Chicago Magazine

• John C. Reilly Will Play an Old-Timey, Honkin' Good Show in Chicago
  A Q&A with the Chicago native, who booked a gig at the Old Town School of Folk Music with his band on June 22.
  - 21 Jun 13, 1:00pm -
• Chance the Rapper Is the Next Big Thing from Chicago, the New American Capital of Hip-Hop
  How the 20-year-old from Chatham became the city's next breakout star.
  - 21 Jun 13, 11:51am -
• Tonight, Jeff Tweedy Is Your Opening Act
  When you’ve survived rock stardom, secession from a major label, and rehab, how can you possibly up the ante?
  - 20 Jun 13, 11:45am -
• Three Great Artists Making Music in Chicago This Summer
  We caught up with two rock stars and a Pulitzer-winning composer to talk about what they're listening to, where they're traveling, and what they like about playing in Chicago.
  - 19 Jun 13, 1:00pm -
• This Is a Very Good Time for Tacos in Chicago
  Between Chicago’s old-school taquerias and its fancy new joints, there are plenty of places to get a fine taco in town.
  - 19 Jun 13, 12:15pm -
• Pitchfork Versus Lollapalooza: A Summer Music Megafest Smackdown
  Here's how two of summer's biggest fests match up in a head to head comparison, dished out by two guys who should know: Organizers Mike Reed and Perry Farrell.
  - 18 Jun 13, 4:25pm -
• United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s Annual Community Celebration
  June 7, 2013--United Way of Metropolitan Chicago hosted its annual Community Celebration event on Friday, June 7 to honor the contributions of top corporate partners, volunteers, board members and donors who support the organization’s LIVE UNITED 2…
  - 17 Jun 13, 2:30pm -
• Chicago's Oldest Singles Are Getting All the Action
  Online dating over age 55 isn't that different than going out in your twenties, a recent Q&A with five seniors revealed.
  - 17 Jun 13, 1:45pm -
• Seven Gold and Bronze Cuffs You'll Love to Wear This Summer
  Nothing says sexy like a little wrist bling.
  - 17 Jun 13, 10:54am -
• Duran European Sandwich Café: Open Faces and Low Prices
  Have lunch on a budget at this casual, sophisticated spot on Milwaukee Ave in River West.
  - 13 Jun 13, 2:37pm -

Chicago Reader

• newAfter a couple of setbacks, High on Fire return better than ever

  

  It’s finally happening! High on Fire, the most beloved heavy-metal band of the modern era, are going on tour in support of their eighth studio album and best release yet, last year’s Electric Messiah.…
  - 5 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 3:50pm -
• newJozef Van Wissem’s antique lute repertoire has never been more timely

  

  For the better part of two decades, Jozef Van Wissem has been on a mission to challenge the notion that his main instrument is a museum piece. The 57-year-old Dutchman has recontextualized the Renaissance lute by submerging its sound in Mauriz…
  - 6 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 3:29pm -
• newIn their new duo, pioneering women rockers Cherie Currie & Brie Darling continue to break the mold

  

  Every few years there seems to be a wave of think pieces that herald a new age of “women in rock.” That’s great in principle, but in practice, writers have often bolstered their case for the latest wave by erasing the many, many women wh…
  - 6 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 3:15pm -
• newItasca’s sublime singer-songwriter sounds will warm your heart on Spring

  

  Under the name Itasca, Kayla Cohen has released some of the most sublime under-the-radar singer-songwriter sounds of the decade. As a teenager, Cohen picked up the guitar to explore the experimental strains of music she liked, and soon her own…
  - 6 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 2:42pm -
• newOn Fran’s debut album, front woman Maria Jacobson claims her spot as one of Chicago’s best emerging indie rockers

  

  Maria Jacobson, front woman of Chicago indie-rock group Fran, recently did a podcast interview with CHIRP where she talks about how she became more interested in making music while attending Bennington College. “Since I grew up doing theater…
  - 7 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 2:26pm -
• newChristine Fellows illuminates the liminal on Roses on the Vine

  

