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Feature
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The skinny on what Rahm and Chuy have promised to do—and what they've avoided telling you
- by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
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Tags: Feature, Chicago Forward, David Axelrod, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Karen Lewis, Ken Griffin, labor unions, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, mayoral runoff, Michael Sacks, TIF, unions
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Feature
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A look at five City Council races that show the shifting political landscape in Chicago.
- by Mema Ayi, Mick Dumke, Aimee Levitt, Chloe Riley and Gwynedd Stuart
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Tags: Feature, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, aldermania, runoff elections, City Council, Second Ward, Brian Hopkins, Alyx Pattison, Robert Fioretti, 21st Ward, Marvin McNeil, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr., 31st Ward, Alderman Ray Suarez, Milagros "Milly" Santiago, 37th Ward, Alderman Emma Mitts, Tara Stamps, 43rd Ward, Michele Smith, Caroline Vickrey
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On Culture
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The arts nonprofit, which awards dozens of $50,000 fellowships yearly, joins the MacArthur Foundation in what's becoming a hub of the 'prestige economy.'
- by Deanna Isaacs
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Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, MacArthur Foundation, United States Artists Fellows, MacArthur genius grant, Kennedy Center, Kennedy Center Honors, National Endowment for the Arts, National Medal of Arts, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Carolina Garcia Jayaram, Poetry Foundation, Hubbard Street Dance, Theaster Gates, Dorchester Projects, James English, The Economy of Prestige, Chris Abani, Hubbard Street Dance, Alejandro Cerrudo, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Achy Obejas, Annie Proulx, Pulitzer, National Book Award, Brokeback Mountain, Art People: Iñigo Manglano Ovalle
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Gossip Wolf
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Plus: Savage Sister debuts the side project Eyes Behind the Veil, and East Room hosts a show with a Twin Peaks twist.
- by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Gossip Wolf, Sicko Mobb, Super Saiyan Vol. 1, Super Saiyan Vol. 2, Savage Sister, BLVD Records, Michael Tenzer, Eyes Behind the Veil, Grouper, Frippertronics, My Bloody Valentine, Tylor O'Connor, Twin Peaks, East Room, David Lynch, Twin Hits, Spike & the Sweet Spot, Mike Donner
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
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This powerful, imaginative pianist shot to stardom in the late 30s, but changing fashions dropped him back into obscurity by the 60s.
- by Steve Krakow
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Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Meade Lux Lewis, Duke of Luxembourg, boogie-woogie, blues, jazz, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Paramount, John Hammond, From Spirituals to Swing, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Joe Turner, Piano Parade
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Theater Review
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The Theater Oobleck cofounder mesmerizes with a dystopian world where the Web is all.
- by Justin Hayford
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Tags: Theater Review, Song About Himself, Storefront Theater, Gallery 37 for the Arts, Walt Whitman, Song of Myself, Mickle Maher, Guy Massey, Colm O'Reilly, Diana Slickman, Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, Recommended
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Space
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Humboldt Park furniture shop owners Ty and Lynne McDaniel are fostering a business community west of Western Avenue.
- by Andrea Bauer
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Tags: Space, You Are Here, Space, Arts, Space, Humboldt Park, Lynne McDaniel, Ty McDaniel, An Orange Moon, WOW, midcentury modern, antiques, furniture store, Milo Baughman, Harvey Probber, Herman Miller Eames Dax chair, small businesses, Video
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Movie Review
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Kornél Mundruczó directs a film about dogs that has a lot to say about human beings.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Movie Review, Kornél Mundruczó, White God, Kelly Reichardt, Wendy and Lucy, Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Rainer Maria Rilke, Alfred Hitchcock, The Birds, Recommended
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Bleader
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"In America, we have difficulty with acknowledging the fact that where we are in a particular moment is irrevocably tied to our past."
- by Lucy Wang
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Tags: Segregation, Media, Politics, News, ta-nehisi coates, the atlantic, the case for reparations, loyal university, chicago, george polk award, contract buyers league
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Bleader
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It turns out that horror maestro Stuart Gordan has protégés.
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Paranormal, Moviegoing, Media, Film, News, Re-Animator, Chastity Bites, Stuart Gordon, Dave Kehr, Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, the Reader, Drew Hunt, the New Yorker, the Organic Theater, John and Lotti Pharriss Knowles, Re-Animator: The Musical, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
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Bleader
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The craziest things to happen around April 1 weren't pranks.
