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Home » Vol. 47 No. 12

Tag: Vol. 47 No. 12

Vol. 47, No. 12

Issue of Dec. 21, 2017 – Jan. 3, 2018

Posted inNews & Politics

The U. of C.’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab explores health and social issues through video games

by Anne Ford January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

“We’re trying to see what games actually do, beyond the question ‘Do violent video games make people more violent?’” designer Ashlyn Sparrow says.

Posted inBlogs

Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bar Prairie School is a visual feast in the West Loop

by Julia Thiel January 3, 2018August 18, 2021

The spot from Jim Meehan and Heisler Hospitality offers solid cocktails in a stunning space.

Posted inBlogs

Beyond Michelin: two new local restaurant guides written by locals

by Julia Thiel December 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Fooditor 99 and Unique Eats & Eateries of Chicago both offer a curated look at the Chicago restaurant scene.

Posted inBlogs

Errol Morris’s Wormwood should have been a film, not a miniseries

by Ben Sachs December 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The acclaimed documentary filmmaker’s new Netflix show is an interesting, if overlong, history lesson

Posted inBlogs

It’s a Wonderful Life at Stage 773 and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Steve Heisler December 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The Lincoln Lodge’s Christmas Feztacular and more events the weekend of 12/22-12/24

Posted inBlogs

The Eradicator is a squash man—and a punk band

by Kevin Warwick December 22, 2017August 18, 2021

As the Eradicator, Chicago hardcore veteran Andy Slania parlays a decades-old Kids in the Hall sketch into a living, breathing punk band.

Posted inBlogs

E-mails about the veterans’ home Legionnaires’ crisis reveal what the state knew, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Grace restaurant has closed its door for good.

Posted inArts & Culture

Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you

by Chicago Reader December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Hell in a Handbag’s 20th annual production of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is among the yuletide highlights.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of December 21, 2017

by Chicago Reader December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Volume 47, Number 12

Posted inNews & Politics

Blagojevich sympathizers have lost sight of the former governor’s significant corruption

by Jonathan Messinger December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

#FreeBlago? Nope.

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago is a city of objectionable nicknames

by Wendy McClure December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

From the repellent “Mag Mile” to the cilantro of nicknames, “Chi-town”

Posted inBlogs

Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker push back against winter’s bleakness with their second annual holiday party

by Luca Cimarusti December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago guitarists Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker invite musical friends of all stripes to the Hideout on Friday for a night of holiday cheer.

Posted inBlogs

Reader readers sound off about Chicago’s worst things

by Ryan Smith December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Our readers respond to the Worst of Chicago issue with their own least-favorite local people, places, and things.

Posted inArts & Culture

Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home

by Steve Heisler December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

With his return to Chicago, Hannibal Buress is reconnecting to his roots on the west side.

Posted inMusic

What Chicago media gets wrong about Chance, Keef, and the local hip-hop scene

by Leor Galil December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Critics who fall back on shallow tropes and ignorant cliches deny us an enriching understanding of the musical cultures in our own backyard.

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