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Anish Kapoor, the artist who made the The Bean, talks about his creation in Chicago on Oct. 17, 2017.

Artist Anish Kapoor ‘disgusted’ that The Bean appears in NRA ad

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

The artist who made Chicago’s iconic Cloud Gate says he is “disgusted” that the National Rifle Association used video of the Millennium Park sculpture in a political advertisement that he...

Jesse Eisenberg stumps for Daniel Biss, honors his late mother-in-law

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Jesse Eisenberg isn’t your typical Hollywood leading man. But the 34-year-old actor brought the same awkward charm he showed in his Oscar-nominated performance as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a...

Dan Aykroyd takes shot at Cook County Assessor Berrios in ‘Blues Brothers’-themed ad for Chris Kennedy

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

The Kennedy family name still has sway in Hollywood, it seems. Not only have comedian Larry David and diva Barbra Streisand donated to Chris Kennedy’s gubernatorial campaign fund, but now...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives for an event in Brussels on March 1, 2018.
Blair was in Chicago on March 7 to speak at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

In Chicago, Tony Blair says he hopes pizza was better than Brexit deal

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a whistle-stop visit to Chicago on Wednesday — but didn’t express any interest in visiting his countryman’s favorite Chicago pizzeria. The Pizzeria Uno...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss talks with members of the audience before Pussy Riot takes the stage at Subterranean on March 6, 2018, in Chicago.

Pussy Riot gig makes for off-beat Biss campaign rally

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Investigators looking for evidence of Russian interference in U.S. elections needn’t have looked any further on Tuesday night than Chicago’s Wicker Park, where punk rock activists Pussy Riot appeared on...

Mueller witness George Papadopoulos weds Italian sweetheart at Chicago’s City Hall

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s former campaign aide George Papadopoulos appeared before a Chicago judge last week. But this time, he wasn’t in trouble. He was getting married. Papadopoulos, 30, pleaded guilty...

Nadya Tolokonnikova, right, and Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot. And Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss.

On Tuesday night, Daniel Biss takes the stage with Pussy Riot in Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

They’ve become an international symbol of resistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now the punk rock activist group Pussy Riot is throwing its weight behind a more parochial concern —...

Chicago’s top cop says ‘Death Wish’ release ‘exploits’ Paul Bauer’s killing

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Don’t count on running into Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson at your local multiplex to catch a screening of the Chicago-set remake of “Death Wish.” The Bruce Willis movie is...

Legal woes of suburban pastor running for Congress included ‘no contest’ plea to theft, losing lawsuit

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Arlington Heights pastor John Elleson, who is making a bid for Congress, risked the ire of multimillionaire televangelist Joel Osteen by including Osteen in a recent TV ad without Osteen’s...

David Schwimmer wants to enlighten Chicago cab passengers about sexual harassment

May 23, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Taxi passengers in Chicago will soon get a lesson in sexual harassment from “Friends” star David Schwimmer. The Lookingglass Theater co-founder, 51, made five educational films that have been airing...

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