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

• newThe 12 best CBD oils to purchase right now
  Sponsored advertisement After being stuck inside due to current conditions, trying to find new opportunities to relax can be a huge challenge.…
  - 11 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 3:31pm -
• newWhat happened to YOUmedia?

  

  The Chicago Public Library's flagship teen program was a refuge for Black and Brown youth. Recent layoffs put that in jeopardy. Walk through the doors of the cavernous 5,500-square-foot YOUmedia space and your sen…
  - 14 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:45pm -
• newThe 10 best CBD gummies to get right now
  Sponsored advertisement Knowing which CBD gummies to buy isn’t something everyone can take their sweet time with.…
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:02pm -
• newBuddhist teacher Lama Lobsang Palden and local multi-instrumentalist Jim Becker partner to make healing sounds

  

  Ten years ago, Jim Becker sought out yoga and meditation teacher Lama Lobsang Palden, hoping to find physical and spiritual healing. But at the end of their first encounter, Palden told the local multi-instrumentalist that they should make an…
  - 18 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:00am -
• new‘The Fan Club’ uses gig posters to support music venues

  

  This week features an outdoor group exhibition of posters curated by Someoddpilot and Public Works. A few weekends ago, I was tooling around the south side on a positively beautiful Saturday afternoon: sun, autumn…
  - 20 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:00am -
• How does the city budget work?

  

  A guide to who holds the power and purse strings when it comes to Chicago’s money This story was originally published by City Bureau on October 16, 2020.…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 5:00pm -
• Chicago's budget crisis, explained

  

  Budget season is here but it’s more dogged than usual. How will the city recover from a nearly billion-dollar budget gap? This story was originally published by City Bureau on October 16, 2020.…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 5:00pm -
• Alexis Hex casts spells—and yarn

  

  The crafty, supernatural queen hosts the webseries Knitting’s A Drag. The queendom of drag is vast and diverse: There are comedy queens and look queens and insult queens and pageant queens, goth queens and dancin…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 3:40pm -
• ‘Essential, not disposable’

  

  We need a new ethic of care that values workers not only for their labor but for the lives that they are living. Anna Romina Guevarra is the founding director and associate professor of Global Asian Studies at the…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 3:15pm -
• Baltimore postpunk trio Quattracenta evoke myriad emotions on their new second album

  

  For their new second album, Baltimore postpunk trio Quattracenta teamed up with producer J. Robbins (Jawbox) and the Brokers Tip label, owned by Bob Nastanovich (Pavement, Silver Jews). Those familiar names aren’t the band’s only nods to t…
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 1:00pm -

CINewsNow

Huffington Post: Illinois

• Tammy Duckworth Agreed To Help Confirm 2 Anti-Choice Judges. In The End, She Couldn't.
  The Democratic senator had said she’d back the GOP nominees in a bipartisan deal. They turned out to be too awful, and she voted against both.
  - 35 days ago, 16 Sep 20, 6:22pm -
• Attacking A Retail Worker Enforcing Face Masks Is Now Aggravated Battery In Illinois
  Offenders risk imprisonment for two to five years and fines of up to $25,000.
  - 72 days ago, 10 Aug 20, 8:33pm -
• Progressive Senators Ready To Help Confirm 2 Anti-Choice Trump Judges
  Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are backing nominees who questioned Roe v. Wade and worked with groups trying to end abortion rights. Why?
  - 85 days ago, 28 Jul 20, 9:24pm -
• Man Arrested After Grabbing TV Reporter, Yelling Vile Phrase
  WGN's Gaynor Hall wrote to the 20-year-old: "You grabbed me. You scared me. Was it worth it?”
  - 26 May 20, 3:55pm -
• Photos Show What One High School Graduation Looks Like During The Coronavirus Pandemic
  A high school in Bradley, Illinois, held a socially distanced ceremony.
  - 6 May 20, 4:58pm -
• Auschwitz Museum Condemns Use Of Nazi Slogan At Illinois COVID-19 Protest
  The "work sets you free" sign singled out Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is Jewish.
  - 2 May 20, 9:08pm -
• Illinois Launches Mental Health Hotline To Help With Coronavirus' Emotional Toll
  "It’s OK to feel, but please know you don’t have to feel it all alone," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in announcing the Call4Calm text line.
  - 12 Apr 20, 4:51pm -
• Illinois Mayor Sends Police To Break Up Parties. They Found His Wife At One Of Them.
  The Alton, Ill., mayor said his wife showed a stunning lack of judgment in violating stay-at-home orders intended to stop the spread of coronavirus.
  - 7 Apr 20, 4:37am -
• Walmart Limits Store Customers After 2 Employees In Illinois Die From COVID-19
  Both of the employees worked at a Chicago-area store and reportedly had underlying health issues.
  - 6 Apr 20, 12:38pm -
• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Says Trump Doesn't Understand The Word 'Federal' Or His Role In Pandemic
  Trump blasted Pritzker, saying he is "always complaining."
  - 6 Apr 20, 2:41am -

