Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/28 to Sun 3/1.
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 21
Issue of Feb. 27 – Mar. 4, 2020
Posted inNews & Politics
Reclaim the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Back by popular demand: The Back Room Deal features radio personality and longtime Reader political writer Ben Joravsky arguing local Chicago politics with Reader senior writer Maya Dukmasova. With sharp wit and stinging analysis, Joravsky and Dukmasova cut through the smokey haze of the elections to offer you a glimpse of the 2020 Chicago-area Illinois […]
Posted inArts & Culture
March forward, spring ahead
Ten performance picks to blow you away this month
Posted inNews & Politics
We’ve got your files right here: A new Clerk of the Circuit Court
Back by popular demand: The Back Room Deal features radio personality and longtime Reader political writer Ben Joravsky arguing local Chicago politics with Reader senior writer Maya Dukmasova. With sharp wit and stinging analysis, Joravsky and Dukmasova cut through the smokey haze of the elections to offer you a glimpse of the 2020 Chicago-area Illinois […]
Posted inMusic
Music is for every body
Chicago’s concert venues have made welcome advances in accessibility, but a regulatory gray area lets them fall short of what they should be.
Posted inArts & Culture
Plano provides a loopy look at three sisters
Authentic dialogue grounds First Floor Theater’s dark comedy.
Posted inArts & Culture
Smart Museum’s take on ‘Allure of Matter’ spends time on the details
An exhibition in two parts—Part II: The Smart Museum of Art
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Outsource the sloppy and spitty stuff he likes
Plus, a man who misses when the only beards dudes had were metaphorical, masturbation, tinder, rough sex,
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago’s seven “most endangered” buildings
Preservation Chicago releases its 2020 list.
Posted inNews & Politics
Pangea still reigns
As the mayor spotlights the city’s eviction problems, 2019 court data shows little is changing.
Posted inNews & Politics
What is the Board of Review and why should we care?
Back by popular demand: The Back Room Deal features radio personality and longtime Reader political writer Ben Joravsky arguing local Chicago politics with Reader senior writer Maya Dukmasova. With sharp wit and stinging analysis, Joravsky and Dukmasova cut through the smokey haze of the elections to offer you a glimpse of the 2020 Chicago-area Illinois […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Don’t try to tell Black folks that the outrage surrounding Michael Vick isn’t about race
He’s repaid his debt to society, but we all know why people just can’t let his past stay in the past.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Who’s next—Burke? Madigan?
Why did Trump release Blago from prison? Let’s count the reasons.
Posted inMusic
A cosmic crossword on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Minnesota-based illustrator Shawn Reed.