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Music, Concert Preview Dec 13, 2019
Recommended Video
Anne Heaton brings inspiration on To the Light
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Concert Preview, Anne Heaton, To The Light, Wilmette, singer-songwriter, Notre Dame, Max Roach, Black Notebook, Spill Records, Dar Williams, Jenny Bienemann, Pema Chödrön, Anne Harris, Frank Marotta, Leah Griffith, Recommended, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 9, 2019
Size matters

Chicago teachers have almost no relief for overcrowded classrooms.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, overcrowded classrooms, Park Ridge, Cicero, Oak Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Mayor Lightfoot

Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2018
Older and Wider at Second City E.T.C. and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Shabazz Palaces at the Empty Bottle and more goings-on 5/11-5/13.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Music, Film, julia sweeney, second city, it's pat, wilmette, older and wider, vijay iyer, mod fuck explosion, music box, tully, diablo cody, jason reitman, charlize theron, shabazz palaces, empty bottle

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review May 9, 2018
Recommended
Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies

The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, julia sweeney, older and wider, cubs, mulan, saturday night live, snl, it's pat: the movie, pat, wilmette, hollywood, trump, al jolson, androgyny, Recommended

Music, Music Feature Apr 26, 2017
Trumpeter Jaimie Branch finally spreads her wings

More than 12 years after her blazing debut on the Chicago jazz scene, she releases Fly or Die, her first album as a bandleader.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Jaimie Branch, trumpet, jazz, improvised music, Fly or Die, quartet, International Anthem, Jason Ajemian, Chad Taylor, Tomeka Reid, Ben Lamar Gay, Hideout, Wei Zhongle, Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Anton Hatwich, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Lightbox Orchestra, Princess, Princess, Musket, Tusker, Velvet Lounge, Protest Heaven, Heaven Gallery, Harold Arts, Joe Jeffers, Dave Douglas, Festival of New Trumpet Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Phrenology Festival, Hungry Brain, Axel Dörner, Wilmette, Long Island, Toby Summerfield, New Fracture Quartet, Tim Daisy, Project Project, Jacob Wick, New Trier, Charles Schlueter, John McNeil, Joe Morris, Steve Lacy, Matthew Lee, Dave Ballou, Towson University, Mars Williams, MusiCares, Scott McNiece, David Allen, Manhattan Inn, Le Poisson Rouge, Mike Pride, Brandon Lopez, Bar Below Rye, Makaya McCraven, Matthew Schneider, Moon Bros., Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Sep 13, 2016
George and Gerry Armstrong were Chicago's first family of folk in the 50s and 60s

Folk-music power couple George and Gerry Armstrong helped launch the Old Town School and the University of Chicago Folk Festival.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, George Armstrong, Gerry Armstrong, folk music, Marjorie Ann Breen, WFMT, The Midnight Special, Studs Terkel, Simple Gifts, The Gay Gordons, Norm Pellegrini, University of Chicago Folk Festival, Old Town School of Folk Music, Folkways Records, Golden Ring, Golden Ring: A Gathering of Friends for Making Music, Joel Mabus, Art Thieme, The Wheel of the Year, Flying Fish Records, Wilmette

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
Critics' Picks
Chicago’s North Shore fuels architecture fantasies

The curving streets of the affluent north suburbs are lined with midcentury-modern marvels and the locations of John Hughes movies.
- By Laura Pearson
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, North Shore, midcentury modern, architecture, houses, real estate, John Hughes, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Kevin McCallister, Home Alone, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ravinia Festival, Or, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2016
79th Street rally takes aim at ending gun-violence surge and other Chicago news

Also, people obsessed with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off gather to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, gang violence, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, Grand Crossing, entertainment, Sinead O’Connor, Patti Smith, Wilmette, Charlie Chaplin, Marlon Brando, Rahm Emanuel, Gage Park, Diego Uribe-Cruz, Jafeth Ramos, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Wrigley Field, Ferris Fest, Art Institute of Chicago

Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2016
Sinead O'Connor found safe after mysterious disappearance in Wilmette, and other Chicago news

Also, rappers from around the country are flocking to Chicago to make music.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Sinead O’Connor, Wilmette, Logan Square, demographics, U.S. Census, Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Laquan McDonald, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Common, Twista

Blogs, Bleader May 18, 2015
Baha'i follower Lucia Pane talks nine-sided buildings, the unity of science and religion, and more

On some of the world religion's beliefs
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, News, The House of Worship, Lucia Pane, Baha’i, Wilmette, spirituality, eastern religion, Chicagoans, Bahá'í World Centre, Israel

News & Politics, Feature Aug 20, 2014
In Chicago's war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die

What toll does violence exact on the children who survive?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Feature, Latoya Winters, Shamiya Adams, West Garfield Park, violence, murder, children, East Garfield Park, neighborhoods, poverty, Marillac House, social service agencies, shootings, guns, Sam Walker, gangs, Chicago Tribune, fires, drug dealers, Gangster Disciples, Rockwell Gardens, depression, grieving, childhood trauma, mood disturbances, psychiatric illness, cardiac illness, immunological illness, gastrointestinal illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, stress hormones, childhood development, trauma, toxic stress, Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child, Jame Garbarino, Loyola University, war zones, high-poverty neighborhoods, Nicaragua, Anastasio Somoza, after-school programs, playing "funeral", Erikson Institute for Advanced Study in Child Development, psychological first aid, class, Boys Hope Girls Hope, Maureen Hallagan, residential programs, Garfield Park, Catholic schools, Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette, NIU, Northern Illinois University, sociology, Department of Children and Family Services, DCFS

Blogs, Bleader Jul 12, 2014
CPS has libraries—but where are the librarians?

