After more than a year of reporting from ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ, the mayor announced ticketing changes and said she would support legislation to change state law — beginning to make good on a campaign promise.
Tag: Vol. 48 No. 42
Issue of Jul. 25 – 31, 2019
Posted inCity Life
Pitchfork fashion ‘rules’
Festivalgoers share their tips for looking stylish in extreme weather.
Posted inArts & Culture
Wakandacon is back with all things Black
Wakandacon returns for its second year with programming to reimagine Black futures in fictional universes and beyond.
Posted inFood & Drink
Whither the gator dog at Doggone’s?
A descendant of a New Orleans minichain surfaces in Logan Square.
Posted inMusic
The most colorful parties in the city are Noire
Nick Alder and Rae Chardonnay Taylor of Party Noire get to fun by going through respect, safety, community, and empowerment.
Posted inFilm
Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood indulges the fantasy of movie history when it could be questioning it
Or, a collection of Quentin Tarantino’s favorite things about late-60s LA.
Posted inFood & Drink
No unicorns were harmed in the making of Honey Butter Fried Chicken’s soba noodle salad
But you have just a few chances this week to try it.
Posted inNews & Politics
Sexual miseducation
In an era of unprecedented attention to gender violence, Latinx organizers demand CPS address shortcomings.
Posted inArts & Culture
Now and Then loses its place in time
The stakes are too low in this musical about the life span of a gay relationship.
Posted inArts & Culture
Dystopian horror hides in the creepy undergrowth of Pomona
Alistair McDowall’s thriller at Steep plants seeds of money, violence, sex, death . . . and Dungeons and Dragons.
Posted inNews & Politics
‘This is my home’
Woodlawn residents share their vision for a neighborhood in transition
Posted inArts & Culture
Ghost Quartet offers four musical “sides” to love, loss, and friendship
Black Button Eyes gives Dave Malloy’s gleefully haunting song cycle an absorbing production.
Posted inArts & Culture
Beyond Therapy rises from an early 80s boneyard
Eclipse Theatre Company can’t resolve the ancient problems with Christopher Durang’s early comedy.