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Lollapalooza is Livestreaming Throwback Sets Every Thursday and SundayAlicia Likenon April 29, 2020 at 5:03 pm

ShareTweetPin0sharesIf we’re just being honest, isolation is driving us slightly crazy. We’re on week seven (or eight? Maybe nine?) of…

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Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges — and COVID-19 threatens it allContributoron April 29, 2020 at 4:53 pm

Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation's top football recruits, with some schools having boosted…

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Chicago Cubs: Latest mock draft has puzzling first round pickRyan Sikeson April 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm

(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Chicago Bulls: What is the next step for Arturas Karnisovas? by Michael GuistoliseWith the MLB…

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Chicago Bulls: What is the next step for Arturas Karnisovas?Michael Guistoliseon April 29, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Chicago Bulls (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Chicago Blackhawks: Three candidates to replace John McDonough by Vincent PariseChicago Cubs: Latest…

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Chicago Blackhawks: Three candidates to replace John McDonoughVincent Pariseon April 29, 2020 at 11:00 am

(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Chicago Blackhawks: Three reasons they fired John McDonough by Vincent PariseChicago Bulls: What is the…

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The Upright Citizens Brigade shutters its New York venuesJack Helbigon April 28, 2020 at 10:25 pm

Last week the folks at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) sent out a letter announcing they were permanently closing their…

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Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar on a spoken-word poet with a beautiful brainJamie Ludwigon April 29, 2020 at 12:30 am

A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn. click to…

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Ratboys have been forced off the road, but they’re still on the railsTim Crispon April 29, 2020 at 12:00 am

On February 28, Chicago band Ratboys celebrated the release of their third album, Printer's Devil, by playing to a sold-out…

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Rest in power to hip-hop activist Jamie ‘J. Milla’ SevierJ.R. Nelsonon April 28, 2020 at 10:45 pm

click to enlarge Veteran Chicago hip-hop activist, manager, and promoter Jamie "J. Milla" Sevier died Saturday, April 18, at…

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NBA lookback: Michael Jordan scores 50 points in back-to-back playoff gamesChicagoNow Staffon April 28, 2020 at 9:25 pm

ChicagoNow Staff Blog Books by ChicagoNow bloggers NBA lookback: Michael Jordan scores 50 points in back-to-back playoff games Tweet By…

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