Election Follies
Age-old feuds, nepotism, logrolling, and Moonies—it must be primary season in Chicago.
By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
What's at Stake in the Senate
Not only could a Democrat help push Obama's agenda - he or she could make the chamber a little more black, female, gay, or righteous.
By Mick Dumke
Cook County Needs Cojones
Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?
By Ben Joravsky
Local Release Roundup
Pit Er Pat brings in a sampler, Rockie Fresh drops his first mix tape, Killer Moon hands out a heavy demo, and more
By Miles Raymer
Post No Bills Podcast #5
The latest episode features music from Vic Chesnutt, Peter Evans, Radian, Pit Er Pat, and many more.
By Peter Margasak
The List: February 4-10, 2010
Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Mose Allison, Explode Into Colors, Dana Hall, Seth Troxler, Polysics, and other notable shows
By Peter Margasak, Barbara Yaross, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick and Ann Sterzinger
Haute Hotel Cuisine
Even without Charlie Trotter, the Elysian Hotel opens two terrific new restaurants. Plus: the return of Sepia's Kendal Duque and eight more openings
By Martha Bayne, Mike Sula and Anne Spiselman
Transformations
John Manion gooses West Town's Branch 27, Andy Motto makes Quince a destination, and Sun Wah Bar-B-Que and Salam expand. Plus: other West Town dining options.
By Mike Sula
What's New
Sprout's Top Chef makeover, masterful Neapolitan pizza, and the neighborhood restaurant every neighborhood deserves
By Mike Sula
Mumblecore and Something More
Beeswax transcends the insular genre its filmmaker accidentally invented.
By J.R. Jones
A Dream Nearly Destroyed, a Town Divided
The latest basketball doc from the director of Hoop Dreams delves into the high school trials of NBA star Allen Iverson
By Ed M. Koziarski
Art for Rock's Sake
Two new documentaries about poster artists
By J.R. Jones
Human in Hard Times
Clifford Odets’s Depression classic gets a gripping treatment
By Zac Thompson
Like a Foreign Country
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s jolting close-up of life on the gulf coast
By Tony Adler
Alcyone Festival
Halcyon Theatre explores the works of pioneering experimental playwright Maria Irene Fornes.
By Zac Thompson
Western Exhibitions
Two shows, "Suitable Video" and "The Power of Selection," run at the West Loop gallery.
By Bert Stabler
The Chicken or the Bomb
Which came first: presidential powermongering or its ultimate rationale?
By Noah Berlatsky
Closer Than Matewan
Jeff Biggers explores the devastation coal has wrought on southern Illinois—and his own family.
By Kari Lydersen