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From new queens to
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Talking about God, the air force, and Britney Spears with Chicago rapper KC Ortiz
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After a 2016 slump, Divvy turned a record profit in 2017
Income from ads, sponsorship, and operations went up while losses went down.
By John Greenfield
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Music Feature
Chicago gets its first vinyl-pressing plant in decades
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A look inside Smashed Plastic, whose brand-new technology could bring relief to labels and artists stymied by long waits for records
By Leor Galil
|
11.14.18
Feature
Markham firefighter sues Chicago cops for false arrest
6
After a community cleanup in Englewood, volunteers end up in violent confrontation with dozens of cops.
By Maya Dukmasova
|
11.15.18
Movie Review
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
takes place in the
Harry Potter
universe, but it lacks the magic
6
Just because you can append more films to a bankable franchise doesn’t mean you should.
By Leah Pickett
|
11.15.18
Concert Preview
Recommended
Chicago label Futurehood showcases where queer artists can take hip-hop
By Leor Galil
|
11.15.18
Restaurant Review
Carnitas La Esquinita hides in plain sight
But it’s a serious contender in the little-meats game.
By Mike Sula
|
11.16.18
Chicagoans
What humans can learn from bees, according to Chicago’s bicycling beekeeper
2
"Beekeeping teaches you to let go of the black-and-white world and participate in the natural world, which is not predictable," says Bike a Bee founder Jana Kinsman.
By Anne Ford
|
10.25.17
Bleader
Why are CBD products sold over the counter some places and tightly regulated in others?
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This chemical compound found in marijuana presents a tale of two extracts.
By Lee V. Gaines
|
03.23.17
Concert Preview
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Video
Chicagoan Robbie Fulks and country stalwart Linda Gail Lewis join forces on
Wild! Wild! Wild!
By James Porter
|
10.11.18
Performing Arts Review
The Troupe With No Head
By Anthony Adler
|
11.10.88
Comics
Let's go bananas
A guide
By Sarah Becan
|
11.02.18
Feature
What's a Wife Worth?
108
A Lot More Than She Used to Be, Thanks to Divorce Lawyer Michael Minton
By Marianna Beck
|
03.17.88
Feature
A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
60
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.
By Steve Bogira
|
08.21.13
On Culture
Is something wrong at UIC’s College of Education?
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There is if you think its Urban Education program should be graduating black teachers.
By Deanna Isaacs
|
05.09.17
Bleader
Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state
34
A second term by our current governor would feature more of the same thing: union bashing, budget slashing, school privatization, etc.
By Ben Joravsky
|
10.25.18
Transportation
A primal scream against traffic violence at a City Hall bike meeting
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After a bad week for bike crashes, cyclists urged city officials to take action.
By John Greenfield
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09.18.18
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