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- News & Politics, Feature Feb 17, 2021
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Have you seen these 51 women?
If there wasn’t a serial killer who picked off dozens of victims without detection for decades, then the city was broken in a way that gave off the illusion of one.
- News & Politics, Feature Aug 13, 2020
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This is my brain on local TV news
Thirteen and a half hours of broadcasts on looting leave a day of impressions without a trace.
- Music, Music Feature Dec 17, 2019
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‘Do what the good Lord gave you and keep going’
The new compilation No Other Love shines a light on a self-reliant strain of midwest gospel that’s survived outside the mainstream for more than 50 years.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Nov 20, 2019
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Turning life lessons into a Korporate Bidness
Donovan Price turns to YouTube to hilariously highlight what #BlackChicagoBeLike.
- City Life, Feature Oct 17, 2019
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Ode to the Green Line
A vital—and vexing—vehicle that connects Chicago’s Black communities on the south and west sides
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 3, 2019
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One of Chicago’s best unsung musicians drops a new album
Plus: Folk-pop project Perma Cough celebrates a self-titled EP, and the Chicago Black Social Culture Map talks west-side blues, house, and more.
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Jun 13, 2019
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Black fatherhood
Black men are rarely afforded the luxury of being seen as nurturers and caregivers.
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 28, 2019
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More money no problems
For the first time in decades, Chicago has a say in who its treasurer will be. But what the hell does the treasurer even do?
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 15, 2019
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Fiery slide guitarist Lil' Ed Williams has been rocking the house for more than 40 years
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials have made nine albums for Alligator Records—eight of them with the same lineup they've had since 1988.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Oct 9, 2018
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Otis Rush and his searing guitar immortalized the west-side Chicago blues sound
Rush is hardly obscure, but the Secret History of Chicago Music couldn't let the death of such a powerful and influential artist pass in silence.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Apr 10, 2018
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Redlined tells story of one of the last white families in West Garfield Park
Linda Gartz's memoir also offers some insight into the blindness of neighborhood residents to racial discrimination and disinvestment.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 13, 2018
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Catch up with the blues obsessives who already love guitarist Smilin’ Bobby
Sorely underrecognized guitarist Smilin' Bobby cut his teeth on Chicago's west side, learning from the likes of Magic Sam and Magic Slim.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 2, 2018
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Underappreciated guitarist Johnny B. Moore links Delta blues with the electric postwar Chicago sound
Johnny B. Moore launched his career as a full-time bluesman in 1975 with the great Koko Taylor, and he's still kicking today.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Sep 21, 2017
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Vision Zero makes inroads on the west side
In response to criticism of Chicago's traffic fatality prevention plan, CDOT is now gathering community input.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 19, 2017
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Record stores for Record Store Day heretics
It’s always a good time to skip the lines and get acquainted with the great neighborhood shops that don’t partake in the annual retail circus.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2017
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In Chicago, Obama’s legacy is visible
Despite Trump's promise to wipe out Barack Obama's legislative victories, images of the former president in Chicago won't be easily erased.
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Nov 30, 2016
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‘Hoop Dreams’ amid the game of life
Snapshots of basketball courts in Chicago’s overlooked communities offer a plea for investment in the city’s youth.
- Music, Music Feature Nov 9, 2016
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Mykele Deville unpacks blackness for the basement-show set
This restless rapper, poet, and actor has helped bridge cultural and racial divides in Chicago’s DIY scene on his way to bigger stages.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 28, 2016
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Saba brings the west side to life in rap
On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 22, 2016
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The rise and fall of community policing in Chicago
Chicago used to be at the vanguard of community policing. But more than two decades after the strategy was launched, CAPS is a shadow of its former self.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Aug 3, 2016
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North Lawndale residents say restoring Ogden bus service would improve job access
What would it take to convince the CTA to extend the line to its pre-2008 route?
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jun 17, 2016
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West Garfield Park and Austin got Divvy bikes last week. Will anyone use them?
Some residents are skeptical, but $5 memberships could win people over.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2016
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Chicago police union hires Jason Van Dyke, and other news
Also, don't rule out a 2019 mayoral run from Cook County sheriff Tom Dart.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Mar 28, 2016
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Why didn't more locals show up for the city's west-side bikeway hearings?
Residents of struggling communities may not see biking as a priority, but black advocates say it can be part of the solution.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2016
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Portrait of a west-side polling place
West-side voters share their primary day hopes and fears.