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

• newPivot Arts Festival switches it up online

  

  The annual celebration of multidisciplinary performance adjusts for the times. Pivot Arts has been an incubator for multidisciplinary performance for nearly a decade, and its annual festival, which usually takes ov…
  - 10 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 4:50pm -
• newInside the intricate worlds of Polly Pocket

  

  An interview with collector and Instagrammer Julia Carusillo Oh, to quarantine inside a Polly Pocket, safe and enclosed, all the comforts of home sculpted in colorful plastic. Browsing the Instagram account @polly_…
  - 11 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 4:05pm -
• newThe Reader's stay-at-home chronicles: day 74

  

  The last installment (for now) of what we're reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time. At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order,…
  - 12 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 3:20pm -
• newMichael Salvatori’s long, strange trip

  

  In 1982 Michael Salvatori recorded a sought-after private-press folk LP, and 19 years later he cowrote the score for genre-defining video game Halo. Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Sec…
  - 12 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 3:10pm -
• newRhymefest’s greatest moment in Chicago music history

  

  Veteran rapper and activist Rhymefest remembers an all-star festival by and for the community. Not only is 2020 the Year of Chicago Music, it's also the 35th year for the nonprofit Arts & Business Council of Chica…
  - 13 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 2:05pm -
• newDinner at the Grotto and Black Cat Kitchen make staying at home deliciously weird

  

  A supper club and a caterer turned on a dime during quarantine. Some of the rare bright moments in this slow terror are the random porch presents from masked bandits bearing treasures. Last month, prompted by a tex…
  - 17 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 10:00am -
• Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests

  

  As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives. Here's what's true no matter how you look at the events of the last week:…
  - 1 day ago, 1 Jun 20, 6:30pm -
• The Reader's stay-at-home chronicles: day 73

  

  What we're reading, watching, listening to, etc. At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here's a daily-ish journal of how Rea…
  - 1 day ago, 1 Jun 20, 5:10pm -
• Poetry at a distance

  

  Poets come together to share the joy, pain, and hope from the pandemic in a new video project. Open mikes have gone dark amid the pandemic, but creativity has taken to a virtual stage. For local poet Caroline Watso…
  - 1 day ago, 1 Jun 20, 4:05pm -
• The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 71 and 72

  

  What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time. At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a dail…
  - 4 days ago, 30 May 20, 9:00am -

CINewsNow

Huffington Post: Illinois

• 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?”
  - 7 days ago, 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.
  - 27 days ago, 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.
  - 31 days ago, 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.
  - 51 days ago, 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.
  - 57 days ago, 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.
  - 58 days ago, 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."
  - 58 days ago, 6 Apr 20, 2:41am -
• Gov. Says Illinois Has Received About 10% Of Requested Medical Supplies From White House
  "We’re going to run out of ventilators," J.B. Pritzker said, "and the federal government really isn’t helping at all.”
  - 63 days ago, 1 Apr 20, 5:51am -
• President Donald Trump Sends Wrong Masks To Illinois
  Illinois asked for more than 1 million N95 masks. Instead, Trump sent 300,000 surgical masks.
  - 64 days ago, 31 Mar 20, 8:25am -
• Illinois Asked Trump For More N95 Masks. He Sent Surgical Masks Instead.
  Gov. J.B. Pritzker ripped the White House for its lackluster response as states like his combat the growing spread of coronavirus.
  - 64 days ago, 30 Mar 20, 7:00pm -

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

• 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…
  - 16 days ago, 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…
  - 32 days ago, 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…
  - 56 days ago, 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…
  - 58 days ago, 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…
  - 66 days ago, 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…
  - 74 days ago, 21 Mar 20, 10:32am -
• Democratic primaries key takeaways: Biden's lead looks insurmountable
  The former vice-president increases his delegate lead with sweeping victories as Sanders faces calls to drop outFull story: Biden sweeps key primariesDemocratic primaries results – follow the votesDemocratic primary delegate count – latestOne of…
  - 77 days ago, 18 Mar 20, 12:42am -
• Closures and confusion as US voters go to the polls amid coronavirus concerns
  Florida, Illinois and Arizona held primaries on Tuesday despite the coronavirus outbreak – and there were predictable glitchesCoronavirus – live updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVoters faced confusion, a shortage of poll workers, and shifti…
  - 77 days ago, 17 Mar 20, 10:12pm -
• Democratic primaries results: follow the latest votes
  Arizona, Illinois and Florida will select their Democratic candidate, with the first polls closing at 7pm ETDemocratic primaries – live news updates Democratic primary delegate count – latestContinue reading...
  - 77 days ago, 17 Mar 20, 6:26pm -
• Coronavirus outbreak: US confirms cases in Chicago and Rhode Island
  Health secretary: ‘We will see continued community spreading’Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to dieUS health secretary Alex Azar has confirmed a new case of coronavirus in Chicago, as the respiratory illness spreads in…
  - 93 days ago, 1 Mar 20, 3:07pm -

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's Loop to reopen as suburb asks locals to stay home
  The general public will be allowed to enter Chicago's central business district and commercial areas Wednesday, several days after roads were closed to limit access after violence erupted in the wake of marches protesting the death of George Floyd
  - 5 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 10:19pm -
• newBlack legislators say there's 'far too much to accomplish' to let looting take away from message
  Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus detailed their ongoing fight for racial equality and made calls for the end of looting at a news conference held at a recently looted strip mall Tuesday on Chicago's South Side.
  - 9 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 5:37pm -
• newChicago mayor says city's reopening to go on despite unrest
  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that the city will proceed this week with its next stage of reopening after coronavirus stay-at-home orders, despite days of unrest and violence.
  - 12 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 3:00pm -
• newChicago mayor says city's reopening to go on despite unrest
  Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago will proceed with its next stage of reopening after coronavirus stay-at-home orders despite days of unrest and violence
  - 12 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 2:59pm -
• new2 killed during demonstrations in town outside Chicago
  Officials in the Chicago suburb of Cicero say two people were killed during unrest as protests continued over the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer
  - 18 hours ago, 2 Jun 20, 9:01am -