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Fall Preview
Sep 20, 2018
Cider doughnut season is upon us
Bring on the fall pastries featuring apples and pears.
By Aimee Levitt
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company
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Kevin Pang
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Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 20, 2018
The Mid-Autumn Festival gives Chinese ex-pats a piece of home.
Ceremonial celebrations include lantern lighting and storytelling.
By Sue Kwong
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Chinese American Museum
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Food & Drink
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
At the Say Cheese Fest restaurants vie for the coveted ‘Big Cheese’ prize
It's a dairy lover's dream come true.
By Brianna Wellen
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Mac Dynamite
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National Cheese Month
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Saxon Creamery
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fall preview 2018
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Wisconsin’s Fermentation Fest offers more than 50 classes on brewing, cheese making, and more
Now's the time to introduce live cultures into your life.
By Mike Sula
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Gary Paul Nabhan
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Shawn Rediske
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Linda Conroy
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Wormfarm Institute
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Reedsburg
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Wisconsin
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Sauk County
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
In praise of autumn, time for guilt-free staying in
Sometimes Chicago summers can feel like New Year's Eve stretched out for four months.
By Ryan Smith
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
It's bare-ankle season in Chicago again
Throw on some oxfords or booties and take advantage of the slim window for this elegant look.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
This November suburban voters have the chance to dump Trump's enablers
Get rid of rubber-stampers Roskam, Hultgren, and Kinzinger and stun the nation!
By Ben Joravsky
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Adam Kinzinger
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Arts & Culture
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Sep 19, 2018
Chicago celebrates two centuries of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster
Frankenfest brings four stage adaptations of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece.
By Tony Adler
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Remy Bumppo Theatre
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Courth Theatre
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fall preview 2018
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Following the Van Dyke trial through the WBEZ podcast
16 Shots
The audio show explores every perspective of the high-profile case.
By Devlyn Camp
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Jason Van Dyke
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Laquan McDonald
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Chicago Police Department
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Who needs summer lakefront crowds when there's September on the beach?
No more fascistic lifeguards, just sun-loving Russians expats and triathloners in training.
By Maya Dukmasova
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September
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TJ Maxx
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fall preview 2018
News & Politics
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
America, start bowling again
Fall is all about those spares, splits, and strikes.
By Ryan Smith
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Sir Flinders Petrie
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Bowling Alone
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Robert Putnam
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Fireside Bowl
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Old Style
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pins
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sports
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
News & Politics
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
The perfect storm, or the two weeks in October when sports are king
Chicago's fall frenzy makes fairweather fandom fun.
By Kevin Warwick
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Lyric Opera’s
La Bohème
is the perfect comfort as winter looms
The 2018 season opens with Puccini's sublime music and a cast primed to make the most of it.
By Deanna Isaacs
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Michael Fabiano
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Maria Agresta
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
The Auditorium’s ‘Made in Chicago’ dance series plays tribute to Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche
LA troupe Ate9 pairs with skilled local companies Visceral and Deeply Rooted for a triple-header.
By Oliver Sava
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Made in Chicago
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312 Dance Serise
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Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
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Visceral Dance Chicago
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Glenn Kotche
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Wilco
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Danielle Agami
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Nicole Clarke-Springer
,
dance
,
fall preview
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Cards Against Humanity may not be for horrible people after all
At
Late Night Writers Room
the mockery is for charity.
By Brianna Wellen
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Cards Against Humanity
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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State Matters
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Sleeping Village
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Alive Rescue
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U.S.-Mexico border
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comedy
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Michelle Obama keeps keeping things real
In her new memoir
Becoming
, the former first lady shares her journey from the south side to the White House.
By Aimee Levitt
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Michelle Obama
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Becoming
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lit
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United Center
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Democratic NAtional Convention
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Film
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To gets a fall retrospective at Doc Films
The masterpiece
Life Without Principle
and nine more greats screen from October through December.
By Ben Sachs
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Life Without Principle
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Music
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Roy Kinsey and Tasha are dropping new albums
The rapper and singer-songwriter are set up to release two of the best records of the year.
By Leor Galil
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Tasha
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Father/Daughter Records
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Alone at Last
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No Cop Academy
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Young Chicago Authors
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Blackie: A Story by Roy Kinsey
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More Roy
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Sleeping Village
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fall preview 2018
Music
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
The MC5 celebrate the 50th anniversary of
Kick Out the Jams
Wayne Kramer and worthy sidemen play Metro in honor of the protopunk classic.
By Leor Galil
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Wayne Kramer
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Dennis Thompson
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Billy Gould
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Brendan Canty
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Kim Thayil
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Marcus Durant
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1968 Democratic National Convention
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
Food & Drink
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Fall Preview
Sep 19, 2018
Tasting event Mexico in a Bottle is the party of the year
This year's celebration of agave spirits features more than 100 options.
By Mike Sula
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Mexico in a Bottle
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Logan Square Auditorium
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mezcal
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mezcaleros
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Carnitas Uruapan
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Dos Urban Cantina
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Dove's Luncheonette
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Presidio
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Quiote
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raicilla
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sotol
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Mexico
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fall preview
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fall preview 2018
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