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Blizzard! “Snowgasm” Knocks on Chicago’s Door
Snowgasm 2011 hits Chicago with a potentially historic winter storm.
Read More »Bears vs. Packers: A Chicago Girl’s Perspective
From a non-fanatic's perspective. Bears vs. Packers: do the Bears have enough of 1985's spark to go all the way?
Read More »TV Review: Shameless – “Pilot”
Shameless provides a detailed portrait of the Gallaghers' world, to its credit.
Read More »Book Review: Trapped on the Wheel by John Glavin
A tale of the Columbian World Exposition in Chicago, 1893.
Read More »An Interview with Sara Paretsky, Author of Body Work
Sara Paretsky keeps cranking out fascinating thrillers about her protagonist, V.I. Warshawki.
Read More »Book Review: The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
In Chicago, during Prohibition, a crop of female killers became the biggest celebrities of the day.
Read More »Celebrating Buddy Guy On His 74th Birthday
Happy Birthday, Buddy...
Read More »Music Review: Svanfridur – What’s Hidden There?, Odmenn – Odmenn, Trubrot – Trubrot
Decades before Bjork appeared, there were some truly outstanding bands in Iceland, just waiting to be heard.
Read More »Hollywood Invades Chicago: Band From TV Visits the Windy City for Charity
House M.D.'s Jesse Spencer chats about Band From TV and their upcoming weekend in Chicago.
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