  It’d be a mistake to call Christine Fellows’s two previous albums “concept albums,” but each has a singular point of inspiration: Femmes de Chez Nous (2011) was born out of the Canadian singer-songwriter and poet’s research into the…
  - 7 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 2:06pm -
• newThe joke’s on you if you miss out on misfit hardcore duo Urochromes

  

  After Urochromes posted the video for their frazzled ripper “Hair So Big” to YouTube this spring, a commenter promised, “Before I die I will give Gilbert Gottfried a Urochromes record.” I like to think Gottfried came up because Urochro…
  - 7 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 1:52pm -
• newOn her debut album, New York rapper Young M.A sets her sights on hip-hop’s crown

  

  When New York rapper Katorah Marrero, aka Young M.A, released “OOOUUU” in 2016, its low-key braggadocio, minimal instrumental track, and easy, in-the-pocket flow quickly made it inescapable—and turned Young M.A into one of the most celeb…
  - 7 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 1:38pm -
• newKai Wachi brings the bass

  

  “Wow, this is very 2012 dubstep,” my 16-year-old quipped when he heard Demigod (Kannibalen), the latest album from DJ and producer Kai Wachi. Sure enough, Wachi did get his start that year, and he’s been keeping the faith ever since—wh…
  - 8 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 1:30pm -
• newLas Cafeteras don’t believe in borders, musical or otherwise

  

  Chicano indie-folk band Las Cafeteras formed in 2005, after their members forged friendships while taking classes in traditional music, dance, and art at Los Angeles Mexican American cultural center the Eastside Cafe. The six-piece have built…
  - 8 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 1:17pm -

CINewsNow

Huffington Post: Illinois

• Buffalo Wild Wings Fires Employees After Alleged Racism Toward Diners
  An Illinois customer said her party was told to switch tables because of their race.
  - 11 days ago, 4 Nov 19, 3:52pm -
• Trump Acts Out Police Shooting
  During a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, President Trump mimed the gunfire from officers who stopped a mass shooter in Dayton, Ohio.
  - 18 days ago, 28 Oct 19, 1:13pm -
• 9-Year-Old Charged With Murder In 5 Illinois Fire Deaths
  No child as young as this one has been accused in a mass killing since at least 2006.
  - 38 days ago, 8 Oct 19, 9:28pm -
• Planned Parenthood Builds New Clinic Near Missouri's Lone Abortion Provider
  The massive new health care center, located in southern Illinois, is equipped to serve an estimated 11,000 patients annually.
  - 44 days ago, 2 Oct 19, 11:38am -
• More Than 2,000 Containers Of Fetal Remains Found In Garage After Doctor's Death
  Illinois authorities are baffled over why the former abortion provider hadn't followed standard medical practices.
  - 56 days ago, 20 Sep 19, 5:35pm -
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Makes Her First House Endorsement Against Democratic Incumbent
  Marie Newman, backed by the high-profile progressive lawmaker, is going after conservative-leaning Rep. Dan Lipinski in Illinois.
  - 59 days ago, 17 Sep 19, 10:45am -
• First U.S. Vaping Death May Be Patient In Illinois
  On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control said 149 people nationwide had contracted a severe respiratory illness after vaping.
  - 84 days ago, 23 Aug 19, 2:22pm -
• Illinois Jails Are Now Required To Make Sure Detained People Can Use Their Voting Rights
  People awaiting trial are often eligible to vote but don't know it.
  - 86 days ago, 21 Aug 19, 5:35pm -
• Illinois Governor Signs Bill Mandating Public Schools Teach LGBTQ History
  The measure is being praised as a "life-saving law” that has placed the state “on the right side of history.”
  - 96 days ago, 11 Aug 19, 4:13pm -
• Illinois Parents Reportedly Gave Up Custody Of Their Kids To Help Get College Scholarships
  ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal published reports showing some wealthy parents used the strategy to gain tens of thousands of dollars in need-based aid.
  - 29 Jul 19, 11:49pm -

