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Chicago Sun-Times: "The girls are back in town: IMHO queens return to Chicago for live show"
June 3, 2025 By Jake Wittich Image courtesy Cartwright and Bevels When drag queens Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels take the...
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Jun 3
USA TODAY: "Public housing failed msierably in Chicago. Why is the city now opening a housing museum?"
May 30, 2025 By Michael Loria Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum opened in April in the last remaining building of a public...
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May 30
WFLD-TV (Fox): "'Dogpool' to help raise money for PAWS Chicago"
May 29, 2025 By Jake Hamilton One of the four-legged stars of Deadpool is helping PAWS Chicago raise big money this summer.
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May 29
Daily Herald: "'Gorgeous' actress shares stage with veteran Chicago actor, cute pooch"
May 22, 2025 By Barbara Vitello Photo by Michael Brosilow Must like dogs. Casting directors don’t typically require that of actors, but...
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May 22
WGN-TV: "'Gorgeous' at Raven Theatre Chicago"
May 20, 2025 By Amy Rutledge and Andrea Darlas Jenny has a simple life; she takes care of the elderly and shows dogs professionally. When...
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May 20
Dwell: "Why we need the nation's first public housing museum"
By Anjulie Rao April 4, 2025 A 1936 advertisement for the New York City Housing Authority depicts the clamor of city life: a jumble of...
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Apr 4
Associated Press: "Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents"
By Sophia Tareen April 3, 2025 CHICAGO (AP) — Set inside a once-dilapidated 1938 building on Chicago’s near West Side, a one-of-a-kind...
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Apr 3
WTTW: "Finding His Roots: New York Artist Discovers Much to Love in Humboldt Park as Exhibition Opens"
By Marc Vitali March 12, 2025 "The artist spoke with WTTW News about the large yet intimate graphite images he draws on wood panels. The...
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Mar 12
Chicago Sun-Times: "Chicago's National Public Housing Museum to co-present conversation on race events with Smithsonian"
By Erica Thompson September 16, 2024 Before opening its new building on the Near West Side, the National Public Housing Museum will...
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Sep 16, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times: "Robert Zemeckis heading home to Chicago for film festival honor, 'Here' screening
By Richard Roeper September 12, 2024 Image courtesy Sony The Oscar-winning director and son of Chicago will be back home on Oct. 27 to...
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Sep 12, 2024
Deadline: "'The Piano Lesson' Director Malcolm Washington and Star John David Washington Honored As Film Opens 60th Chicago Film Festival"
By Mike Fleming Jr. September 6, 2024 EXCLUSIVE : The 60th Chicago International Film Festival has named the Netflix film The Piano...
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Sep 6, 2024
Newcity: "Lives in the theater: Casting with GHOSTLIGHT's filmmaking couple"
By Ray Pride June 11, 2024 Enter, followed by a ghost. “Ghostlight,” the low-key but heartening new film from partners Alex Thompson and...
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Jun 11, 2024
Chicago Tribune: "Chicago filmmaking couple and a local theater family lead the collaborative way on GHOSTLIGHT"
By Michael Phillips June 6, 2024 If you’re married or otherwise committed to someone, and you decide to make movies together, well, “I...
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Jun 6, 2024
WTTW-TV: "Rod Blagojevich, Ryan Dempster, and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Walk Into a Bar..."
By Marc Vitali June 5, 2024 The former governor is a current glutton for punishment. What would inspire Rod Blagojevich to accept an...
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Jun 5, 2024
Chicago Reader: "GARTERS upends the norms of fantasy fiction"
By Matt Simonette May 29, 2024 Though set within the realm of fantasy, Otherworld Theatre’s upcoming Garters: A Queer Immersive Romantasy...
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May 29, 2024
WBEZ: "For 'Empire' and 'Morning Show' writer Joshua Allen, the big test is a new play - in front of his whole Chicago family
By Mike Davis May 28, 2024 The Rogers Park theater is as dark as the drama. As The Prodigal Daughter brings its tale of Chicago’s 1919...
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May 28, 2024
American Theatre Magazine: "From Chicago: A Ghost Light Through the Dark"
By Gabriela Furtado Coutinho and Jerald Raymond Pierce May 28, 2024 A ghost light can have so many meanings in theatre. It can be the...
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May 28, 2024
Daily Herald: "Spotlight: Chicago's Strawdog puts modern spin on 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
By Barbara Vitello May 28, 2024 Just in time for Pride Month, Strawdog Theatre presents a contemporary retelling of Oscar Wilde’s comedy...
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May 28, 2024
Chicago Tribune: John C. Reilly comes home for Chicago International Film Festival gala June 1
By Michael Phillips May 21, 2024 Reilly, an Oscar nominee for the 2002 film version of the musical “Chicago,” joined previous Chicago...
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May 21, 2024
WBEZ: A Chicago playwright finds plenty of drama in the amateur adult film industry
By Mike Davis May 21, 2024 Photo credit: Michael Brosilow Brynne Frauenhoffer has a thing for dramatic workplaces. The Chicago-based...
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May 21, 2024
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