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- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 16, 2020
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The modern home
Modern in the Middle champions Chicago’s hidden stock of midcentury houses.
- Arts & Culture, History Apr 17, 2020
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We’re living (and dying) in a historic moment
Chicago History Museum wants your stories, photos, and video.
- Arts & Culture, History Mar 31, 2020
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Chicago History Museum keeps the virtual lights on
Departing president Gary Johnson talks about going digital in a pandemic.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 18, 2018
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The long death of Jean Lalime
A classic tale of Chicago corruption, and also of rabbinical law, frontier justice, and the city’s first murder
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2018
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Ten great photos taken during the heyday of the blues
Images of Muddy Waters, James Cotton, and Bob Dylan are among 1,000 searchable photos by Raeburn Flerlage that are now online.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2018
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When the blues electrified Chicago
The streets and sounds of the city in '60s come alive in new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Feb 28, 2018
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Are interest-rate swaps a bad bet?
During a decade of low rates, they were a major expense for the city’s cultural institutions.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2017
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Found Footage Festival, Chicago Marathon, Music Box of Horrors, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Steve Martin and Martin Short at the Chicago Theatre, and more happenings from October 6-8
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2017
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Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news
Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2017
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Chance the Rapper at the Bud Billiken Parade and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology release party, Night at the DuSable, Seinfeld Trivia Night, and more happenings August 11-13
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2017
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Making Mainbocher: The Chicago boy who took Paris fashion by storm
There's still time to make it to the Chicago History Museum's exhibit.
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide Jun 8, 2017
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The best things to do in Chicago for August 2017
Chance the Rapper at the Bud Billiken Parade, the Chicago Hot Dog Fest, and more of the month's top events.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Apr 18, 2017
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When a museum display ruins an interesting subject
It’s hard to engage with “Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs,” now on display at the Chicago History Museum, when the exhibit is so erratically put together.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 3, 2017
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Chiditarod XII, the Air Sex World Championships, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago's 180th Birthday, Dapper Ball, and more happenings from March 3-5
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2017
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A Langston Hughes birthday celebration, Chicago Voices, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Rhino Poetry, Drive-By Truckers, and more happenings from January 30-February 2.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2017
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Progressive Caucus aldermen ask DOJ to investigate city law department, and other Chicago news
Also, the head of the local Fraternal Order of Police responds to the DOJ report.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2016
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Chicago History Museum features the first American couturier—and he was born here!
A preview of "Making Mainbocher: The First American Couturier" opening on 10/22/16 at the Chicago History Museum.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2016
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DS Tequila, In These Times, and more places to watch Sunday's presidential debate
Watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's second official debate at these Chicago venues.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2016
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A vice-presidential debate party, Joe Swanberg live, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Adam Ruins Everything Live!, Taco vs. Pizza, and more happenings from October 3-6
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2016
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The Chicago History Museum, Zanies, and more places to watch tonight's presidential debate
Watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's first official debate at these Chicago venues.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 5, 2016
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The Reader’s Made in Chicago Market, Hot Dog Fest, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Martin Luther King 1,000 Mile March, Juke These Days: Footwork Battle, and more happenings from August 5-7
- Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2016
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daley Plaza Farmers’ Market, and more things to do in Chicago this week
The Joffrey's Cinderella, Chicago Home Theater Fest, and more happenings from May 9-12
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2016
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'Lincoln's Undying Words' shows how a president changed his mind about slavery
A Chicago History Museum exhibit examines Lincoln's speeches for clues about how he changed from political moderate to the Great Emancipator.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2016
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WFMT wants to Kickstart a vast online Studs Terkel archive
The radio network turns to Kickstarter to get an expanded Studs Terkel digital archive up and running.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Mar 17, 2015
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A touring exhibit of work by Archibald Motley is a visual feast—and a revelation
The African-American painter is Chicago's own Jazz Age modernist.
