The mayor’s latest proposal would cut benefits to municipal employees to fund development projects.
Tag: Vol. 48 No. 12
Issue of Dec. 20 – 26, 2018
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Tired of solicitations from big nonprofits? We have just the solution for you!
With the Executive Pay Test, it’s easier than ever to decide which group deserves your hard-earned cash!
Posted inFood & Drink
Twenty new(ish) Chicago restaurants that prove the party ain’t over
Don’t listen to nobody nobody sent. 2018 was a good year.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Full Monty is a less-than-auspicious inauguration of Theo Ubique’s new space
The production’s sexual politics unsuccessfully hang between self-aware period piece and relevant, contemporary commentary.
Posted inFilm
Vox Lux and The Mule present two very different responses to our nation’s ills
While one finds only despair, the other argues that we’re still capable of kindness, despite the terrible things we do.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What a long, strange trip it’s been
The year in review in federal—and local—transportation news.
Posted inCity Life
The shoes that are handmade for your feet
Alexandria Wills keeps the art of hand-crafted footwear alive in Logan Square.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note from the editor
I was running errands Saturday and distracted, so when I hit the Fullerton-Pulaski intersection it took me a moment to figure out what was going on. A man with a walker and several full shopping bags had apparently begun crossing the street a few feet outside of the crosswalk and then stopped. A man, in […]
Posted inFilm
Ben Sachs picks the top ten—well, 13—movies of 2018
A mix of the new, the old, and new work by the old
Posted inNews & Politics
Boxes to the Philippines keep loved ones close
The balikbayan tradition involves sending clothes, chocolate, toys, and even cleaning supplies.
Posted inArts & Culture
The ten shows from 2018 our critics won’t soon forget
Witches, monsters, selkies, cosmic musings and family dramas, and, of course, the Golden Girls
Posted inFilm
Diagnosis: Boring uses surreal comedy to demonstrate the distortional logic of depression
The Chicago-made webseries takes a radically different view of mental illness.
Posted inArts & Culture
Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas confirms that Die Hard is indeed at heart a holiday movie
The debate has finally been settled.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Old Woman Broods rejects decadent capitalism in favor of absurdism
Its grotesque comedy is the perfect antidote to holiday cheer.