Issue Archives
May 16-22, 2019
Issue Archive for May 16-22, 2019 Vol. 48, No. 32
Pangea has taken thousands of tenants to eviction court. The story of a postrecession apartment empire.
By Maya Dukmasova
News & Politics
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David Reifman has left the building 2
As the Department of Planning and Development commissioner departs, megadevelopers lose one of their biggest cheerleaders.
by Dave Glowacz | May 17, 2019
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LLCs affiliated with Pangea, Chicago's most frequent filer of eviction cases 2
Real estate developer Pangea owns hundreds of shell companies that insulate the company from litigation. Here's a list of the ones we've identified.
by Maya Dukmasova | May 16, 2019
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Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show 6
by Ben Joravsky | May 21, 2019
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Pangea has taken thousands to eviction court. The story of an apartment empire 26
The company has claimed credit for reviving south and west side communities, even as it’s filed more than 9,000 eviction cases since 2009.
by Maya Dukmasova | May 16, 2019
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Attorneys improve tenants’ chances of avoiding eviction 8
But not by much, a new database shows.
by Maya Dukmasova | May 16, 2019
Columns & Opinion
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Race to the bottom 9
The great debate: Was Mayor Rahm worse than Mayor Daley?
by Ben Joravsky | May 16, 2019
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What’s wrong with putting the rich in charge? 4
Author Anand Giridharadas on Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
by Deanna Isaacs | May 17, 2019
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If you take off your clothes, you must disclose
Advice on coming clean about herpes
by Dan Savage | May 16, 2019
Food & Drink
Arts & Culture
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Arte Agora collection brings outside(r) art inside 1
With his new self-published book, patron of public art Daniel X. O’Neil displays what he’s bought from street artists and swiped from light posts.
by Dmitry Samarov | May 13, 2019
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With The Collected Schizophrenias, Esmé Weijun Wang offers a haunting personal look at mental illness
‘I tried to describe, with visceral specificity, what psychosis is like, and what pre-psychosis is like.’
by Rachel Hawley | May 15, 2019
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The Pygmalion Effect takes the classic makeover myth to the ballroom
Eifman Ballet views the transformation through the lens of dance.
by Irene Hsiao | May 16, 2019
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Black women and the city
'Ain't nobody want to hear us,' say the stars of the joyous Single Black Female.
by Sheri Flanders | May 15, 2019
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The Secret of the Biological Clock follows a scattershot conceptual recipe
While it's clearly a labor of love, the proliferation of hooks and lack of commitment make for a underbaked confection.
by KT Hawbaker | May 15, 2019
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Set on a Metra train, Amicable picks up steam as it chugs along
Thankfully, the plot and performances become more compelling halfway through.
by Dan Jakes | May 15, 2019
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The Mushroom Cure chronicles one man's quest for relief from OCD
If you've ever been to a 12 Step meeting, this will feel familiar.
by KT Hawbaker | May 15, 2019
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The Undeniable Sound of Right Now enables an aging rockist with dying dreams
The nostalgic tones don't resonate quite as fully with the modern music scene as they could.
by Kerry Reid | May 16, 2019
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Ionesco’s Killing Game gets too busy with the dying
There's not enough room in this scattershot world for ideas to deepen.
by Justin Hayford | May 16, 2019
Film
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Movie Tuesday: ‘Plotless’ narratives 4
Five motion pictures that entertain without a lot of motion
by Ben Sachs | May 14, 2019
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All Is True is like a titillating celebrity exposé that just happens to be set in Jacobean England 2
Kenneth Branagh returns to Shakespeare for his latest feature.
by Andrea Gronvall | May 17, 2019
Music
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The Empty Bottle hosts a night of Chicago metal madness
by Monica Kendrick | May 10, 2019
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Snarky Puppy sharpens an even finer melodic focus on the dense yet nimble Immigrance
by Scott Morrow | May 10, 2019
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Former Houndmouth keyboardist Katie Toupin reveals a great solo voice
by Noah Berlatsky | May 10, 2019
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Indie-rock veterans Pedro the Lion revisit the past without nostalgia on Phoenix
by Leor Galil | May 10, 2019
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Memphis rap hero Tommy Wright III makes a rare Chicago appearance 1
by Leor Galil | May 10, 2019
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Icelandic cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir performs music that reflects nature and exile
by Bill Meyer | May 10, 2019
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Grunge greats L7 return with the new Scatter the Rats
by Steve Krakow | May 10, 2019
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Avant-pop songwriter Mary Ocher leads a blindfolded adventure on The West Against the People 1
by Salem Collo-Julin | May 10, 2019
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Jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers remains unstoppable
by James Porter | May 10, 2019
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Weyes Blood confronts our decaying world with beauty on Titanic Rising
by Leor Galil | May 10, 2019
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Chicago Open Air returns with headliners System of a Down and Tool
by Luca Cimarusti | May 10, 2019
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Cloud Rat’s experimental grindcore is just as potent slow as fast
by Ed Blair | May 10, 2019
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Do Re #MeToo parodies sexist songs to advocate for abortion rights
Thursday at Metro, Lizz Winstead from The Daily Show led an all-star revue of women musicians and comics.
by Siobhan Neela-Stock | May 12, 2019
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K-pop superstars BTS repay the devotion of their fans 7
Saturday at Soldier Field, the Korean group demonstrated their commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
by Ed Blair | May 12, 2019
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A dangerous cosmic communion on the gig poster of the week
by Salem Collo-Julin | May 15, 2019
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Sophie Brochu brings new grandeur to Fauvely’s intimate dream pop
Plus: New music from Italian disco duo Abstract Matters, BBU rapper Unkl Epic, and guitarist Matt Clark of White/Light and Pinebender.
by J.R. Nelson | May 14, 2019
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