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There's nothing glamorous about the Quad Cities, but that doesn't mean...
There's nothing glamorous about the Quad Cities, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing good to do there. by Kate Schmidt Lake Davenport isn't blue or sparkling. It isn't even a lake—just the muddy...
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The Reader's guide to summer
Our Summer Guide offers suggestions for weekend and overnight trips as well as a 110-day calendar of summery action. It would be pretty easy to keep griping about this past winter—you know, the...
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A calendar for 110 days of summer
A calendar for 110 days of summer, with one suggested event for each day Click on any day to find Chicago's best summer events![ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Chicago craft beer explodes—and Chicago Craft Beer Week almost keeps up
The 11-day Chicago Craft Beer Week struggles to keep up with the city's wild craft-beer boom. by Philip Montoro and Julia Thiel The number of craft breweries in Chicago continues to grow...
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Gig poster of the week: As usual, things get dark at the Blackout
ARTIST: Joe SchorglSHOW: The HoZac Blackout at the Empty Bottle, Thu 5/15 through Sat 5/17MORE INFO:jcsuperstarcomics.tumblr.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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MTV's Catfish isn't just fun and mind games anymore
In interviews leading up to the season three premiere of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, host/producer Nev Schulman said the show would shift focus a bit to take a closer look at the "darker" side of...
View ArticleKaren Herold looks at her own restaurant designs
Yesterday, in the first part of my interview with restaurant designer Karen Herold of Studio K, she talked about the philosophy that goes into her designs, of how a restaurant works and serves its...
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Did you read about Ukraine, privilege, and Ozzy Osbourne?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About whether democracy can stop inequality from rising? ("The answer echoing down the halls of history is not...
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12 O'Clock Track: 'Minguito,' sophisticated tango nuevo from Julien Labro and...
Two years ago Chicago's Spektral Quartet were paired with the French accordionist/bandoneon master Julien Labro for a performance at Northwestern University, part of a concert called the Big Squeeze...
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Jon Favreau serves up a turkey with Chef
Jon Favreau tries to go back to his indie roots with Chef, a dumb comedy about a renegade cook. by Ben Sachs Chef, the new comedy written, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau, is being marketed as...
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Black and Latino areas still bearing the brunt of city job cuts
Even in job losses, there are two Chicagos. Over the last year and a half, layoffs, retirements, and unfilled positions have trimmed hundreds of workers from the city of Chicago's payroll, continuing a...
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Calez brushes off rejection on his new mixtape, Ceito
"Everybody rejectin' me in this industry," raps south-suburban MC and 2008ighties crew leader Calez toward the end of "Heaven on Earth," one of the finer cuts on his new Ceito mixtape. It's a somber...
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Blaine's gains and the blame game
The mystery of Blaine Elementary is how it became what every neighborhood school is supposed to be—an anchor of its neighborhood. Years ago I noticed that it had been freshly tuckpointed; no longer a...
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Blurring the hookup
Dan on giving and acknowledging consent, resuscitating a dead sex life, and rolling with the kinks. by Dan Savage Q I'm a 21-year-old straight male, and I'm mildly autistic. This means that I have...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 5/15: Craft Beer Week, farmers' markets, and the HoZac...
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Best shows to see: Avicii, Ulcerate, Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey
The Blackout, HoZac Records' annual rockin' blowout, returns this weekend, and I suggest preparing for it by reading our recent Artist on Artist with "Handsome Dick" Manitoba of Dictators NYC, who...
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Barack Obama College Prep serves (the whitest and wealthiest in) Chicago
When the City Council gets around to holding hearings on the controversial topic of race and selective enrollment high schools, aldermen might want to hear from Rob Paral, aka Chicago Data Guy. He's a...
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12 O'Clock Track: Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx careens toward a 'Filthy City'
Milwaukee MC Juiceboxxx turned me into a lifelong fan when I witnessed a particularly in-your-face performance of his back in 2008—at the beginning of the show he grabbed my head and shoved me toward...
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WHPK's Summer Breeze is back with another excellent lineup
Every year when things start to warm up, University of Chicago's WHPK radio station hosts a free, all-day concert in the school's quad, and this season's edition is happening at noon on Sat 5/17. The...
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George Kuchar lives on in Chicago, and the rest of the avant-garde is doing...
It feels like it's been just days since the last George Kuchar screening, but lo and behold, the revivals keep coming. Tomorrow at 7 PM Flat Space Chicago will screen Empire of Evil (2011), one of the...
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