Remember Rita? Documentary Digs Into Illinois's Most Interesting Embezzlement By Bryan Smith When Rita Crundwell stole $53 million from Dixon, Illinois, in 2012, the feds called it the largest case of municipal fraud in U.S. history. Read more
Guitarist Isaiah Sharkey on Playing at the Storied Velvet Lounge as a Kid Interview by Christian Belanger The blues and jazz musician discusses Chicago's rich musical tradition, touring with John Mayer, and more. Read more
10 Things You Should Do This Week in Chicago Crystal: A Breakthrough Ice Experience, My Brother, My Brother and Me, Chicago Dance Crash, Aminé, Eleanor Friedberger, and more Read more
Undercover FBI Agents Con the Con Man in Chasing Phil By Mauricio Peña David Howard's new book explores the FBI's first undercover operation into white collar crime to wrangle a sophisticated fraudster from Chicago. Read more
You’ve Never Seen Gwendolyn Brooks Like This Before By Adam Morgan To cap off a celebration of her 100th birthday, “No Blue Memories” tells the life story of Chicago’s Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Read more
The Return of Chickenman, Chicago's Forgotten Superhero By Donald Liebenson The popular radio series, which influenced a young Ira Glass in the '60s, is revived in podcast form. Read more
Iconic Auditorium Theatre Celebrates 50 Years Since Grand Reopening Interview by Teresa Manring The venue's CEO discusses its spectacular history and aspirations for its future. Read more
Top 10 Things to Do this Week in Chicago Kelly Anderson Dance Theatre, Re:sound Live!, Chicago International Movies and Music Fest, Faye Driscoll, Escape to Margaritaville, and more Read more
Alan Alda and E.O. Wilson Talk on Creativity and the Importance of the Campfire By Samantha Yadron The beloved actor interviewed the preeminent scientist as part of Chicago Humanities Festival this weekend. Read more
Joel Kim Booster on Boystown and Being Less Universal By John Hardberger The comic, whose first album is released today, explores Korean, queer, and American identities. Read more
