TCR Mixtape No. 36: Spring Americana Concert Preview
It’s a rare mixtape/preview crossover! This is the spot where you get a preview of this spring’s Americana slate coming to Chicago’s great music venues, alongside a nice playlist of […]
Evanston SPACE Celebrates a Decade of Concerts with Out of Space
There are certain venues that hold a special place in my heart. SPACE in Evanston is one of those. I still remember the first time I walked into the venue […]
LUMA Presents Poignant Look at Refugee Crisis in Photo Exhibition
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) presents a compelling exhibition that sheds light on the refugee experience. Gregory Beals: They Arrived Last Night is a collection of 40 photographs […]
Chicago and Illinois Join Entities Suing Federal Government Over Census
Illinois and Chicago joined seventeen states and six cities in suing the federal government Tuesday over the constitutionality of a question regarding citizenship being added to census forms added by […]
Illinois Politicians Weigh in on Trump’s Further Militarization of the Southern Border
Two Illinois politicians weighed in on President Donald Trump’s proposal to deploy the National Guard along the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico to combat what he alleges is […]
University of Chicago Officer Shoots Man Suspected of Breaking Windows, Damaging Vehicles
A University of Chicago police officer shot an seriously wounded a man late Tuesday night just a few blocks north of the school’s Hyde Park campus. Witnesses allege the man […]
Lincoln Hall Lost Themselves in Son Lux’s Excellent Vibes
[soliloquy id=”25609″] Photos by Julian Ramirez, Kayla Fernandez, & Rebecca Fernandez There are some shows that seem tailor made to my tastes, where every band is not just one that […]
Review: Ingredients Don’t Add Up to Much for Refuge Theatre Project’s The Spitfire Grill
Founded in 2014, the relatively new Refuge Theatre Project aspires to bring musical theater to creative spaces, accessible to broad audiences. It’s a commendable mission, and one the crowded Chicago […]
Fix for Legionnaires’ at Quincy Veterans Home Could Cost $278 Million
An early report on putting an end to the Legionnaires’ disease crisis at a veteran’s home in Quincy, Illinois recommends building a new facility and other improvements that could cost […]
Chicagoans Rally for Stephon Clark
Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Water Tower Place to Trump Tower Monday evening to call for justice for Stephon Clark and others killed by police. Clark was killed in March […]
Rauner Facing Lawsuit for Alleged Robocalls
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois consumer protection laws by making unsolicited robocalls to cell phone users urging them to vote […]
WGN Journalist Allegedly Admonished by Bosses For Sinclair Tweet
Journalists at WGN have been effectively silenced by Sinclair Broadcasting Company, the conservative television giant that’s recently come under fire for forcing its journalists to read scripted comments about “fake […]