Chicago
These Cops Took a Nap in a Congressman's Office While Looting Raged Outside
“These officers were lounging in a congressman’s office having a little hangout for themselves while small businesses on the South Side were looted and burned,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
When It's Not Busy Disappearing Protesters, Chicago Is Advertising for Uber
In the middle of an uprising, Chicago hopes you’ll choose Uber for your transportation needs.
Chicago Police Are Investigating an Officer Accused of Being a Proud Boy
Reached by VICE News, the police officer said he was posting in the Telegram group "Fuck Antifa" to "get people on the left and the right together."
Just Cancel Lollapalooza Already
There's no way the Chicago-based festival, which hosted 400,000 people last year, can safely happen in 2020. Organizers need to call it off.
What to Do if You Can't Pay Rent Because of Coronavirus
A step-by-step guide for dealing with your landlord during the worst economic catastrophe in living memory.
Nervous Recs: NNAMDÏ Made ‘Brat’ in Self-Isolation So You Could Endure Yours
Since you're stuck at home, try this unpredictable and mind-expanding new LP from the Chicago polymath and DIY veteran.
'We Were Out of Options': Chicago Tenants Are Refusing to Pay April Rent
They are calling on their landlord to cancel rent payments that many of them can't make.
Deeper's Powerful New Album Helped Them Cope With the Death of a Bandmate
'Auto-Pain,' the Chicago band's sophomore LP, is full of raw feeling and hooky post-punk.
It Seems Not Even Coronavirus Can Stop St. Patrick’s Day
Day drinking in close quarters would be a prime virus transmission opportunity, but perhaps all revelers need is… the luck o’ the Irish.
Jeremy Cunningham Makes Cathartic Jazz About Grief and Gun Violence
After his brother's death, the Resavoir drummer enlisted Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, and more for new album 'The Weather Up There.'
Jussie Smollett Was Just Indicted for the Hate Crime He Allegedly Faked
The actor alleged he was attacked by two masked men in MAGA hats who used racist and homophobic slurs, beat him up, splashed bleach on him, and placed a noose around his neck.
All Aboard the Beef Bus, the Truck Bringing Chicago Staple Portillo's to You
The beloved Midwestern chain will bring classics like Italian beef and Chicago-style hot dogs to cities nationwide.