Issue Archive for Feb 18 - Mar 3, 2021 Vol. 50, No. 11
Have you seen these 51 women?
If there wasn’t a serial killer who picked off dozens of victims without detection for decades,
then the city was broken in a way that gave off the illusion of one.
By Ben Austen
About 2,700 copies of the second issue of the Chicago FoodCultura Clarion have been randomly inserted into print issues of this week’s print Reader. If you didn’t snag the inaugural issue in November, there’s a small chance to score a copy of this penultimate installment (or download the full PDF).
But the comedy games continue online; plus Raven announces a new-play development commission.
By Kerry Reid | Feb 12, 2021
Author, organizer, and educator Mariame Kaba shows that collective action can be powerful only with community, and provides the next generation of changemakers with critical lessons on abolition and organizing in her new book.
By Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Feb 15, 2021
A history of John Porcellino’s midwest influence
By Megan Kirby | Feb 16, 2021
Court Theatre unveils a digital experiment in microtheater.
By Marissa De La Cerda | Feb 16, 2021
But keeping their balance during COVID has been the toughest challenge many have faced.
By Melissa Perry | Feb 17, 2021
Private equity firm ZMC acquires the comedy institution, while AICE advocates for representation.
By Kerry Reid | Feb 19, 2021
Yoshihisa Arai choreographs a world premiere for Maurice Ravel's hugely popular composition.
By Irene Hsiao | Feb 22, 2021
Artist Brandon Breaux’s Instagram project highlights his peers, mentors, collectors, friends, and more throughout Black History Month.
By Tara C. Mahadevan | Feb 23, 2021
This year's lineup offers a smorgasbord of online options; plus honoring Felicia P. Fields and remembering Edward S. Weil Jr. and Sally Banes
By Kerry Reid | Feb 25, 2021
The annual festival of storytelling offers the freshest catches for COVID days.
By Catey Sullivan | Feb 18, 2021
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin | Feb 19, 2021
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin | Feb 26, 2021
The newly opened small business offers professional quality bar tools and local expertise.
By Brianna Wellen | Feb 15, 2021
For once in your life, Democratic activists, try not to be naïve when it comes to dealing with Republicans.
By Ben Joravsky | Feb 17, 2021
But Protect Our Parks says more legal challenges are coming for the Jackson Park plan.
By Deanna Isaacs | Feb 17, 2021
Alderman Ed Burke finally tells the truth about the budget games that mayors play.
By Ben Joravsky | Feb 24, 2021
Guilt trips, glory holes, and being there for those you love right now
By Dan Savage | Feb 16, 2021
Were these just sexy coping mechanisms?
By Dan Savage | Feb 23, 2021
If there wasn’t a serial killer who picked off dozens of victims without detection for decades, then the city was broken in a way that gave off the illusion of one.
By Ben Austen | Feb 17, 2021
State legislature targets usury “to get to the heart of systemic racism”
By Maya Dukmasova | Feb 17, 2021
As Chicago Recovery Alliance feuds, overdoses spike.
By Adam M. Rhodes | Feb 23, 2021
Nearly six months after dozens of people came forward with allegations, the religious school has made few moves—and isn’t talking.
By Adam M. Rhodes | Feb 25, 2021
Finding forgotten relics is never that simple.
By Mads Horwath | Feb 26, 2021
The New Frontier program introduced groundbreaking multimedia series watched through a pair of VR goggles.
By Sheri Flanders | Feb 19, 2021
Florian Zeller’s drama is a brilliant exploration of dementia, pain, and vulnerability.
By Josh Flanders | Feb 26, 2021
The best of the virtual fest is coming to you soon.
By Josh Flanders | Feb 19, 2021
The pandemic separated the members of this Chicago emo trio almost a year before their thrilling debut album made a splash in the scene.
By Leor Galil | Feb 17, 2021
This Presidents’ Day, dance away your disillusionment with a 1974 funk classic about beating political corruption.
By Jamie Ludwig | Feb 15, 2021
Plus: Shoegaze band Diagonal release a spacey new album, and footwork crew the Era drop a dreamy rap single.
By J.R. Nelson | Feb 16, 2021
By Salem Collo-Julin | Feb 17, 2021
“When I was working in politics, we always went to the community for answers. Community organizations are going to be around a lot longer than any politician.”
By Jamie Ludwig | Feb 18, 2021
Chicago-based label Got Kinda Lost coreleased an expanded version of this 1985 oddity last week.
By Leor Galil | Feb 22, 2021
The blues patriarch also had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.
By Steve Krakow | Feb 25, 2021
Plus: Chicago rappers Saint Ripley and Osa North level up on new releases.
By J.R. Nelson | Feb 23, 2021
By Bill Meyer | Feb 15, 2021
By Leor Galil | Feb 16, 2021
By Leor Galil | Feb 17, 2021
By Micco Caporale | Feb 25, 2021
By Steve Krakow | Feb 23, 2021
By Shannon Nico Shreibak | Feb 24, 2021
By Leor Galil | Feb 19, 2021
By Salem Collo-Julin | Feb 22, 2021
By Aaron Cohen | Feb 26, 2021
By Leor Galil | Feb 18, 2021
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Cannabis tour company Chi High Tours wants to make Chicago the cannabis place to be.
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