Dennis Rodkin Discusses New Home Sales Figures
Dennis Rodkin visited WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss the latest home sales figures for the Chicago area.
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RIP LeRoy Neiman, the Pop George Bellows of Big-Time American Sports
The court painter to America’s athletic royalty, Hugh Hefner’s bon vivant in residence, and a legendary graduate of the School of the Art Institute, passes away at the age of 91.
Your Top Five Plans This Week
On the agenda: Folkloric Iberian dance… a green summer festival … a free solstice celebration… plus, the weekend plans of Chicago vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz.
With ‘Mob Wives’ and ‘Chicagolicious,’ Reality TV Flocks to Chicago
TRUE DAT: Are we as dramatic as these shows make us out to be?
Elizabeth Fenner on WGN-TV
Chicago magazine’s editor-in-chief Elizabeth Fenner appeared on WGN-TV’s Morning Show to discuss The Alfresco Everywhere Guide to Summer, as featured in the July 2012 issue.
Top Five Things to Do This Week
On the agenda: Audrey Niffenegger discuss her morbid curiosity, Jill Scott returns to the stage… comic artists take over Chicago … free Elgar… plus, the weekend plans of the Graham Foundation’s Sarah Herda.
Chicago Magazine's July Issue: Summer in the City
Story highlights from the July 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
These Are Latter Days We Know: Music For Recessions
Uncle Tupelo, the Mekons, the Waco Brothers, and other timeless tunes for our times: music for apocalypse, be it financial, religious, or otherwise.
Pete Cosey and My Favorite Album Cover
In the late sixties, Chess drafted guitar Renaissance man Pete Cosey to hep up the sound of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. The result was deeply influential, and also deeply resented by both blues greats, which led to a classic and oddball bit of music marketing.
Ray Bradbury and the Search for Mr. Electrico
The mysterious magician who inspired Ray Bradbury on Labor Day in Waukegan, 1932—Cairo native, defrocked minister, and veteran of the Ardennes—remains lost in a nest of circuses that converged on the city that day.