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Pritzker the sneak disser might as well have said the N-word

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Adeshina Emmanuel decodes J.B. Pritzker's wiretapped conversation about the "African-American thing."

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Neil Hilborn’s poems have reached millions of viewers on YouTube

Now he’s bringing his act to Logan Square Auditorium.

By Madeline Happold
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A mixed bill shows off contemporary ballet's ills.

By Irene Hsiao
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On the new Coma Noir, the Atlas Moth name our foe—and find a reason to fight

Chicago metal monarchs the Atlas Moth imagine a cosmic criminal cabal that’s depressingly easy to recognize in the real world.

By Monica Kendrick

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Mountains That Take Wing pays tribute to the women of radical U.S. history

By Ben Sachs | 02.09.18
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New York flugelhorn player John Raymond comes to Chicago with his cozily melodic trio

By Peter Margasak | 02.09.18
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Chicago rapper Lunxch on constructive panic, apathetic open-mike audiences, and changing his name from Sage

By Leor Galil | 02.09.18
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