Ben Hoffman on his Nelson Algren Award-winning story
Ben Hoffman was just a handful of rejection letters away from giving up on writing before he ever really started. About five years ago, after a stint teaching seventh- and...
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‘Antiques Roadshow’ comes to McCormick Place
They carried paintings and prints, lugged dolls and jewelry. They wheeled in tables, chairs and large pieces of folk art. They toted knickknacks and heirlooms and garage-sale finds. Some came...
Marja Mills addresses Harper Lee controversy at literary event
Less than a week after the publication of Marja Mills' memoir, "The Mockingbird Next Door," her story of befriending the famously reclusive 88-year-old author Harper Lee, the book remains embroiled...
Nelson Algren Award win caps storybook period for Ben Hoffman
On a Saturday afternoon that dripped with sticky June heat, author Ben Hoffman and his groomsmen readied for his impending nuptials in the West Loop by basking in his hotel...
Nelson Algren Award win caps storybook period for Ben Hoffman
On a Saturday afternoon that dripped with sticky June heat, author Ben Hoffman and his groomsmen readied for his impending nuptials in the West Loop by basking in his hotel...
Freddy Rodriguez works ‘The Night Shift’
On the whole, actor Freddy Rodriguez doesn't have much in common with basketball star LeBron James. But Rodriguez, a Bucktown native, points to one important similarity: At a young age,...
Freddy Rodriguez works ‘The Night Shift’
On the whole, actor Freddy Rodriguez doesn't have much in common with basketball star LeBron James. But Rodriguez, a Bucktown native, points to one important similarity: At a young age,...
Adam Richman seeks ‘secret’ Chicago
UPDATE: Richman's show has been pulled by Travel Channel, reports The Washington Post. TV host Adam Richman wants to give viewers the "keys to the culinary kingdom." Well, the keys...
Reader-author bond strengthens Lit Fest
In 1985, Chicago's tempo was changing. Both politically and culturally, the city on the make was on the move. Harold Washington, marking two years in office, was weathering the intense...
Funny how Funches gets the laughs in NBC’s ‘Undateable’
Ron Funches is a comedy assassin. He lurks, like a stealth comic, in the fringes of scenes on his new sitcom, "Undateable." He listens. He reacts. But he stays quiet....