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Now playing: a return to the movies

Now playing: a return to the movies

After several pandemic pivots and herd immunity on the horizon, local movie theaters and film programs are returning to business not-quite-as-usual.

By Kathleen Sachs

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For Your (Re)Consideration finds dramatic gems from the past with resonances for today

Ghostlight Ensemble's online festival celebrates overlooked women playwrights.

By Kaylen Ralph
City Life

The future of CBD is female

Two local women entrepreneurs entering the cannabis industry are bringing holistic wellness, better access, and equity to the game.

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli
City Life

Painful sex shouldn’t be a mystery condition

This common condition affects more people than we think. We shouldn’t ignore it anymore.

By S. Nicole Lane

F.A.B.L.E. proves himself one of Chicago’s best emerging rappers with Duckweed

By Leor Galil | 06.00 AM
Attention Kmart shoppers

By Salem Collo-Julin | 06.00 AM
Chicago indie rapper D2x expands his palette on his debut album, The Color Blue

By Jack Riedy | 04.09.21
Dough Something about anti-Asian violence and harassment

By Mike Sula | 04.09.21
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Reopenings, discussions, and ¡WEPA!

By Salem Collo-Julin | 04.09.21

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How a mysterious box of photos sent an Evanston couple halfway around the world

For a quarter century, Jerri Zbiral and Alan Teller have been trying to figure out the identity of the photographer responsible for a treasure trove of images from 1940s India.

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