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Home » Vol. 47 No. 2

Tag: Vol. 47 No. 2

Issue of Oct. 19 – 25, 2017

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Design Week’s best events

by Steve Heisler October 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Five must-do happenings during Chicago Design Week from October 20-27

Posted inBlogs

How Chicago’s Section 8 voucher voting bloc could sway local elections

by Maya Dukmasova October 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Households in the rental assistance program are a significant (and significantly overlooked) constituency in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Rauner is fighting to keep details of a lawsuit filed by former business partner under wraps, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the long-awaited Apple flagship on the Chicago River is opening Friday.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of October 19, 2017

by Chicago Reader October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

The CHA’s sleeping giant: cover illustration by Pam Wishbow

Posted inBlogs

The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is SAD!

by Steve Heisler October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

A pop-up gallery by The Daily Show enshrines the propaganda of the world’s most dangerous man.

Posted inFood & Drink

North Shore Distillery’s new rum is unlike anything else being made in Illinois

by Julia Thiel October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

The spirit is an anomaly in a state where most distilleries are focused on whiskey, gin, and vodka.

Posted inFood & Drink

Katana plunges its glittering blade into River North

by Mike Sula October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

A massive robatayaki parachutes in from Hollywood.

Posted inFilm

Goodbye Christopher Robin reveals the unhappy boy behind Winnie-the-Pooh

by Andrea Gronvall October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Domhnall Gleeson is author A.A. Milne in this tale of a childhood scarred by fame.

Posted inFilm

Loving Vincent looks at the real Van Gogh—and the one we want to remember

by J.R. Jones October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

More than 100 painters contributed to this extraordinary animated feature about the genius’s last days.

Posted inBlogs

The Hypocrites’ Dracula is a victim of mistaken locality

by Tony Adler October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

What might be gory fun as a late-night show to be viewed drink in hand just ain’t so from the seats at the Mercury.

Posted inBlogs

Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Durbin confronts Jeff Sessions on his failure to solve Chicago’s gun violence issues.

Posted inBlogs

For MCA 50, ambient musician Lykanthea explores culture, history, and identity with her dream ensemble

by Sasha Geffen October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

Lakshmi Ramgopal, who usually performs solo as Lykanthea, bids farewell to the songs on her Migration EP this Saturday with a nine-member multidisciplinary group.

Posted inBlogs

On her solo debut, Heather Trost sets aside A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s Roma influence for dreamy pop

by Peter Margasak October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

Heather Trost’s first record is sophisticated keyboard-driven pop that nods to Stereolab, bossa nova, Italian horror soundtracks, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Pamela Bannos’s Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, reviewed

by Deanna Isaacs October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

Northwestern University professor Pamela Bannos’s new book, Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, takes on the myth of the now-famous street photographer.

Posted inArts & Culture

‘Between States’ is for the community but forgets the community

by Anjulie Rao October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

A new exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Foundation has lofty ambitions but could use some gravity.

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