Largest LGBT sports organization in the Midwest celebrates community (Video)
By Lena Blietz Positive changes have occurred in the last two decades at the LGBT-focused sports league, the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association, said coach and former player Linda Horwitz. “There are certainly more children around as more lesbians are choosing to have children. I also think we are more trans-inclusive. In the past when my […]
GOP Debate: In Milwaukee, undercard candidates attack each other, Clinton
By Steve Musal MILWAUKEE — “Four low-polling Republicans walk into a Wisconsin theater” might sound like the start of a joke, but the participants in the Fox Business GOP undercard debate Tuesday evening demanded to be taken seriously. The debate featured New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and […]
Emanuel tells energy leaders that Chicago matches eco-success with growth
By Amanda Koehn Mayor Rahm Emanuel told nearly 200 energy industry leaders Wednesday that Chicago’s environmental successes don’t have to undermine jobs and business growth. “What I think we are doing in the city… is refuting the notion that if you have an environmental policy, it is anti-job creation and business,” Emanuel said as the […]
Lucas Museum location lawsuit continues (Video)
By Kierra Gray Last week’s approval by the City Council to sanction the lakefront site for the Lucas Museum is not stopping Friends of the Parks from pursuing the group’s lawsuit against the Chicago Park District and the city. So controversy over the site continues even after the city and the Chicago Bears franchise negotiated […]
Daryl Morey on stats, surprises and shutdown defense
By Nick Zazulia You rarely hear basketball fans praise a missed shot by their favorite team. You will if you talk to Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. In a telephone interview before the season started last week, Morey used that as an example of how the game has changed in recent years. As the […]
Stars light up the night at WGCI’s Big Jam 2015
By Ariana LaBarrie Festival season ends when the leaves change color in Chicago and this year’s season ended with a bang – cooler weather brought WGCI’s Big Jam 2015 to the United Center on Oct. 25. Sponsored by WGCI, one of Chicago’s urban contemporary stations, the annual concert featured Vic Mensa, Crucial Conflict, Do or […]
Ride the Cyclone: Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s musical roller coaster
by Alexandra Garfield You may not think that a musical can start out with six deaths and still be uplifting and funny without negating the tragedy of loss. But Ride the Cyclone manages that emotional feat. This vaudevillian musical from Chicago Shakespeare Theater keeps you guessing until the very end. A broken roller coaster track […]
Want to be a teacher? There’s a new test you need to pass
By Kelan Lyons As the standardized testing of students dominates public discourse, a new test all teaching candidates must pass to earn their teaching license in Illinois is causing its own controversy. “We are concerned about the use of one single, high-stakes assessment for teacher licensure, as opposed to multiple assessments,” said Julie Peters, co-founder […]
Pumpkins become canvases for decaying art
By Ashley Altus After carving away layers of pumpkin to create jack-o’-lantern sculptures, Edward Cabral’s pumpkin masterpieces can’t be preserved. And that’s how he likes it. “Anything you make as an artist, whether it be a painting or a pumpkin, it’s going to turn to dust eventually – in the grand scheme of time,” Cabral […]
VIDEO: Fed to keep interest rates near zero
By Kristen Vake The Federal Reserve had good news for borrowers Wednesday. It decided to keep its key interest rate near zero where it’s been since the 2009 financial crisis.