On your agenda: The veteran Chicago journalist John Conroy debuts his first play … Chicago-based new-music collective throws a happening in Logan Square … Plus the weekend plans of Joan Gray of Chicago’s Muntu Dance Theatre Read more
Richard Mourdock, Indiana state treasurer and perennial candidate, pulled off a huge upset (by a huge margin), knocking off a six-term senator in yesterday's primary. It's a sign of the times, but don't dismiss it as unstrategic post-bipartisanship. Read more
Brand X-Tension
Eliminating an inherent irony, the underground and pop-up operation X-Marx is getting a spot. X-Marx’s owners, Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo, hope for a July opening of Flour and Bones (2957 W. Diversey Ave.; no phone yet), a 30-seat restaurant named for staples of everyday cuisine in different parts of the world—“flour” for noodles, breads, and dumplings, and “bones” for proteins and stocks... Read more
Two Prairie-style homes about 25 miles apart have undergone significant green upgrades in the past few years. This month, the owners of the Highland Park house, a Frank Lloyd Wright design from 1905, moved in after a year of renovations... Read more
By raw numbers, there are fewer Catholics in Cook County than there used to be, and by percentage as well. But it's probably more to do with losing citydwellers than losing faith, as the collar counties have seen large increases in their Catholic populations. The only religion to add big numbers in Cook County? Muslims, with Pentecostals trailing far behind. Read more
Blast from the Past
If you haven’t already heard of Decades (shopdecadesinc.com), a vintage and designer consignment boutique in L.A., you will soon—its co-owners Cameron Silver and Christos Garkinos are set to become the next “Bravo-lebrities” when their reality show, now in development, makes its debut on the network (date: TBD)... Read more
Sears's cheap line of Silvertone guitars—and its catalog's immense reach—introduced both Delta bluesmen and suburban garage teens to the instrument, shaping the course of American music. Read more
