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
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!
Twenty new(ish) Chicago restaurants that prove the party ain’t over
Don’t listen to nobody nobody sent. 2018 was a good year.
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.
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.
What a long, strange trip it’s been
The year in review in federal—and local—transportation news.
The shoes that are handmade for your feet
Alexandria Wills keeps the art of hand-crafted footwear alive in Logan Square.
Ben Sachs picks the top ten—well, 13—movies of 2018
A mix of the new, the old, and new work by the old
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 […]
Boxes to the Philippines keep loved ones close
The balikbayan tradition involves sending clothes, chocolate, toys, and even cleaning supplies.
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
Diagnosis: Boring uses surreal comedy to demonstrate the distortional logic of depression
The Chicago-made webseries takes a radically different view of mental illness.
The Old Woman Broods rejects decadent capitalism in favor of absurdism
Its grotesque comedy is the perfect antidote to holiday cheer.
The best overlooked Chicago hip-hop of 2018
Chicago’s hip-hop scene overflows with such variety and abundance that it’s impossible to show enough love to every great release—but that’s no reason not to try.