This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ethan D’Ercole.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 13
Issue of Jan. 4 – 10, 2018
Peter Margasak’s 40 favorite albums of 2017, numbers 10 through 1
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—and the final installment includes music by Ikue Mori, JD Allen, and Richard Dawson.
Bruce Rauner: Congressional GOP tax plan ‘punishing’ for Illinois, and other Chicago news
Also, more than 600 complaints have come in about landlords breaking the city’s heat ordinance.
The peculiar difficulty of being an AirBnb host on Chicago’s south side
“People are afraid of the south side. It’s ridiculous. I educate my guests,” Afri Atiba says.
Despite a few bumps in the road, Chicago’s year in transportation didn’t suck
The Trump administration still threatens sustainable infrastructure, but 2017 brought improvements to Chicago’s streets, transit hubs, and bikeways.
Property tax madness!
Homeowners’ rush to avoid losing money on the new Republican tax law is just the latest sign that the system for funding public education remains broken.
Lonesome Rose joins Logan Square’s crowded modern Mexican field
But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.
Watch pastry chef Kymberli DeLost create a Korean-Italian dessert using fermented bean paste
Challenged to make a dish with doenjang, DeLost combines her knowledge of Korean cooking and Italian desserts.
Chicago-made webseries to watch in 2018
Three local boundary-breaking productions destined for bigger screens
At Intuit, only a glimpse of the immersive art environment Pasaquan
“Outsider” artist Eddie Owens Martin’s seven-acre utopia in Georgia must be seen to be solved.
Peter Margasak’s 40 favorite albums of 2017, numbers 20 through 11
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes music by Oumou Sangaré, Kendrick Lamar, and Saicobab.
Can a heavy flirtation with an ex be justified?
Dan Savage counsels a married letter writer into flirting with her ex-husband, and more.
Chris Kennedy: Rahm Emanuel wants to push ‘people of color’ out of Chicago, and other news
Also, Chicago’s private-sector job market is booming.