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‘Ida B. Wells Drive’ introduced in City Council: ‘She was a pillar of the community’

‘Ida B. Wells Drive’ introduced in City Council: ‘She was a pillar of the community’

Aldermen are lining up support to rename Balbo Drive, named for a fascist, after the civil rights icon.

By John Greenfield

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MINI-REVIEW: Solo: A Star Wars Story

After Rogue One (2016), this is the second installment in Disney's "Star Wars Anthology" franchise filling in the nooks and crannies of George Lucas's original.

By J.R. Jones
News & Politics

Suburban opioid pill mill devastated our communities, leaders of ten Illinois towns say in lawsuit

Suburbs including Melrose Park, Berwyn, and River Forest say the doctors and drug companies oversold opioids, "causing widespread harm."

By Bill Myers
Blogs

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Famous feline Lil' Bub gets her own arcade game—built by Chicago’s Logan Arcade

Logan Arcade owner Jim Zespy collaborated with the Internet-famous cat's owner, Mike Bridavsky, to create the game.

By Ryan Smith

Percussionist Bill Solomon celebrates a new CD with an hour of bells and bowed bronze

By Bill Meyer | 05.23.18
John Huston, FilmStruck's Director of the Week, had a way with actors

By Patrick Friel | 05.23.18
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Mariachi Herencia de Mexico turns Chicago schoolkids into chart-busting stars

By Peter Margasak | 05.23.18
Wait till you see the other six samurai on the gig poster of the week

By Luca Cimarusti | 05.23.18
Ike Holter’s latest, The Light Fantastic, is darkly playful

By Tony Adler | 05.23.18

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