- by Michael Gebert
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Jake Bickelhaupt, 42 Grams, Food and Wine, Intro, Erik Anderson, Embeya, Thai Dang, Attila Gyulai, Jimmy Bannos Sr., Heaven on Seven, The Beer Temple, Goose Island, Bourbon County Stout, Bad Wolf Coffee
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Bleader
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If the city's white unemployment rate were nearly triple the black rate, would the Tribune say fiscal policy was the only issue that mattered?
- by Steve Bogira
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Tags: Segregation, Politics, News, Chicago mayoral election, mayoral runoff debates, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, WTTW, Tribe, Phil Ponce, Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, Richard M. Daley, unemployment, unemployment rates, Bureau of Labor Statistics, racial inequality, racial segregation, housing discrimination, low-income housing, Chicago State University
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Bleader
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Were questions about Chuy Garcia's son unfair?
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Media, Politics, News, Chuy Garcia, Rahm Emanuel, Phil Ponce, Steve Rhodes, Chicago mayoral election, John Kass, Crain's Chicago Business, Cook County Board, Mayer Brown, Enlace, national deficit
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Bleader
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Challenger Amy Crawford says Alderman James Cappleman hasn't done enough to crack down on crime.
- by Chloe Riley
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Tags: Aldermania, Politics, News, James Cappleman, Helen Shiller, Amy Crawford, Cappleman pigeons, Brendan Shiller, Denice Davis, Chateau Hotel, Lakeview, Uptown, 46th Ward, 46th Ward runoff, Chicago Election, Chicago Election 2015, TIF district, tax increment finance, TIFs, 46th Ward affordable housing, 46th Ward crime
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Bleader
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Recorded in the 90s with Johnny Key and Track Master Scott, Street Fighter showcases the raw underground Chicago sound in fine form.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Whoa, Music, History, Steve Poindexter, Johnny Key, Track Master Scott, Street Fighter, LA Club Resource, Work That Mutha Fucker, Delroy Edwards, Trax Records, Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Computer Madness, Video
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Bleader
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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Opening, Film, David Cronenberg, Maps to the Stars, White God, European Union Film Festival, Asian American Showcase, Man From Reno, Dave Boyle, Surrogate Valentine, Daylight Savings, Ben Sachs, Charlie Minn, Es El Chapo?, Human Capital, Law & Order, Frederick Wiseman, Ned Rifle, Hal Hartley, Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing the Road Is All, Chicago: City on the Make, The Salt of the Earth, Wim Wenders, Sebastiao Salgados, Woman in Gold, Helen Mirren, Gustav Klimt, Frank Tashlin, Artists and Models, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Dust in the Wind, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel, Leviathan, Orson Welles, The Magnificent Ambersons, Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz, Dan Rybicky, Aaron Wickenden, Kartemquin Films, Almost There, Daniel Sousa, Video
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Bleader
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This week's gig poster was designed by Tyler Hahn of Catharsis Printworks.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Tyler Hahn, Catharis Printworks, Alabama Shakes, Songhoy Blues, Chicago Theatre
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Another day, another TIF dispute, but the fact remains: 48 percent of the money is going to just 5 percent of the city.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: $$$, Politics, News, tax increment financing, TIFs, Greg Hinz, Crain's, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, 2015 election, mayoral election, mayor, Chicago, Chicago politics, economic development, Ben Joravsky, poverty, CTA, Green Line
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The band compares themselves to the Cranberries, rightfully so.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Adventures, Subterranean, Heavenly, Supersonic Home, Indie rock, emo, shoegaze, Whirr, Cranberries, 90s, alternative rock
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Bleader
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And it's not just because Billboard R&B star Jeremih shows up on the track.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Lil Durk, Like Me, Jeremih, Only the Family, OTF, OTF Chino, XXL, drill, Remember My Name, Video
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A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Crime, Opening, Film, Politics, Charlie Minn, El Chapo Guzman, Es el Chapo?, Patio Theater, war on drugs, documentary filmmaking, Sinaloa Cartel
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Vukari guitarist John Becker recorded almost everything on Vaskula's debut EP himself, but now he's turned the project into a full band.
- by Philip Montoro
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Vaskula, Vukari, John Becker, Johan Becker, Austaras, Elizabeth Wadium, Vincent M. Ippolito, Michael DeStefano, Samu Rahn, Jeremy Eberhard
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Fighting to stay in the City Council, Alderman Toni Foulkes tells voters that she is, in fact, African-American.
- by Chloe Riley
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Tags: Aldermania, Politics, News, Toni Foulkes, Stephanie Coleman, Shirley Coleman, JoAnn Thompson, 16th Ward, 15th Ward, Aldermania, Chicago Election 2015, Chicago Runoffs, Englewood, Back of the Yards, Whole Foods Englewood, Tax Increment Finance, TIF Funds
