Best of Fall: The Crafty Activist
Dorothy Burge stitches historical significance into her quilts of Black veterans.
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Best of Fall: The Graphic Stenographer
Tony Lewis connects the dots between language and art.
Best of Fall: The Soul Searcher
Back to her country roots, singer Stella Lefty is out to prove she’s no one-hit...
“I Needed Somewhere to Put That Grief”
Maggie Andersen’s first book, No Stars in Jefferson Park, traces the true-life journey of two...
Matt Walsh
The comedic actor, 61, on Veep, improv’s life applications, and why to trust your instincts
Chicago’s Original Celebrity Athlete
The new book Eckie spotlights Walter Eckersall, a bygone local sports pioneer. Here’s what we...
Nora Dunn
The comedian and actress, 73, on SNL, her “terrible” childhood, and a traumatic incident
The Birth and Death of the Machine
Clout City, a new book by historian Dominic A. Pacyga, traces the rise and fall...
When Dinner Parties Meet Superstorms
Playwright Kristoffer Diaz talks Things with Friends, his enigmatic world premiere that mixes menace with...
Mike Reed’s Next Act
In the wake of Pitchfork’s abrupt end, the musician-producer is rolling out a more intimate...
Peter Orner Loves Stories That Lead to Questions, Not Answers
In The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, the author melds fictional characters with true Chicago events —...
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Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
A Life Selling Music to the West Side
Marie Henderson, owner of Out of the Past Records, has made the West Garfield Park...