Brooklyn weirdos Telepathe, whose forthcoming debut, Dance Mother, was recorded by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, open for the Kills at Metro. Members of Telepathe (along with Million Dollar Mano and others) spin at a M.I.A./Kills afterparty hosted by M.I.A., Jillian Valentino, and Scott Cramer at Debonair Social Club.

Local rock outfit Sybris plays an early release party for their new album on Flameshovel tonight at Subterranean.

Shayna Swanson and her aerial dance company, Aloft, turn their space into "the timeless great room of a wealthy but broken family" for a show of new work, through Sunday at Aloft Loft.

Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate, a delightful 2006 play about three tech-savvy high schoolers, runs through 5/25 at American Theater Company.

Addicted to the Road If they hadn't needed something to sell on tour, Sybris probably never would've stayed home long enough to make their new record.
Sharp Darts by Miles Raymer

The List This week's best live bets, including Black Ghosts, the Kills with Telepathe, M.A.N.D.Y. with DJ Heidi, Russian Circles, Clinic, and more.

See our roundup of Ukrainian Village and East Village music venues in this week's neighborhood guide.

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Whole-Hog Tapas, Ukrainian Pastries, and Chicken Lollipops Jose Garces's Chicago debut, a Ukrainian cafe just west of the village, and the newest member of the "hot and saucy" family
Omnivorous by Mike Sula

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See our coverage of the James Bond Festival and the SciFi Spectacular at the Music Box.

Jonathan Rosenbaum's new Web site, jonathan rosenbaum.com, has launched.

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Our Galleries & Museums page features works by Roberto Matta, Fred Camper, Julie Sulzen, and others. We also offer the city's most comprehensive listings for galleries, museums, and special events.

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Clout City Mick Dumke: The City Council's environment committee takes a baby step toward ending the plague of plastic bags.
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The Food Chain Julia Thiel: This week's talks and tastings.
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News Bites Michael Miner: Will doting reporters produce dotty coverage of the fall presidential campaign?
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Post No Bills Peter Margasak: Chicago's greatest link to its own jazz history, Franz Jackson, has died.
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The Sports Page Michael Miner: Did Rick Gutierrez's scratch hit keep Kerry Wood from not just a no-hitter but also a 21st strikeout?
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The issue of May 1, 2008

Barack Obama The Reader goes way back with Barack. Here's an archive of stories about or concerning him, including Hank De Zutter's 1995 profile.

Latin School Soccer Field The Reader has been covering the Latin School's plan to build a soccer field in Lincoln Park since July of 2007.

Green Chicago A selection of stories on the environment, green technology, and food production

Property Taxes Wondering what your property tax assessment actually means for your next bill? Don't understand why your landlord just raised your rent again? Curious how you can be paying more taxes when all the politicians say they’re not raising them? Here's a free archive of Ben Joravsky’s illuminating property tax stories.

TIFs Reader columnist Ben Joravsky has written extensively on the issue of TIFs, or tax increment financing districts, their virtual lack of oversight, and their devastating effects on city services. A free archive of his TIF stories is here.

Police Torture Reader staff writer John Conroy was the first journalist to report that there was a pattern of police torture at Chicago's Area Two headquarters. A free archive of his stories on the subject is here.