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Chicago rockers Glyders find a new stride on Forever
Sat 11/22 at Empty Bottle
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Rest in peace to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut
Plus: Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more.
The reunited Algernon Cadwallader are ready for today’s fights
Wed 11/26 at Thalia Hall
Experimental composer Pamela Z treats the voice as an infinite vessel
Sun 11/23 at Constellation
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Rest in peace to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut
Plus: Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more.
The People Issue 2025
The tenth People Issue represents the resiliency and joy of Chicagoans.
News & Politics
Border Patrol leaders leave Chicago—for now
Plus: an effort to build an emergency shelter for singles on the northwest side and the Broadview Six appear in court.
Feds used tear gas dozens of times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
How immigrants shaped Chicago’s bar scene
The city’s drinking culture was forged in 19th-century saloons and taverns.
Music
Brìghde Chaimbeul merges tradition and innovation on Sunwise
Sun 11/23 at Hideout
Natural Information Society showcase their core quartet on the new Perseverance Flow
Thu 11/20 at Constellation
Charles E. Gerber sparked kids’ imaginations as host of The Magic Door
He got his big break on TV in the 70s as an elfin troubadour on a Jewish kids’ show, but his career as a singer, actor, and teacher continues to this day.
Film & TV
Review: Train Dreams
Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams is a compelling and beautiful film, but it struggles as an adaptation to live up to its source material.
Review: Hedda
Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler inspired director Nia DaCosta’s fresh depiction of the titular character’s sexuality and tragedy.
Review: King Ivory
Despite a fantastic cast, King Ivory won’t be able to escape comparisons to both Sicario (2015) and Traffic (2000).
Theater, dance, comedy
A modernist Elektra
Ezra Pound’s version of the Greek tragedy gets a rare revival.
Play the legend
Steppenwolf’s Amadeus is a muscular and moving portrait of genius and jealousy.
Taking the piss
Theo’s in-your-face production of Urinetown recaptures the fringe roots of its creators.
Visual Arts, books
‘Seeing the world in bead color’
Yuliya Klochan’s beading practice taps into her Ukrainian roots.
Capturing Kahanamoku explores the dark history of eugenics
Historian Michael Rossi’s latest book draws eerie parallels with today’s social and political discourse.
Food & Drink
A tale of two wormwoods
Exploring the intersecting histories of absinthe and Malört—and why Chicagoans prefer the latter
New local spirits to lift your spirits
Winter is coming. Here are five new bottles that will rekindle your blackened heart.
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Demystifying Acupuncture provides answers for the curious skeptic
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