The Illinois Senate passed legislation this week that would allow medical marijuana to be prescribed as an alternative to opioids. Senate Bill 336, which passed by a 44-6 vote, would […]
An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was shot in the head early Friday morning during a joint investigation of illegal guns with Chicago Police task […]
It can be tempting in May to finally come out of hibernation, what with the months and months of winter finally behind us. But there’s a whole summer ahead of […]
To discuss Tully, the new collaboration between screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman (the two made Juno and Young Adult previously) is to take away a little bit of […]
If you’ve ever passed by Superdawg on Milwaukee at Devon and Nagle, you’ll have seen the gargantuan hot dog couple standing side by side on top. He, the Tarzan-suited strongman and […]
Goodman Theatre’s 2016 production of Roberto Bolaño‘s masterpiece novel, 2666, has been filmed and is now streaming worldwide—you can view it free. The original 15-member all-Chicago cast plays 80 roles. […]
Putting together a retrospective of an artist’s work is always a challenging task, particularly when an artist such as Martin Hurtig (b. 1929) has enjoyed a long career that has […]
Much of punk’s initial beauty was in its breaking of the fourth wall that arena rock had built–it allowed the kid who could barely form a power chord to start […]
The months of April and May let me indulge in my biggest/nerdiest hobbies, from C2E2 to RSD. This weekend continues feeding into that trend with Free Comic Book Day (which […]
I don’t like musicals. I’m an atheist. I love Jesus Christ Superstar. I was a budding theater nerd when my cool uncle Tommy turned me on to The Who’s Tommy […]
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Springfield are once again sparring over potential legislation in Springfield that would switch Illinois’ flat tax system to a graduated one. The move would require […]
The American Civil Liberties Union has been sounding the alarm about a bill in the Illinois legislature that would allow law enforcement to use drones to monitor protests in Chicago. […]