Employees of the Better Government Association vote 11 to 0 to join the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 45
Issue of Aug. 18 – 24, 2016
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Avoid the Air and Water Show with Wizard World Comic Con, David Cross, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Catzilla 4: A Cat Fest, SlutWalk Chicago, and more happenings from August 19-21
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Police chief Eddie Johnson calls for firing of seven cops over Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is preparing for a strike at a workshop Saturday.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Wizengamot, Three Hotels, and seven more new theater reviews
A Harry Potter debate and a hard-hitting drama are among this week’s best bets.
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Oracle Theatre’s Good Friday gives campus violence a twist
In Kristiana Rae Colón’s drama an abused soul does the unconscionable.
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Drawn & Quarterly reintroduces Marlys Mullen
A book-length collection of Lynda Barry’s acclaimed comic strip is reissued.
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Brecht gets the hip-hop treatment in The Good Person of Szechwan
But Cor Theatre’s update of the parable rings false.
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Cook County goes after small venues for back taxes, arguing their bookings don’t count as live music or culture
Beauty Bar is among several small venues that Cook County claims shouldn’t have been exempt from an amusement tax—a decision that, if it stands, could shut them down.
Posted inReader
Print Issue of August 18, 2016
“I thought to be charged with murder you had to kill somebody”
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MC Tree deftly delivers lyrical body blows on ‘All Dat’
Tree’s new collaborative EP with producer IBCLASSIC brings you into the rapper’s world—but it’s not always a pleasant place to be.
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Swimming in the Chicago River might be possible in 15 years, and other news
Also, a new book on the history of Steppenwolf, from Gary Sinise to Tracy Letts.
Posted inNews & Politics
Charged with murder, but they didn’t kill anyone—police did
A Reader investigation found ten cases since 2011 where police killed a civilian in Chicago and charged an accomplice with the murder.
Posted inFilm
Hell or High Water takes place in the present, but it feels like the Great Depression
Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine star in this crime thriller about Texas brothers on a bank-robbing spree.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
More sex-and-relationship advice from Dan Savage*
*A 32-year-old Londoner also named Dan Savage does the honors this week.
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Deep-fried Twinkies don’t belong in your grocer’s freezer aisle
The only place to truly enjoy something as absurd as a deep-fried Twinkie is at a state fair.