A transgender woman has filed a third lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking immediate protection from alleged ongoing abuse from guards at the Lawrence Correctional Center, a medium-security […]
Hundreds rallied at the Thompson Center Thursday as part of global events for International Women’s Day. The rally, which was hosted by local labor unions to call for equal pay […]
Rad Rodgers started its life as a Kickstarter game, hoping to fulfill a nostalgic itch while simultaneously eschewing kid friendliness with promises of gore, foul language, and adult themes. Rad […]
On March 9, the Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off their annual European Union Film Festival, a month-long celebration of the newest and most impressive cinema from that association of […]
It seems that in each generation of bluegrass, there comes a new reigning trio of powerful women. Like Dolly, Linda, and Emmylou before them, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and Sara […]
It’s the weekend, so that means another curated list of fantastic events is waiting for you! Don’t let these wonderful shows, markets, and art pass you by! Let’s get on […]
From first-time writer-director Cory Finley comes a unique brand of horror film that isn’t about scares or bodycounts. Thoroughbreds is about the creeping tension that accompanies a murder so meticulously […]
I’ve always been of a firm belief that horror movies should have a point, even if that point is dumb. Many of the slasher movies of the 1980s had a […]
If all you want to know is whether I liked this movie or not, the answer is: No, I did not. And perhaps what made me like it even less […]
We’ve found ourselves at the Field Museum a lot already this year, whether it was to see the most pristine meteorite ever found in person, bid a fond farewell to […]
If you hadn’t heard it on the internet today, the Amazon Echo’s ubiquitous smart assistant Alexa is attracting what we suspect is unwanted attention because it is….laughing at people randomly. […]
Not much is known about Bit Bash’s super-secret, we-shouldn’t-be-telling-you-about-this event Initiation, set to take place Wednesday, March 14 at 1st Ward at the Chop Shop. That may or may not […]