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

• Cheer star Jerry Harris arrested on charges of child sexual abuse images
  Harris admitted during interview after FBI agents raided his home that he had asked teen to send him photos and videosJerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, was arrested on Thursday on felony charges of production of child se…
  - 34 days ago, 17 Sep 20, 4:06pm -
• Destructive 'wall of wind' tears through Iowa and Chicago – video
  A powerful thunderstorm known as a 'derecho' has brought heavy rain and winds of up to 100mph to the US states of Iowa and Illinois. Gusty winds and heavy rain brought down trees, damaged roofs, cut power and destroyed structures. More than 20,000 pe…
  - 72 days ago, 11 Aug 20, 3:27am -
• US coronavirus deaths near 150,000 as 21 states declared 'red zones'
  Covid-19 deaths have risen three weeks in a row while new cases week-over-week recently fell for the first time since JuneUS deaths from the coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by about 10,000…
  - 85 days ago, 29 Jul 20, 12:37pm -
• Tucker Carlson calls Purple Heart recipient Tammy Duckworth a 'coward'
  Fox News host attacked Democratic senator and Iraq war veteran on his show, claiming she ‘hates the country’The Democratic senator and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth, who was awarded the Purple Heart medal after losing her legs during combat op…
  - 8 Jul 20, 10:42am -
• US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests
  Devices associated with protesters travelled up to hundreds of miles after rallies where few precautions were taken Coronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesCellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests – so…
  - 18 May 20, 7:18am -
• Auschwitz memorial condemns presence of Nazi slogan at US anti-lockdown rally
  ‘Arbeit macht frei’ on sign at Illinois demonstration against state’s coronavirus measures Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe organisation that runs the Auschwitz memorial has condemned the appearance at a US anti…
  - 2 May 20, 10:27am -
• John Prine obituary
  Influential singer-songwriter who brought a blend of poignancy, anger and humour to songs about the problems of everyday lifeJohn Prine, who has died aged 73 due to complications of Covid-19, was a highly influential American singer-songwriter. Music…
  - 8 Apr 20, 6:48am -
• Two Walmart workers from same Illinois store die from coronavirus
  Two Evergreen Park employees in Chicago suburbs had not been in store for ‘more than a week’, officials sayCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA pair of workers at a Walmart in the Chicago suburbs hav…
  - 6 Apr 20, 1:08pm -
• Coronavirus: Illinois governor announces rare death of baby
  Investigation under way to determine cause of death in pandemic where children make up only small fraction of positive cases globallyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Illinois health department has announced the first…
  - 28 Mar 20, 9:08pm -
• One in four Americans under strict stay-home orders to slow coronavirus spread
  New Jersey joins New York, Connecticut, Illinois and California in telling residents to stay indoors and to practice social distancingNew Jersey on Saturday ordered its citizens to stay at home meaning that almost one in four Americans are now under…
  - 21 Mar 20, 10:32am -

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

• newSchaumburg woman found dead in vacant lot in Chicago
  A 30-year-old Schaumburg woman was found dead Tuesday morning in Humboldt Park, according to a news release from the Chicago Police Department.
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:33pm -
• newSuburban Chicago man dies after plane crashes near highway
  Authorities say a suburban Chicago man who was seriously injured when the plane he was piloting crashed near a highway Tuesday later died from his injuries
  - 16 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 11:03am -
• Chicago adds 5 states to travel quarantine amid virus spike
  Chicago has added five states to its quarantine order amid concerns about the rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across Illinois
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 5:22pm -
• Chicago group to remove 'Lightscape' from downtown area
  An organization in Chicago that advocates for the city's central business district has decided to remove some decorative clusters of lights and speakers from the downtown area
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 1:20pm -
• Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infections
  DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thresholds.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 6:03pm -