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Is a key government witness telling the truth this time about a double murder?
Jeffrey Scott's girlfriend woke him in the wee hours of August 13, 2008, and said his younger brother Terrance had shown up and needed to talk to him right away. Jeffrey found his brother freaking...
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I choo choo choose you: Reader staffers pick their all-time favorite episodes...
It's like you hear FXX (FX but slightly sexier?) is airing The Simpsons in its entirety, all 25 seasons marathon-style, then life intervenes, and the next thing you know the day of the kickoff came and...
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Bruce Rauner addresses supporters about his taxes
Hi folks, great to see ya, and thanks for comin' out. As you know, I wanna be your governor so we can shake up Springfield and bring back Illinois.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Young love, old bones, and the rest of this week's screenings
Dinosaur 13 tells the true story of the legal battle that followed the 1990 discovery of Sue the dinosaur in South Dakota, before she came to the Field Museum—except that it's not the truth, or at...
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Did you read about the Economist, the Venice Beach Freakshow, and dystopian...
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About the Venice Beach Freakshow?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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'Kids of the Black Hole' is a timeless punk classic
Tonight at Red Line Tap, there's a show going on that's headlined by the Rikk Agnew Band—a crew of aging punks backing up the former Adolescents and Christian Death guitar player. I've watched videos...
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Time Bandits, The Naked City and other Reader-recommended movies to watch...
Each Friday, we recommend seven Old Movies to Watch Now, all of which come recommended by one of our critics and can currently be screened online. Read the review, watch the movie, feel accomplished.…[...
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'New Deal Utopias' rediscovers Roosevelt's forgotten Greenbelt Towns
Executed over the course of five years, Jason Reblando's documentary photo project "New Deal Utopias" focuses on three towns built in the 1930s as a part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The...
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Chicago soul-jazz great John Wright warms things up for the Jazz Fest
The Chicago Jazz Festival gets under way next week, and next week's edition of the Reader will feature a comprehensive preview written by John Corbett, Bill Meyer, and yours truly. But the action gets...
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'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia
'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia by Mike Sula Potatoes didn't arrive in northern Europe for at least a couple centuries after the reign of Jadwiga of Poland, the female monarch...
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The Button Man brilliantly turns Mayor Rahm into art
If you view life in Chicago as a struggle between the peasants and their king, then it's been a rough summer for the peasants—to say the least. Let's see: potholes, crime, school cuts, tax hikes (with...
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Key Ingredient: John Hogan creates foam with fermented squid guts
Challenged to create a dish with shiokara, River Roast chef John Hogan makes a foam with the fermented squid guts. by Julia Thiel OO.ready(function() { window.player =...
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Did journalism exploit James Foley?
Michael Lev didn't know James Foley, but he knows the business Foley was in. A former foreign correspondent now an editorial writer for the Tribune, Lev published a story Friday called "The dangers of...
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Angel's Tire Shop is Pilsen's most eye-popping attraction
Angel's Tire Shop is Pilsen's most eye-popping attraction. by Lucy Wang If Pee-Wee Herman practiced Santeria, his playhouse might look something like Angel's Tire Shop and Grocery Store. Screaming...
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Reader's Agenda Sat 8/23: Threadless Family Reunion; Bacon, Sports & Beer;...
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Witness to double murder: "Why? Why would you shoot?"
Terrance Scott said he was ready to talk. He had to—he couldn't sleep, and the events of the previous few days kept flashing through his mind.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Street View 211: The lovely lightness of chambray
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Katie Obriot is one of my favorite minimalists in town, always looking chic, fresh and...
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The Hyde Park Art Center examines the Chicago way of doing art
The Hyde Park Art Center celebrates 75 years of artistic experiments with a new exhibit that examines the Chicago way of doing art and what it means to be in the middle. by Aimee Levitt This fall the...
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Outsider art inside an Uptown one-bedroom
Keith Sadler's Uptown one-bedroom holds a gallery's worth of outsider art and other oddities. by Andrea Bauer Home is where the art is for Keith Sadler—the folk and outsider art collector has been...
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Reader's Agenda Sun 8/24: Chicago Food Social, the Boulevard, and music from...
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