After Pitchfork, Mike Reed Launches an Intimate Music Fest By Sonny Mountain In the wake of Pitchfork’s abrupt end, the musician-producer is rolling out a five-day, six-venue eclectic music event. Read more
WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer Gets Sailing Euphoria By Web Behrens TV host, crossword doer, cyclist, sailing enthusiast. Read more
Eight Great Fall Escapes By Nina Kokotas Hahn Beaches! Bourbon! Beard winners! Here are all-new reasons to pack your bags this season. Read more
Why J. Ivy Won’t Let Kanye Disrespect Him Interview by Mike Thomas The Grammy-winning poet, 49, on conquering nerves, taming a crowd, and checking Kanye. Read more
The Elgin Police Podcast You Should Hear By Amy Cavanaugh In season 2, Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall tackle unsolved homicides from the 1970s. Read more
Matt Friend Gives the Right Impression Interview by Mike Thomas The rising comedy star isn't waiting for Saturday Night Live. Read more
20 Years Later: How Sufjan Made Some “Illinoise” By Grace Perry Sufjan Stevens’s sweeping ode to the Prairie State was released in July 2005. Let’s explore the album’s enduring status as a cult classic. Read more
The MCA Reframes Local Queer Artists By Web Behrens A new exhibition at the museum reconsiders generations of art — and the activism that inspired it. Read more
