What Exactly Will Spike Lee Satirize in Chi-Raq?
Is it the gangs? The city? Everyone?
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Joseph Wright, Cannabis King
The state’s medical marijuana czar explains the hurdles still facing prescription pot as it goes on sale in Illinois for the first time.
24th Annual Daniel H. Burnham Award Dinner
November 3, 2015—Hundreds of Chicagoland’s business, civic and government leaders joined the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce as it honored Northern Trust Chairman and CEO Frederick H. Waddell with the 2015 Daniel H. Burnham Award for Distinguished Leadership on November 3 at the Hilton Chicago.
Will Chi-Raq Be Good? We Might Not Know for Years
Spike Lee’s infamous box-office bomb Bamboozled still divides critics after 15 years. Chi-Raq is already sparking a similar debate.
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago
Bill Murray, Waukegan police, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg, and more
Who Bikes in Chicago? It's Not Just Privileged Urbanites
The rich and the poor are basically equal when it comes to commuting by bike in Chicago.
How Golden Are Their Parachutes?
At $26.7 million, the severance package Jeff Smisek will collect from United Continental Holdings—he stepped down as CEO in September in the midst of a corruption probe—sparked quite a brouhaha. But it was far from the largest parting gift in town this year. Amount of severance package (in millions) Greg Wasson Walgreens Boots Alliance $37.5 … Read more
14 Amazing Halloween Costumes Seen in Chicago
Well done, people.
Be Patient with the 606
It’s not finished yet, which is both a compromise and an aesthetic choice.
Who Has the Best Beard in Chicago?
If you need some No-Shave November inspiration, look here.