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Home » Vol. 46 No. 4

Tag: Vol. 46 No. 4

Issue of Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2016

Posted inBlogs

An artist turns his canvases into garments

by Isa Giallorenzo December 29, 2016August 18, 2021

Lyntuan Jones, artist and co-owner of apparel brand Create The New World, sports the clothes he extracts from of his work.

Posted inBlogs

Plan a pilgrimage to Al-Sufara Grills for live charcoal action

by Mike Sula November 7, 2016August 18, 2021

This Palos Heights butchery does meze as good as its kebabs.

Posted inBlogs

Raising the dead on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti November 2, 2016August 18, 2021

This week’s gig poster was created by heavy metal gross-out artist Eric “Rot” Engelmann.

Posted inBlogs

Veteran Chicago hip-hop producer DJ Rude One on leaving music making—and coming back to make his new album

by Leor Galil November 1, 2016August 18, 2021

DJ Rude One, formerly of Single Minded Pros, returns after a decade away from music making with Closed Sessions’ release of the full-length Onederful.

Posted inBlogs

Where the founder of Chicago’s Strange Foods Festival loves to eat

by Julia Thiel October 31, 2016August 18, 2021

Keng Sisavath, founder of the @strangefoodschicago Instagram account, explains why you won’t find many of his favorite dishes on restaurant menus.

Posted inFilm

A minor character plays a major role in the Barry Jenkins drama Moonlight

by J.R. Jones October 28, 2016August 18, 2021

A minor character plays a major role in the Barry Jenkins drama Moonlight.

Posted inBlogs

Various Artists Independent Film Festival kicks off its inaugural year in Chicago

by Leah Pickett October 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Submissions for the 2016-2017 festival season open on November 1.

Posted inBlogs

Things to do in Chicago on Halloween 2016 weekend

by Brianna Wellen October 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Day of the Dead Chicago, Little Bash of Horrors, and more happenings from October 28-30

Posted inBlogs

Cook County Jail fights left ten people hospitalized, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a new tool that matches CPD officers’ names and badge numbers with their photos.

Posted inBlogs

The story of Cook County’s pursuit of back taxes from small music venues descends into the surreal

by Lee V. Gaines October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Cook County amends its amusement-tax code to clarify that its officials aren’t in the business of defining “fine art”—but several small venues are still stuck in administrative hearings arguing about exactly that.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of October 27, 2016

by Chicago Reader October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

The Magic Issue

Posted inBlogs

Second City does Wagner for its second hilarious collaboration with Lyric Opera

by Deanna Isaacs October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Longer! Louder! Wagner! is like Hershey Felder crossed with The Producers

Posted inBlogs

#SayTheirNames: a dance performance draws connections between Sandra Bland and two black women activists

by Matt de la Peña October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Vershawn Ward of Red Clay Dance performs #SayHerName at Links Hall as part of a solo program titled “The Body Wails, the Body Restores.”

Posted inBlogs

Police prepare for potential World Series chaos in Wrigleyville, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman is still getting threats 13 years later.

Posted inBlogs

Can an algorithm erase bias in Cook County bond courts?

by Maya Dukmasova October 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Experts debate whether computerized risk-assessment will mitigate or exacerbate alleged racial and class biases among Cook County judges.

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