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Columns & Opinion, On Culture Feb 17, 2021
The Obama Center: opening in 2025

But Protect Our Parks says more legal challenges are coming for the Jackson Park plan.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, On Culture, Obama Presidential Center, Rahm Emanuel, Jackson Park, Washington Park, Obama Foundation, George Lucas, Lori Lightfoot, Preservation Chicago, Friends of the Parks, Protect Our Parks, Herbert Caplan, Jackson Park Watch, Pete Buttigieg, Scott de la Vega, Hoove

Music, Music Feature Jan 23, 2019
Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?

The Chicago Independent Venue League shouldn’t have to push back against the Live Nation handouts in the Lincoln Yards development—but the city doesn’t protect its own treasures.
- By Mark Guarino
- Tags: Music Feature, CIVL, Chicago Independent Venue League, Sterling Bay, Lincoln Yards, Rahm Emanuel, Live Nation, the Hideout, Katie Tuten, Music Venue Trust, Mark Davyd, agent of change, TIF, tax increment financing, Katie Tuten, Metro, Smart Bar, Gman Tavern, Thalia Hall, Empty Bottle, the Promontory, Subterranean, Beat Kitchen, Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Sleeping Village, the Whistler, Martyrs’, Brian Hopkins, alderman, Sarah Hopkins, Ticketmaster, C3 Presents, Ari Emanuel, George Lucas, Amazon, House of Blues, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Aragon, Subterranean, Kingston Mines, Allstate Arena, Community Development Commission, Cortland/Chicago River Tax Increment Financing district, Chicago Plan Commission, Music City, Night Mayor, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, DCASE, Mark Kelly, Year of Chicago Theatre, Robert Gomez, Chicago Music Commission, Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago, Amy Terrill, Music Canada, Lounge Ax, Julia Adams, Juicebox, See Chicago Dance, Bronzeville Echoes, Choose Chicago, Rick Carney, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, Eighth Blackbird, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Music Commission, Red River Cultural District, Lori Lightfoot, Susana Mendoza, Toni Preckwinkle, Amara Enyia

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2017
Video
Report: The demand for legal guns is on the rise, and other Chicago news

Also, a study has linked high blood pressure to segregated neighborhoods.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, concealed carry, gun laws, Illinois State Rifle Association, Union League Club of Chicago, Northwestern University, public health, segregation, Obama Foundation, George Lucas, Barack Obama, Jordan Howard, Anna Valencia, Oriole, Noah Sandoval, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan, Kuma's Corner, restaurant openings, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Dec 21, 2016
Ten surprising stories from the year in Chicago culture

From Theater on the Lake to spaceship on the park, 2016 was a weird time in the city.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, Year in Review 2016, year in culture, Theater on the Lake, John Wrenn, Eileen Mitchell, Lakefront Hospitality Group, Northwestern University, Jacqueline Stevens, Peter Doig, Peter Bartlow, George Lucas, Friends of the Parks, Lucas Museum, Michelle Boone, DCASE, Lois Weisberg, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Navy Pier, Mark Kelly, Chicago Dancing Festival, Jay Franke, Lar Lubovitch, Helmut Jahn, Thompson Center, Bruce Rauner, Theater Historical Society of America, Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, Greg Allen, Neo-Futurists, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Cape Cod Room, Benjamin Marshall, Drake Hotel

Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2016
New school construction could further city’s segregation and other Chicago news

Also, City Council considers new measures on police reform.
- By Marc Daalder
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, police, racial justice, Black Lives Matter, segregation, schools, education, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Rahm Emanuel, racism, police accountability, Independent Police Review Authority, IPRA, hearings, City Council, Fuller Park, protests, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, George Lucas, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Michael Sorkin, U.S. Steel

Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2016
Let’s celebrate the loss of the Lucas Museum

A loss for Rahm is a win for the city's discontented citizens.
- By Zachary Siegel
- Tags: News, Architecture, Arts, Clout City, George Lucas, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Mellody Hobson, Rahm Emanuel, Friends of the Parks, lakefront, Father Michael Pfleger, Gangster Deciples

Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2016
Rahm on Lucas Museum loss: 'Welcome to the most important parking lot in the country,' and other Chicago news

Also, the Becoming a Man program has reportedly lowered violent crime arrests among its participants by half.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, George Lucas, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, Anita Alvarez, Chicago Public Schools, Hillary Clinton, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, gun violence, Blair Holt, Donald Trump, Election 2016, State of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Illinois General Assembly, Becoming a Man, gang violence, Youth Guidance, University of Chicago Crime Lab, Rockefeller Foundation, Hamilton

Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2016
Lucas Museum says so long, Chicago

Lexit? Chexit? Either way, the Lucas Museum will not build in Chicago.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: News, Architecture, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, George Lucas, Friends of the Parks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 21, 2016
Chicago Park District slams Friends of Parks' 'outrageous' Lucas Museum demands, and other news

Also, iconic 90s show Tony n' Tina's Wedding returns to Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Lucas Museum, Chicago Park District, Friends of the Parks, George Lucas, Jesse Ruiz, Eddie Johnson, City Club of Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Cook County Board, Tony n' Tina's Wedding, theater, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Scottie Pippen, NBA, NBA championships

Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2016
Expect a 'few hundred' more police officers at the Pride Parade, and other Chicago news

Also, Lincoln Park Zoo is getting rid of its tigers Molly and Pavel.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Pride Parade, Tom Tunney, George Lucas, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, Independent Police Review Authority, Barack Obama, gun violence, Facebook, Lincoln Park Zoo

Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2016
National museum group head slams Friends of the Parks

American Alliance of Museums head slams Chicago for not putting Lucas Museum on the lakefront.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Clout City, News, Politics, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, George Lucas, Mellody Hobson, Arne Duncan, Laura Lott, American Alliance of Museums

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2016
George Lucas is in talks with San Francisco about Lucas Museum, and other news

Also, Rahm discusses a plan to replace the Independent Police Review Authority.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, San Francisco, George Lucas, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, Independent Police Review Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, Tyshawn Lee, Danville, Midway Airport, O’Hare Airport, Dick Wolf, NBC, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice

Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2016
Anita Alvarez cedes Laquan McDonald case to special prosecutor, and other Chicago news

Also, what it means to have Empire, Chicago Fire, or the other locally filmed TV shows shoot in your home.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Anita Alvarez, Laquan McDonald, Kim Foxx, Jason Van Dyke, Cook County state’s attorney office, Lucas Museum, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, George Lucas, Friends of the Parks, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, TIF funds, taxes, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Council, Empire, Chicago Fire, filming

Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2016
Slideshow
Fans celebrated Star Wars Day with a faux lightsaber battle in the South Loop

Star Wars fans battled with lightsabers in a place much closer than a galaxy far, far, away—the South Loop.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Arts, Film, Seriously?, Shameless SEO, Star Wars, May The Fourth Be With You, Chicago Jedi, George Lucas, MacSith, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2016
Social service groups with state contracts sue Bruce Rauner, and other Chicago news

Also, the mayor makes the next move in Rahm vs. Friends of the Parks.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Friends of the Parks, Lucas Museum, George Lucas, Rahm Emanuel, Obama Presidential Library, Barack Obama, Jackson Park, Washington Park, Bruce Rauner, Illinois, budget impasse, missing people, Chicago Police Department, University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Ambrose Monye, Grant Park, Lollapalooza, NFL Draft, Stacey Dash, Sharknado

Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2016
Friends of the Parks rejects Lucas Museum on any lakefront site, and other Chicago news

Also, CPS unveils new policy ensuring transgender students equal access to bathrooms and locker rooms.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, spring weather, Friends of the Parks, Lucas Museum, George Lucas, Rahm Emanuel, McCormick Place, Juanita Irizarry, Chicago Public Schools, transgender rights, LGBTQ issues, Chicago Fire Department, City Hall, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, race, political donations, Taped With Rabbi Doug, Ted Cruz, REO Speedwagon

