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Home » Vol. 47 No. 45

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Vol. 47, No. 45

Issue of Aug. 16 – 22, 2018

Posted inBlogs

The play The Harvest and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Katie Powers August 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Bump J at the Promontory and more goings on 8/20-8/24.

Posted inBlogs

[DRAFT] Surfrider, facing opposition, says lawsuit against U.S. Steel is about more than just April spill

by David North August 19, 2018August 18, 2021

New information shows that U.S. Steel contaminated the groundwater at its Portage plant which is now leaking towards the Burns Waterway

Posted inBlogs

ThoughtPoet is on a mission to capture the beauty in black Chicago

by Matt Harvey August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

“I write, I act, and I try to do more with my photos than just capture moments.”

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A lawsuit to prevent the Obama Presidential Center’s ‘illegal land grab’ in Jackson Park is moving forward

by Deanna Isaacs August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The activist group Protect Our Parks claims that the city’s plan to turn 19 acres of Jackson Park over to the Obama Foundation is unconstitutional.

Posted inArts & Culture

At the Perry Mansion Cultural Center, Sam Smith wants to reshape the narrative of black life in America

by Tyra Nicole Triche August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The culmination of his project will be a reconstruction of a slave ship in the museum’s basement.

Posted inBlogs

Queen Key at Summer Smash and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Katie Powers August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

Crazy Rich Asians and more goings on 8/17-8/19.

Posted inArts & Culture

With a confused Richard III, Muse of Fire goes out with a flicker

by Tony Adler August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The company’s attempts to play with gender dynamics just create confusion.

Posted inArts & Culture

Once a performer at Dance for Life, Hanna Brictson returns with her own company

by Oliver Sava August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago dancers unite to raise money to support their colleagues with health issues.

Posted inArts & Culture

Yippie Fest, the successor to the dear departed Abbie Fest, comes back for a second year

by Jack Helbig August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

This year’s iteration promises 101 acts, plus a ceremony to honor Pigasus, the Youth International Party’s 1968 presidential nominee.

Posted inBlogs

Meg and Joe Piercy of MegMade give new life to old furniture

by Isa Giallorenzo August 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The husband-and-wife team have opened a new brick-and-mortal location in Bucktown.

Posted inFood & Drink

The Cocktail Challenge hall of fame

by Julia Thiel August 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Not even pig’s blood or stinkbugs daunted our intrepid mixologists.

Posted inFood & Drink

Five Chicago fast-food wine pairings

by Alan Epstein August 16, 2018August 18, 2021

At last, the classics get the respect they deserve.

Posted inFood & Drink

A fond farewell to geoducks and other memorable Key Ingredients

by Julia Thiel August 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Goodbye natto, and balut, and durian.

Posted inBlogs

Invisible Institute launches expanded police misconduct database

by Maya Dukmasova August 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Police union spokesman says “motives” behind database are “perfectly transparent.”

Posted inArts & Culture

The inconsequential first half of Holding the Man is as hard to swallow as its devastating conclusion

by Justin Hayford August 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Tommy Murphy’s adaptation of Australian author Timothy Conigrave’s coming-of-age memoir fails to question the sociopolitical forces that led to the AIDS crisis.

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