Even after all the school closings, CPS still can't find the money to hire librarians for about half its schools.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Education, Politics, News, Kurt Vonnegut, Indiana, Chicago Public Schools, American Library Association, Marci Merola, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Walter Payton high school, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Orwellian, Wilmette

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 20, 2014
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Epicycle

Their brief career ended more than 30 years ago, but this North Shore punk band is still inspiring reissues today.
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, punk bands, The Secret History of Chicago Music, North Shore, New Trier High School, Ellis Clark, Terry Turner, Winnetka, Tom Clark, Robert Conte, Glencoe, Keith Fox, Wilmette, power pop, new wave, Winnetka Youth Organizations, Washburne Middle School, Cirkle Records, EPs, compilations, seven-inches, O'Banion's, Tuts, Club 950 Lucky Number, Bruce Pavitt, Sub Pop, Rave Up Records, HoZac, reissues

Blogs, Bleader Aug 21, 2013
Education in Chicago: Millions for DePaul, bulldozers for Whittier Elementary

Having run out of schools to close, Mayor Rahm bulldozes La Casita.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Richard M. Daley, La Casita, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Pilsen, DePaul basketball arena, Alderman Danny Solis, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, Wilmette, Whittier School

Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2013
Audio
Mayor Rahm learns about the Blackhawks

Hey, Mayor Rahm—no one cares that you really don't care about the Blackhawks.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Sports, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Blackhawks, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, ESPN, Matt Farmer, Chicago Tribune, John Byrne, DePaul Basketball arena, River North, Wilmette, Audio

Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2013
Critical Mass takes a stand against Mayor Rahm's school closings

On Friday, the bike gathering Critical Mass leads the charge.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Cycling, Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Critical Mass, bike riders, Daley Plaza, school closings, Wilmette, Alderman Proco Joe Moreno, Dave Glowacz, Mr. Bike, Inside Chicago Government

Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] Mar 1, 2013
Show us your . . . blister

This week rower Josh Karney shows us the massive blister he developed during a regatta last fall.
- By Janey Lee
- Tags: Show us your [____], Lincoln Park Boat Club, rowing, Josh Karney, Mercyhurst College, Pennsylvania, University of Chicago Crew, Chicago River, North Avenue, Baha'i Temple, Wilmette

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Jan 25, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:

Grime Time, Actors Training Center, and The Talent Code
- By Katie Kather, Janey Lee, and Meg Pier
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Dave Mata, Grime Time, outsider art, zine, Quimby's, Chaz Boriquez, National Museum of Mexican Art, Howard Street Gallery, Evanston, Hugh Iglarsh, Actors Training Center, Wilmette, Cliff Colnot, DePaul University, The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle, New York City, Quimby's Bookstore

Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Mon 11/26

What's on the Agenda for Monday, November 26, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Charlotte, Paint Fumes, Uck Life, Kevin Warwick, King Khan and BBQ Show, Empty Bottle, Bazooka, Deanna Isaacs, Civic Opera House, Jules Massenet, Werther, Matthew Polenzani, Wilmette, Ryan Training Center, Catherine Edelman, River North Gallery

Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2012
Baha'i, how you doing?

The Baha'i House of Worship celebrates the centenary of its cornerstone
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Piety, Arts, Suburbia Week, Architecture, Variations on a Theme, Baha'i House of Worship, Wilmette, Harold Henderson, Chicago Theatre, Chicago Sun-Times, Neil Steinberg

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2012
The Tim Floyd era begins at the Chicago Public Library

To understand what Mayor Emanuel's doing to libraries, see what Jerry Krause did to the Bulls
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Mudville, Politics, Sports, Clout City, Mary Dempsey, Chicago Public Library, Brian Bannon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Wilmette, Sam Smith, David Halberstam, Jerry Krause, Jerry Reinsdorf, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, Tim Floyd

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2012
The jugglers and the clowns do their ward map thing!

The city council gets ready to approve a ward map
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: The Reefer, Politics, Clout City, Alderman Patrick O'Connor, Alderman Richard Mell, Bob Dylan, cannabis, Council Wars, Evanston, G8, legislative redistricting, marijuana, Mayor Harold Washington, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Nato, public libraries, Wilmette

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2012
Mayor Emanuel: Money for CME, cuts for public libraries

Mayor Emanuel gives developers money and closes libraries on Mondays
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Money, Politics, $$$, Clout City, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Library, Wilmette, CME Group, Chicago City Council, library cuts, Tax Increment Financing, TIFs

Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2012
Rahm swears off swearing for 2012

Mayor Emanuel is giving up cursing, impeachable sources say
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Flotsam and Jetsam, Resolution Week, Politics, Clout City, Variations on a Theme, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago mayor, New Year's resolutions, profanity, swearing, Buenos Aires, Samson, New York Times, David Brooks, Augie March, Saul Bellow, Depression, Wilmette, Porsche, New Trier, aldermen, city council, Chicago budget, Ed Burke, remap

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 23, 2011
Library envy

As Mayor Emanuel cuts, his hometown shows how to invest in a library
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, Wilmette, Chicago Public Library, budget cuts, TIFs

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