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

• newOne-man soul factory Phillip-Michael Scales celebrates the new Sinner-Songwriter

  

  One-man soul factory Phillip-Michael Scales celebrates the new Sinner-Songwriter, Litebulb of the Era helps fund-raise for the arts nonprofit he’s cofounded, and more. When Gossip Wolf first heard Chicago singer…
  - 1 hour ago, 19 Jun 18, 4:45pm -
• The Deckchairs can't make American political comedy great again

  

  Instead, the show just highlights our Donald Trump fatigue. Flash back to just before the presidential election in 2016, when comedians were wringing their hands about then-candidate Donald Trump's toxic effect on…
  - 4 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 7:00am -
• Too many metaphors spoil the drama in Opportunities of Extinction

  

  This Broken Nose production fails to find its rhythm. In Sam Chanse's 2017 one-act, romantic partners and ardent social critics Mel and Arjun attempt to escape the world—at least for one night—in Joshua…
  - 4 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 7:00am -
• What were you watching, reading, or listening to when you first came out?

  

  Twenty-two LGBTQ+ Chicagoans share their personal touchstones. It's Pride month, sinners, and with that comes a melange of rainbow-slathered everything. Yay, love!…
  - 4 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 7:00am -
• Tracyanne Campbell works through the death of her Camera Obscura bandmate in a new duo with Danny Coughlan

  

  Glaswegian Tracyanne Campbell understandably retreated from playing music after her best friend and longtime bandmate in Camera Obscura Carey Lander died from bone cancer in 2015 at the age of 33. The band has been on hiatus ever since, and it…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -
• Two generations of noisy oddballs from the LA underground descend on Chicago

  

  Veteran LA noise maven John Wiese has dramatically slowed his release schedule in recent years, but he’s made up for that relative scarcity by increasing the rigor in each project. Last month he dropped Continuous Hole (Gilgongo), a stunning…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -
• Rebirth Brass Band carries the torch of New Orleans brass band music while pushing the genre forward

  

  In a sense, New Orleans brass band music is much like acappella doo-wop. The better practitioners of either style can make you forget you’re listening to a wordless art form where the music does the talking.…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -
• Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit explores varied compositional gambits through large-scale improvisation

  

  It’s no small feat that Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love has maintained his sprawling, heavily improvised big band—the dubiously named Large Unit—for half a decade in an era where economic realities are at odds with keeping an activel…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -
• Groundbreaking Chicago house artist Steve “Silk” Hurley headlines a special Friday version of Queen at Metro

  

  The history of house music would be incomplete without southeast-side native Steve “Silk” Hurley. After landing a regular DJ gig at south-side house hot spot Sauer’s in the early 80s, he was inspired to make his own tracks, and the work…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -
• Copenhagen’s Iceage trades in its gloom to make an art-punk masterpiece with Beyondless

  

  When your ragtag, noisy hardcore-meets-postpunk band has spent the better part of a decade as one of the most deservedly hyped rock groups in the world, which direction do you choose next? In the case of Copenhagen’s Iceage, you drop the agg…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Jun 18, 5:00am -