The Economist: Illinois

• The yacht primary: Governors’ races have become contests between bajillionaires
  Print section Print Rubric:  The 0.1% are pushing aside other gubernatorial hopefuls Print Headline:  The yacht primary…
  - 19 Oct 17, 10:57am -
• Fizzled: Chicago’s soda tax is repealed
  Main image:  IT MUST have been one of the shortest-lived taxes in the history of Illinois. On October 11th lawmakers of Cook County, which includes Chicago, overwhelmingly voted to r…
  - 13 Oct 17, 1:20pm -
• The big squeeze: American public pensions suffer from a gaping hole
  Print section Print Rubric:  Pension costs in American states are crowding out other spending Print Headline:  The big squeeze…
  - 5 Oct 17, 10:54am -
• Labour brawl: A new threat to public-sector unions is headed to the Supreme Court
  Main image:  SOMEWHERE among the thousands of petitions the justices will wade through when they return to work in September is a case that could transform the labour movement in Ame…
  - 17 Aug 17, 1:37pm -
• Spot the governor: State governments are shutting down more frequently
  Print section Print Rubric:  State governments are imitating Washington’s bad behaviour Print Headline:  Spot the governor…
  - 6 Jul 17, 10:50am -
• The Midwest’s basket case: Who should run Illinois?
  Print section Print Rubric:  Who should run the Land of Lincoln? Print Headline:  The Midwest’s basket case…
  - 18 May 17, 10:46am -
• Biography of a gun shop: How Chuck’s became a symbol of what’s wrong with America’s gun laws
  Print section Print Rubric:  Shopping at the nation’s most contentious gun-dealer Print Headline:  Anything you want…
  - 16 Mar 17, 11:55am -
• Illinois’s governor race: Can Chris Kennedy fix Illinois?
  Main image:  ILLINOIS was a mess when Bruce Rauner took over as the first Republican governor in many years in January 2015. This large Midwestern state, with a population of 13m, ha…
  - 13 Feb 17, 10:30am -
• Schools: Teaching economics
  Print section Print Rubric:  Creative fixes for the teacher shortage Print Headline:  Teaching economics P…
  - 26 Jan 17, 10:44am -
• Another Super Tuesday: A big night for Trump, Clinton and Kasich is Rubio’s last
  VOTER turnout in Illinois appeared to have beaten the record set in the primary elections of 2008, when Barack Obama, who had adopted Chicago as his hometown, and Hillary Clinton, who was born in Chicago, were opponents on the Democratic Party’s ba…
  - 16 Mar 16, 3:10am -

The Guardian: Illinois News

• Chicago teachers' strike ends as union reaches labor deal with city
  Delegates approve tentative deal including pay raises over five years, after 11 days of canceled classesChicago teachers and the country’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 day…
  - 15 days ago, 31 Oct 19, 5:15pm -
• My rich town was poisoned by a corporation. Even the 1% isn't safe from pollution | Chantal Panozzo
  Environmental and political leaders in the US have decided the environment is worth compromising for private profitMy son took his first breath in a place I never imagined would be potentially harmful for his health: Hinsdale, Illinois.Hinsdale is li…
  - 24 days ago, 23 Oct 19, 6:00am -
• 'A couple of drinks with dinner': Chicago police chief found asleep in his car
  Eddie Johnson says incident related to medicationMayor’s comments differ from first official explanationThe top police officer in Chicago told the mayor he had “a couple of drinks with dinner” before he fell asleep at a stop sign while driving…
  - 27 days ago, 19 Oct 19, 11:49am -
• Zombie debts are hounding struggling Americans. Will you be next?
  Tens of thousands of people have received demands to repay alleged overpayments of government benefits – often decades old – plunging them into a Kafkaesque struggle against a faceless bureaucracy To read our entire Automating Poverty series, cli…
  - 32 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 5:00am -
• Nine-year-old charged with murder of five people in Illinois trailer park fire
  Prosecutors criticised after alleging the youngster started the blaze intentionally to kill three small children and two adultsA nine-year-old child has been charged with the first-degree murder of three children and two adults in a fire at a trailer…
  - 38 days ago, 9 Oct 19, 3:20am -
• More than 2,000 foetal remains found at home of former Indiana abortion doctor
  Authorities uncover thousands of preserved remains at the home of Ulrich Klopfer More than 2,000 medically preserved foetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week, authorities have s…
  - 62 days ago, 14 Sep 19, 8:57pm -
• What the nanny saw: Vivian Maier's street photography – in pictures
  Maier spent her working life caring for the children of families in New York and Chicago. What none of them knew is that she also took thousands of photographs that were discovered by chance and published after her death Continue reading...
  - 24 Jul 19, 2:00am -
• Illinois Republicans remove offensive Facebook post about ‘Jihad Squad’
  Republican County Chairmen’s Association president sorry for ‘unauthorized’ post that insulted four Democratic congresswomenAn Illinois Republican group has apologized and removed from its Facebook page a post that showed images of four Democra…
  - 22 Jul 19, 9:41am -
• Yingying Zhang murder: anger in China as US killer of scholar spared death penalty
  Brendt Christensen has never revealed the whereabouts of Yingying Zhang, whom he raped and then decapitated in IllinoisA US former doctoral student has been spared the death penalty for kidnapping and murdering a 26-year-old Chinese scholar, promptin…
  - 18 Jul 19, 8:35pm -
• See you later alligator as Chicago's Chance the Snapper is captured
  5ft 3in animal had been spotted last week in Chicago lagoonReptile caught by Florida expert will be sent to sanctuary or zooThe alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty, but in the end he…
  - 16 Jul 19, 2:09pm -

