Doug Varone and Dancers Return to Chicago
Thirty years into choreographing for his company Doug Varone and Dancers, Doug Varone believes he has become somewhat of a pointillist. He said looking back, his early choreography resembled the […]
Video Premiere + Interview: Sarah Q of Desert Liminal
As half of the dream-pop duo Desert Liminal and a few other music and non-music related projects, one wonders how Sarah Q has the time to write songs, record, and […]
AG Lisa Madigan and 16 Others Oppose Proposed Tip Rule
The Obama administration in 2011 mandated that tipped workers keep their tips, but the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed reversing that rule. Instead, employers would combine all tips and […]
See SUE on the Move and Imagine a New Stanley Field Hall This February
Some say it’s the end of an era at The Field Museum. SUE the T. Rex, the most complete skeletal example of their kind, came to be in Stanley Field […]
Nice Girl at Raven Theatre: Sweet, Heartfelt Story of Four People Whose Lives Aren’t What They Hoped
Josephine is the nice girl. She’s so nice that she remains living at home with her mother, working in a dead-end job, when she really wants to do what she […]
Strawdog Theatre’s Pillars of the Community Questions the Self-Interest of Leaders
Pillars of the Community, adapted by Samuel Adamson from Henrik Ibsen’s 1877 work, The Pillars of Society, is one of Ibsen’s lesser performed works. According to scholars, Ibsen struggled to […]
Paul Heyer Blurs Lines Between Reality and Fantasy @ MCA
The latest exhibition in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Chicago Works series presents the work of Chicago-based artist Paul Heyer. Heyer creates a dream-like realm in his multisensory approach with his […]
Shuttered Crawford Coal Plant to Become Distribution District
One of two coal power plants will be demolished and turned into warehouses for online retailers. Hilco Redevlopment Partners, a Northbrook based company, purchased the former Crawford Power Generating Station […]
Illinois GOP Says It’s Exploring “Options” To Oppose Nazi Running In Their Party
The Illinois Republican Party says it’s exploring “all options” to oppose a nazi who is poised to be the GOP candidate for the 3rd Congressional District. Arthur Jones, a former […]
Old Cook County Hospital Building to Be Redeveloped as Multi-Use Site
The old Cook County Hospital building at 1825 W. Harrison St., vacant for 15 years, will be restored as a hotel, administrative/medical offices and ground floor retail in a $130 […]
John Mahoney, “Frasier” Actor and Steppenwolf Ensemble Member, Dead at 77
John Mahoney, known for his role as a curmudgeonly police officer and father of two neurotic sons on “Frasier,” died Sunday at 77, suffering from throat cancer. After his big-time […]
Former DNAinfo Staff To Launch New Outlet Called Block Club Chicago
Three former DNAinfo editors along with several other alumni of the site are starting up a new outlet called Block Club Chicago to be funded by reader subscriptions, a Kickstarter, […]