Column: The joy and music / one couple has discovered / from writing haikus
The musical duo Jenny and Robin Bienemann will host a concert this weekend at FitzGerald’s devoted to the poetry form.
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Column: Taking another ride with Ken Kesey, Tom Wolfe and a bunch of Merry Pranksters in ‘Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test’
When revisiting books we've already read, we can uncover new things about the book and, perhaps, also new things about ourselves.
Boodlers and bandits: In Illinois and Chicago, corruption is a source of both shame and perverse pride
Longtime Chicago Ald. Mathias “Paddy” Bauler was well known for proclaiming, often with a beer in hand: “Chicago ain’t ready for reform.” He might as well have said or added,...
One-man show ‘Toughest Man in Chicago’ brings Mike Royko back to the city
The actor Mitchell Bisschop says he's not trying to do an impression of the famous newspaperman in the play, which is based on many of Royko's columns.
Column: Let magician David Parr show you wonders at the Magic Lounge
As a child, he remembers the feeling of "being able to baffle an adult, to have them say, ‘How’s you do that?’”
Chicago will be Convention City again in 2024. Take a look back at its history as a host.
Chicago's first political convention in 1860 resulted in Abraham Lincoln being nominated. But lots has happened here since.
As the poetry slam grows up, Marc Kelly Smith is still building community
The creator of slam poetry has started a podcast, “Thru the Mill with Marc Kelly Smith,” about his life and career as well as the roots of the spoken-word competition.
Column: Are comic strips still a part of your daily life?
For those who still read newspapers the old-fashioned way, on paper and ink, the comic pages never really went away. The Tribune played a part in their story.
Column: Want to buy Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey? How’s $30 million sound?
A few weeks ago, an old baseball jersey was brought to Wrigley Field. It once covered the frame of Babe Ruth, arguably the greatest baseball player in history.
Column: Lollapalooza kids appreciate the river that runs through our city. So do I.
We are lucky, aren’t we, to have the Chicago River, even if we don’t always notice it.