Fresh Start to Your Week: 1/29 – 1/31
It’s the final days of the first month of 2018! Hopefully it’s been a successful January, where you’ve kept to your resolutions and enjoyed the great city we live in. […]
Chicago Police Officer Under Investigation for Social Media Posts
A Chicago Police officer is under investigation over racist, potentially threatening, and otherwise inflammatory remarks on social media. Propublica Illinois learned recently that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability Officer […]
Rauner, Ives to Appear for Chicago Tribune Endorsement Session
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will face off with Republican challenger Rep. Jeanne Ives in front of the Chicago Tribune’s Editorial Board Monday morning, in what might be the only time […]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky to Boycott State of the Union Address
Illinois House Rep. Jan Schakowsky plans to boycott President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. “I refuse to normalize President Donald Trump and his loathsome language and actions,” […]
MoviePass Drops River East 21, Nine Other AMC Theaters in Pricing Dispute
MoviePass, a subscription ticket service, has dropped 10 busy AMC theater locations, including Chicago’s River East 21, because of AMC’s objections to its pricing and other demands. MoviePass offers one […]
“Serial Stowaway” Failed to Illegally Board O’Hare Flight Again
A Grayslake woman, dubbed the “serial stowaway” because of her many attempts to board aircraft without a ticket, tried again Sunday. A judge banned her from O’Hare three days earlier. […]
Film Review: 42 Grams Serves Up Local Chef’s Story
Jake Bickelhaupt, the Chicago-based chef who’s the subject of the new documentary 42 Grams, has a life story that ought to be inspiring. He first discovered his passion for cooking […]
Focus On: The DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American History began on the ground floor. Literally. Originally, the oldest and until very recently the largest caretaker of African American culture in the US was housed on […]
Film Review: Courage and Family Matter in Beautifully Animated The Breadwinner
Every year, after the Oscar nominations are announced, the dust settles and a few titles rise to the top as head-scratchers. How the heck did that get nominated for an Academy […]
Destroyer Crooned to a Full Room at the Metro for TNK
Dan Bejar sat on the Metro’s old stage, often taking sips from a glass beer bottle or a plastic water bottle. He paced around on stage, looking down at the […]
TNK Fest: Hinds, Slotface and Peel at Lincoln Hall
Tomorrow Never Knows fest wrapped up at Lincoln Hall with Peel, Slotface and Hinds performing to the crowd you would expect at an 8 p.m. Sunday night show: The excited […]
Film Review: God’s Own Country Succeeds with Strength, Tenderness
About half an hour into God’s Own Country, the feature debut from Francis Lee that premiered at Sundance Film Festival last year and opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center […]