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Apr 27, 2016
Friends of the Parks saved a parking lot but effectively killed the Lucas Museum

Did the group's actions conflict with its mission to promote green space?
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, News, Politics, Transportation, Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts, Friends of the Parks, George Lucas, Juanita Irizarry, McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, parking, museums, Gino Generelli, Rahm Emanuel

Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2016
Rahm's Lucas/McPier plan is straight outta Daley's playbook of South Loop boondoggles

And it shows Emanuel would rather spend money on pet projects than on the public schools.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Daley, George Lucas, Lucas Museum, McCormick Place, Medline, Michael Reese hospital, Olympics, TIF, Karen Lewis, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, CPS

Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2016
Gunman opens fire during filming of a music video, and other Chicago news

Also, a map of coyote sightings in Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Gresham, Foster Park, Rahm Emanuel, Lucas Museum, George Lucas, Illinois General Assembly, McCormick Place, Dan Lipinski, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, coyotes, Joffrey Ballet, West Ridge

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2016
Future of Lucas Museum in jeopardy, missing man found dead in Avalon Park, and other Chicago news

Also, the history of Chicago Public Schools' financial mismanagement, and Sandra Bland’s mother introduces Hillary Clinton at a Bronzeville campaign rally.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, George Lucas, Iaron Brooks, Roseland, Avalon Park, Bonnette Jernigan, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Tribune, Bruce Dold, Gerould Kern, Hillary Clinton, Sandra Bland, Rahm Emanuel

Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2015
IPRA’s new boss may not be as independent as Rahm hopes

Sharon Fairley and her soon-to-be-ex-husband are among an elite group of Chicagoans who profit handsomely from their connections to the city.
- By Justin Glawe
- Tags: News, Criminal Justice, Politics, Chicago Police Department, IPRA, Rahm Emanuel, Sharon Fairley, Scott Ando, Garry McCarthy, John Rogers Jr., Mellody Hobson, George Lucas, Ariel Investments LLC

Film, Movie Feature Dec 16, 2015
Video
The dark side of Star Wars

The franchise's troubling place in our culture has little to do with the movies themselves.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Movie Feature, Film, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, George Lucas, Disney, Marvel Comics, Simon Pegg, nerd culture, Game of the Thrones, Obi-Won Kenobi, Yoda, Darth Vader, Harrison Ford, Han Solo, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2015
Judge delays Lucas Museum decision until February

In the meantime, there will be no construction.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Clout City, News, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Friends of the Parks, Juanita Irizarry, City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, George Lucas

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Oct 7, 2015
Lucas Museum backers steamroll the opposition

The public had its two minutes. Now the Chicago Park District can get back to business.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts, Chicago Park District, George Lucas, Don Bacigalupi, Chicago lakefront, Michael Siegel, VOA Associates, Ma Yansong

Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2015
Video
Michael Shannon wants you outta here now, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Opening, 99 Homes, Ramin Bahrani, Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo, Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Coming Home, Zhang Yimou, Dukhtar, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, The Cut, Fatih Akin, Head On, The Edge of Heaven, The Martian, Ridley Scott, Alien, Blade Runner, Matt Damon, Mississippi Grind, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson, Sugar movie, Partisan movie, Vincent Cassel, Prophet's Prey, The Walk movie, Robert Zemeckis, Man on Wire, Welcome to Leith, George Lucas, American Graffiti, Frank Tashlin, Artists and Models, Fred Camper, Eric Rohmer, Le Beau Mariage, Douglas Sirk, The First Legion, John Ford, How Green Was My Valley, The Long Voyage Home, Ingmar Bergman, Sawdust and Tinsel, George Cukor, Sylvia Scarlett, CineKink Film Festival, Nightcrawler, Cinema Slapdown series, 3-D Rarities, film festivals, movies, Video

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