CINewsNow

• Patients and care takers are threatened with new overtime caps
  The clock is ticking for senate bill 261's expiration --the first week of February.
  - 20 Dec 16, 12:09am -
• Woman's dog dies after alleged attack in Petco
  NORMAL, Ill. -- A woman's beloved dog is dead after an incident at Petco in Normal. She said she wants to make sure something like this does not happen again.
  - 19 Dec 16, 7:13pm -
• Pekin personal assistants convicted for false time sheets
  PEKIN, Ill. -- A man and woman from Pekin pleaded guilty earlier this month to theft of government property in connection with a fraud case.
  - 19 Dec 16, 4:53pm -
• At least 9 killed after truck plows through Christmas market
  BERLIN (AP) -- German media are reporting a truck has run into a crowded Christmas market in the center of Berlin, causing multiple injuries.
  - 19 Dec 16, 3:56pm -
• Canton Disaster Recovery Fund awards first round of grants
  CANTON, Ill. – Ten Canton businesses have been awarded money by the Canton Disaster Recovery Fund to help rebuild following November’s deadly downtown explosion.
  - 19 Dec 16, 1:20pm -
• Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Russian official says that the country's ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara.
  - 19 Dec 16, 1:05pm -
• US Sen. Mark Kirk prepares for future after losing election
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois is preparing to relinquish his role after spending 16 years in elected office and a quarter-century in federal government.
  - 19 Dec 16, 12:45pm -
• US women increasingly use pot during pregnancy, study finds
  CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. women are increasingly using pot during pregnancy, sometimes for morning sickness. That's according to an analysis of annual U.S. government drug surveys.
  - 19 Dec 16, 12:27pm -
• Mason City man dies in rural McLean accident
  MCLEAN, Ill. – One person is dead following a two-vehicle accident in rural McLean on Sunday.
  - 19 Dec 16, 11:25am -
• Dirty chimney to blame for house fire
  PEORIA, lll. – A dirty chimney is to blame for a house fire Sunday evening.
  - 19 Dec 16, 11:00am -

Huffington Post: Illinois

• Illinois Republicans Urge Trump Not To Commute Rod Blagojevich's Sentence
  Seven congressmen warned that freeing the former governor could encourage public corruption.
  - 7 days ago, 12 Jun 18, 5:16pm -
• Illinois Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment 36 Years After The Congressional Deadline
  Illinois is the 37th state to approve the amendment. Ratification by just one more state could get it added to the U.S. Constitution.
  - 20 days ago, 31 May 18, 5:10am -
• Hundreds Of Swastikas Spray-Painted In Illinois Cemetery
  Police arrested a 34-year-old white man who may be linked to the crime.
  - 24 days ago, 26 May 18, 6:39pm -
• Illinois Seeks To Close Gun Law 'Loophole' After Waffle House Shooting
  The legislation is meant to deter a family member from returning a firearm to a relative whose gun license has been revoked.
  - 55 days ago, 25 Apr 18, 10:16am -
• Waffle House Shooting Exposes Critical Gap In Even The Strongest Gun Laws
  Illinois took away the suspect's guns after he was deemed a risk. His father gave them back.
  - 56 days ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:12pm -
• Teacher Says School Reprimanded Him After His Husband Sent Flowers
  A parent reportedly felt Nathan Etter used Valentine's Day "to celebrate his lifestyle choices."
  - 63 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 7:27pm -
• Progressives Declare Victory Over Chicago ‘Machine’ In Down-Ballot Primary Races
  “There’s no doubt that change is in the air,” said one activist.
  - 90 days ago, 21 Mar 18, 9:16pm -
• The Official Top 10 U.S. Travel Destinations
  TripAdvisor has published its annual list of the top ten travel destinations in the country. For the eighth year in a row, New York City earned the number one spot.
  - 90 days ago, 21 Mar 18, 5:33pm -
• Veteran Latino Progressive Wins Primary For Open Chicago House Seat
  Jesús "Chuy" Garcia, whose election in November is virtually assured, previously lost a mayoral bid against Rahm Emanuel.
  - 91 days ago, 20 Mar 18, 9:35pm -
• Billionaire Democrat Wins Illinois Gubernatorial Nomination
  J.B. Pritzker has a big bank account -- and he's gonna need it.
  - 91 days ago, 20 Mar 18, 9:21pm -

