Chicago’s storied tradition of turning the river a crazed day-glo nuclear green was the inadvertent result of cleaning up the river for the 1960s construction boom, and the brainstorm of one of Mayor Daley’s powerful friends.
A survey of American music preferences by state suggests what you might already expect about Illinois—collectively we like just about everything, but in distinct moderation.
On your agenda: The Museum of Science and Industry busts myths … Silent movies find new-music soundtracks … The Black Keys rock United Center … plus, what author Megan Stielstra is doing this weekend
Story highlights from the April 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
The late photographer, a student of Harry Callahan and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, ended up in Chicago because of World War II’s exclusion zones, and became an integral part of the city’s mid-century art scene.
BUSTED!?: A new exhibit on the Discovery Channel’s series soaks museumgoers in the name of science
On its sophomore album, the sun-drenched trio strikes a cooler chord
Hear up-and-comers Disappears, Hollywood Holt, and Musikanto now. You can say you knew them when
On your agenda: Frankenstein tells Pinocchio’s story at The Neo-Futurarium … The Chicago Flower & Garden Show springs up at Navy Pier … Robert Glasper tinkles the ivories at the Double Door … plus, what the artist Michael Fleming and his twin brother and collaborator, Alan Fleming, are doing this weekend
Dennis Rodkin discussed Michael Jordan listing his Highland Park estate for sale at $29 million.
