, Slash, and Duff are on the road for the first time since the early 90s.
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A primer on the shiny new Illinois budget
“Does this mean Rauner and Madigan are now friends?” and other key questions answered.
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Independence Day: Resurgence isn’t as good as the original—but how good was the original?
Space aliens invade again 20 years later, and we’re still not ready.
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Tyshawn Sorey achieves the sublime on the new album The Inner Spectrum of Variables
Drummer Tyshawn Sorey—who’s also one of jazz’s most promising composers—plays tonight at Constellation with pianist Vijay Iyer.
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Jurassic Jaws Double Feature, Windy City Ribfest, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes, Fourth of July, and more happenings from July 1-4.
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Where to watch fireworks in Chicago and celebrate Fourth of July 2016
Celebrate America’s Brexit, the Fourth of July.
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Prediction: Our failure to build the Lucas museum won’t haunt Chicago for decades
The George Lucas museum Chicago won’t built wasn’t that big a deal
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Police union head: There’s ‘an Orlando every month in Chicago, and no one seems to raise an eyebrow,’ and other news
Also, the nearly broke Chicago Public Schools has made a $657 million teachers’ pension payment.
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Anon(ymous), Pygmalion, and seven more new theater reviews
A haunting show from the Cuckoo’s Theater Project and George Bernard Shaw’s classic are among this week’s best bets.
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The Gift Theatre gives us a stripped-down Grapes of Wrath
But the Joads are still driving a clunker.
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Free State of Jones turns a Civil War legend into a plea for racial equality
In Gary Ross’s drama, a 19th-century deserter becomes a hero for today.
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Chicago singer the Mind makes romance sound huge and feel intimate on his debut mixtape
After adding his voice to music by the likes of Mick Jenkins, Chance the Rapper, and Joey Purp, the Mind steps out on his own with Summer Camp.
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Trump blindsided Mike Ditka with report of RNC appearance, and other Chicago news
Also, police union head speaks out on Chicago’s antipolice sentiments.