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

• Missing Melania Trump barely makes news – things are getting weirder
  We’re so used to bizarre behavior from the Trump administration that a missing first lady barely registers as strangeThe Week in Patriarchy is a weekly roundup of what’s happening in the world of feminism and sexism. If you’re not already recei…
  - 16 days ago, 3 Jun 18, 11:06am -
• Trump backer who owned 'inhumane' housing picked to be Belgium envoy
  Ron Gidwitz, who helped fund president’s campaign, likened to slum landlord over Illinois project condemned by Obama and othersA major financial backer of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, who once owned a housing estate in which low-income t…
  - 29 days ago, 22 May 18, 3:01am -
• US woman sentenced to life for Valentine's Day shooting plot in Canada
  Lindsay Souvannarath pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit murder in a plan that involved opening fire at a mall in HalifaxAn American woman who plotted to go on a Valentine’s Day shooting rampage at a Canadian mall was sentenced to life…
  - 60 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 12:31pm -
• Tammy Duckworth becomes first senator to give birth in office
  The Democrat gave birth to her second daughter on Monday. She is also one of only 10 lawmakers to give birth while serving in CongressTammy Duckworth of Illinois has become the first US senator to give birth in office. The Democrat announced that she…
  - 71 days ago, 9 Apr 18, 2:52pm -
• Illinois primary election: anti-abortion Democrat wins close congressional fight
  Seven-term incumbent Dan Lipinski faced first serious challenge from progressive Marie Newman, who has refused to concedeIncumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski won a narrow victory after a fierce challenge from progressive Marie Newman on Tuesday in Illinoi…
  - 91 days ago, 21 Mar 18, 1:29am -
• Illinois primary pits rare 'pro-life' Democrat against progressive wing
  Dan Lipinski, a conservative Democrat with ardent anti-abortion views, has never before been seriously challenged – until now On a cold Friday morning in early March, the biggest fossil in Chicago was not the Tyrannosaurus Rex perched in the Field…
  - 93 days ago, 18 Mar 18, 5:20pm -
• 'We're in the 19th century': Tammy Duckworth on motherhood and the Senate
  The Illinois senator, due to be first to give birth in office, is working on better family leave – and wants Ivanka Trump to do more than just voice her support: ‘I’ve not seen anything concrete’ When Senator Tammy Duckworth has her second ch…
  - 6 Mar 18, 2:00am -
• Supreme court debates union case that could affect 5 million workers
  Justices hear arguments over Illinois law allowing unions representing government employees to collect fees those who don’t joinOpinion: the future of American unions hangs in the balanceA divided supreme court sparred on Monday over a case that co…
  - 26 Feb 18, 1:44pm -
• Holocaust denier to become Republican nominee for Illinois congressional seat
  Art Jones the sole GOP candidate for third congressional districtAnti-Defamation League calls Jones ‘a long-time neo-Nazi’A neo-Nazi Holocaust denier is set to become the Republican nominee for a congressional seat in Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Ti…
  - 4 Feb 18, 4:58pm -
• Tammy Duckworth to be first US senator to give birth in office
  Illinois Democrat and Iraq war veteran will be one of 10 lawmakers who have given birth during congressional termsThe Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth has announced that she will be the first US senator to give birth while in office.The 49-year-old D…
  - 23 Jan 18, 5:59pm -

Chicago Sun Times

Daily Herald

• newChicago teen wrongly presumed dead after shooting ultimately dies
  A 17-year-old gunshot victim has died after a tragic set of circumstances in which he was initially presumed dead but wasn't after a shooting in Chicago.
  - 5 hours ago, 19 Jun 18, 12:28pm -
• newReport: Woman charged in Des Plaines man's slaying in Chicago
  A 23-year-old woman faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting last week of a Des Plaines man on Chicago's Northwest Side, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
  - 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 18, 10:54am -
• newSecond person dies after shooting near Chicago university
  A teenage shooting victim, whom Chicago paramedics covered with a sheet mistakenly believing he had been instantly killed, has died almost a day later
  - 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 18, 10:53am -
• newLawsuit: Many wrongly listed in Chicago gang database
  A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Chicago Police Department relies on an error-plagued database that names up to 195,000 people as gang members, including many who have never been in a gang
  - 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 18, 10:49am -
• newFeds give $200,000 for cleanup contaminated Chicago site
  The federal government is providing $200,000 to clean up a site in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side
  - 9 hours ago, 19 Jun 18, 9:17am -