LUCKY CATCH: A first-time filmmaker scores the elusive actor to narrate a quirky Cubs doc, showing on September 11th at the Music Box Theatre Read more
At his peak in the sixties and seventies, Harry Weese was arguably Chicago’s preeminent architect. But his final years were marked by a sad, booze-saturated decline. Read more
On the eve of a major release (Noble Beast, out January 20th on Fat Possum), musician-on-the-verge Andrew Bird, 35, opens up about pseudo fame, bipolar lifestyles, and what it takes to write the perfect pop song Read more
In the 100 years since the Cubs won a World Series, the underachieving team has managed a single unmitigated triumph: inspiring the play Bleacher Bums. On this centennial, we look back at the creation of that memorable drama. Read more
