Studs Terkel and Other Greats Reading Nelson Algren
A find from the Terkel archives: the radio legend reading “How the Devil Came Down Division Street” and “Chicago: City on the Make” from a tribute to his friend.
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Top Five Things to Do This Week
On the agenda: Football, bachelorette parties take a dramatic turn … Sundance lands at the Music Box … free Schubert … plus, what ICE’s Claire Chase is doing this weekend
This Week in Chicago Architecture
Dirk Lohan on his grandfather’s houses; Thomas Heatherwick at IIT; the plans for Navy Pier go on display; and more.
RIP Etta James, Genius of Chicago Crossover Soul
The Los Angeles native marked a major turn for Chicago’s Chess Records, bringing the city’s blues-jazz-pop crossover sound to the biggest audience it had ever reached.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: You and Rosie talk Trump at the Siskel … Invisible Man makes its stage debut at the Court … dudes in tutus take over the Harris … plus, what the two-time National Poetry Slam champ Roger Bonair-Agard is doing this weekend
Court Theatre Scored the Stage Debut of Invisible Man
SEEN AT LAST: We chat with the show’s director and an Ellison scholar to find out how Court bagged the production
David Bernstein Discusses Obama's Campaign for President on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
David Bernstein discusses the changes in the Obama for President Campaign, from 2008 to 2012.
Sara Levine on 'Treasure Island!!!'
The author and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor discusses her debut novel, about a pet-rental-shop employee whose life is changed by Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic.
Chicago magazine's February Issue: The Discerning Drinker's Guide to Chicago
Story highlights from the February 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
Whet Moser on CAN TV's Chicago Newsroom
Whet Moser discusses ramifications of Chicago Sun-Times sale and Mayor Emanuel’s proposal to limit protests in Chicago during G-8 summits.