Chicago Sun Times

• Joliet man loses appeal in 2009 attempted murder of ex-girlfriend

  

  Bradley Schlott, 51, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife in March 2009. The Illinois Appellate Court confirmed the 2016 conviction of Bradley Schlott Monday in the attempted murder of his former girlfr…
  - 4 Jun 19, 7:46am -
• Ald. Edward Burke is due in court — again

  

  Great spectacle but few surprises are expected as Chicago’s longest-serving alderman answers to a fresh indictment. For the second time this year, Chicago’s longest-serving alderman is due at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. But this time, he’l…
  - 4 Jun 19, 7:27am -
• ‘Promise fulfilled’ for tattoo titan Ryan Henry

  

  The Pilsen shop 9MAG, setting for VH1’s “Black Ink Crew Chicago,” was created to carry out a pledge the owner made to his slain sister, Nova. Freehand tattoo artist Ryan Henry’s love of art, a work ethic instilled in him by his father and a p…
  - 4 Jun 19, 7:00am -
• Robberies reported in West Garfield Park: police

  

  Police are warning residents to be aware of their surroundings following a pair of robberies in West Garfield Park on the West Side. Police are warning residents to be aware of their surroundings following a pair of robberies in West Garfield Park…
  - 4 Jun 19, 6:06am -
• Dear Abby: Even after husband hurt me, I don’t know how to leave

  

  His anger issues are worsening to the point where he bashed wife’s head into a car window. DEAR ABBY: My husband has always had anger issues. Recently, they have progressed from targeting inanimate objects to targeting me. A few weeks ago, when he…
  - 4 Jun 19, 6:00am -

Daily Herald

• newChicago man killed in crash on Route 53 near Palatine
  A Chicago man died late Thursday after his vehicle struck a pole on southbound Route 53 near Palatine, Illinois State Police reported in a news release Friday.
  - 2 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 6:46pm -
• newChicago gang leader accused of trying to help Islamic State
  A purported street-gang leader from suburban Chicago who became radicalized in prison faces federal charges that accuse him of seeking to provide money to Islamic State militants in Syria
  - 6 hours ago, 15 Nov 19, 3:19pm -
• Lawmakers adjourn with no Chicago casino action
  Illinois lawmakers adjourned the fall veto session Thursday without voting on a bill to clear the way for development of a Chicago casino, despite last-minute efforts to get one through the House.
  - 1 day ago, 14 Nov 19, 7:49pm -
• Chicago canal to close at times next week for mapping work
  A section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal will be shut down at times next week
  - 1 day ago, 14 Nov 19, 5:11pm -
• Chicago teachers to vote on deal that ended 11-day strike
  Chicago teachers are voting on the tentative contract deal that suspended an 11-day strike
  - 2 days ago, 14 Nov 19, 12:06am -