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Breaking the cycle

Breaking the cycle

For three decades, the city has failed to cope with the loss of mental health clinics. The pandemic revealed the wounds of this disinvestment.

By F. Amanda Tugade

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First Folio debuts new play by a late, great comedic playwright

Kristine Thatcher and the late Larry Shue's Waiting for Tina Meyer celebrates barfly connections.

By Catey Sullivan
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Beau O’Reilly, cofounder of Maestro Subgum & the Whole and Curious Theatre Branch

“I've always written more than people can keep up with. I write a lot of plays and I write a lot of lyrics. I just write all the time.”

By Kerry Reid
Food & Drink

The TikTokers shaping Chicago’s restaurant scene

How going viral became the industry’s most crucial ingredient

By Kayla Huynh

Studio-born midwestern rockers Cumbie introduce their music to the world with their debut EP

By Leor Galil | 06.00 AM
Managers’ Special builds connections

By as told to Jamie Ludwig | 05.13.21
Matches

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By Ben Joravsky | 05.13.21
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Pixel Grip raise up queer club space
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Central Time is right on

The time zone is steady, reasonable, and forgiving—not unlike Chicagoans.

By Jude Stewart | 06.23.16

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Helmut Jahn is gone, and the Thompson Center is for sale 3

Can we save his most important Chicago building?

By Deanna Isaacs | 05.12.21
Food & Drink Feature

The TikTokers shaping Chicago’s restaurant scene

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Chicagoans of Note

Beau O’Reilly, cofounder of Maestro Subgum & the Whole and Curious Theatre Branch

“I've always written more than people can keep up with. I write a lot of plays and I write a lot of lyrics. I just write all the time.”

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Breaking the cycle

For three decades, the city has failed to cope with the loss of mental health clinics. The pandemic revealed the wounds of this disinvestment.

By F. Amanda Tugade | 05.12.21
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Pixel Grip celebrate the club as a sacred queer space 4

The Chicago goth trio’s new album, Arena, invites you to dance on straight white capitalism’s grave.

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