37 years later, a new book tries to set the record straight on Disco Demolition

On July 12, 1979, an event billed as “Teen Night” took place in between two games of a double-header at Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago…

For former skinhead leader Christian Picciolini, the road to redemption has many tolls, but continues on

  At 14, Christian Picciolini found himself at the intersection of Union and Division Streets in Blue Island, birthplace of the American white power skinhead movement…

W. Kamau Bell makes people laugh and think, whatever their shade

W. Kamau Bell talks about race and politics a lot. And with a bit of salt creeping into his unkept hair, along with the goatee, one…

Having survived the temple of doom, Eileen Tull is aiming to find her lost ark.

On the cusp of turning 29, Eileen Tull has done more than artists twice her age. Performance artist, poet, storyteller, comedian, and feminist who has performed…

Asra Nomani – A rebel with a cause

To many, Asra Nomani is a hero, a champion of women’s rights, a reporter, and an activist. To others, she’s an infidel, a self-hating Muslim, and…

Mark Bazer taking The Interview Show to WTTW

The Interview Show is one of Chicago’s longest running live variety shows. For the last 8 years,  audiences at The Hideout on Chicago’s North Side have…

Local historian bringing Sherlock Holmes back to where it started, 100 years later

From 1907 to 1913, Chicago was the movie capital of the world. Essanay Studios, located in Uptown, made silent films featuring stars such as Charlie Chaplin,…

Tom Palazzolo: Chicago’s chronicler of the city’s foibles and its oddballs

Tom Palazzolo is a true Chicago original. Filmmaker, photographer and painter are just some descriptions of him. Chronicler of Chicago oddities and oddballs is another, as…

Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago’s most important storyteller

Alex Kotlowitz may be the most important storyteller in Chicago today. Best known for his 1991 best-selling There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two…

Amy Guth Takes Aim at Internet Trolls and Harassers

Amy Guth is a hard person to describe. She’s a journalist, a novelist, an activist, a radio host and a huge fan of the band The…