John Prine and Steve Goodman used to share small Chicago stages. Wish you could have been there.
It was a musical miracle of sorts, the arrival a few days ago of a voice from the past singing songs from long ago. The voice was that of Steve...
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Glencoe-raised author has written a true account of murder among the super-rich in Connecticut: ‘Murder in Fairfield County’
As befits our current cooped-up conditions, more people than ever seem to be going on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to express themselves. Much drivel, of course, but often some fun,...
What if a Chicago doctor has to choose which coronavirus patient gets a respirator? Life and death questions for hospitals
As every hospital on this planet is or soon will be in the troubling and agonizing process of being stretched to its physical limits under the shadow of the coronavirus...
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, as we must, at home and on TV
Wandering the streets of this parade-less city on Saturday and seeing the throngs of people waiting in line at, and filling, and stumbling out of various liquor-selling establishments, I was...
Clark Weber, Chicago radio voice for generations who introduced the Beatles at Comiskey, dead at 89
Spinning and launching records in the early days of rock and roll, sharing thoughtful commentary or interviewing a variety of people from celebrities to politicians, the voice of Clark Weber...
Laura Caldwell, lawyer, novelist and advocate for the wrongly convicted, dies at 52
Every morning before school in northwest suburban Woodstock, Laura Caldwell and her three younger siblings were told by their dad, "Take a big breath. Fill in your lungs with air."...
He keeps Jack Kerouac alive, a writer who would have never wanted to be a souvenir bobblehead
The young man, 20-something I figured, sat on the "L," staring not out the window or at a phone but at the pages of the book in his hands and...
Nikki Lynette created a stage musical from her own pain and mental illness, a step at a time
Nikki Lynette smiled and it was a lovely thing to see. She smiled frequently one morning last week, sitting and talking and sipping hot tea in the Front Bar at...
Do you remember Hoagy Carmichael? He had a songbook of kid’s music, and a Chicago folkie has given it a new spin
One cold winter night two years ago, the past crept up on Bucky Halker and his wife Toni as they sat sipping wine at home and listening to music. "I...
Maybe you’d like to know real cold? Chicago winter and ‘Call of the Wild’ are reminders of Jack London
The weather news these days is bleak. Many are scared. There is talk of a few inches of snow and temperatures in the single digits. Look, this is Chicago. It...