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- Low casts a spell at Lincoln Hall concert
- Ron Sexsmith looking to change his tune
- Decemberists bring some blizzard relief to Riviera
- The Jayhawks soar, then and now
- Linkin Park spoiled by sell-by date, attitude
- On Night 2, Weezer revisits a dark time
- Christmas with Elvis Costello: Killing, cold, and a great catalog
- Andrew Bird’s holiday show sounds like a new tradition
- Turn of the 'Century'
- Mellencamp charges in new direction
- Killers' Brandon Flowers blossoms in solo set
- Autumn Defense branches out with colorful new songs
- Residencies and Robbie Fulks: Genres, eras, styling all intersect
- Chrissie Hynde isn't pretending with new band, old attitude
- Teenage Fanclub aging nicely
- Friends, family show love for songwriter Jay Bennett
- Jackson Browne plus David Lindley more than sum of parts
- Pavement reunion returns to Chicago without cracks
- Rihanna brings war-like set to life in tour’s final show
- Paul Thorn's storytelling gifts on full display at Berwyn show
- Swell Season swells pavilion crowd at Ravinia
- Steve Miller finds great musical freedom in the old and the new
- Eagles, Dixie Chicks, Urban concert a sign of the times
- MGMT shows dark and inventive side
- Broken Bells don't quite come together in concert
- Dead Weather comes alive shopping new music around
- Ben Folds performs with 1,200-member choir
- Mayer relies on celeb charm for Chicago show
- Casablancas' quickie concert doesn't quite satisfy
- Richer Norah Jones concert comes with strings attached
- Classy Jay-Z shows why he has staying power
- Mariah shows why she remains the people’s diva
- Buddy Guy: Ambassador to the blues
- Lady Gaga not quite ready for arena circuit
- A very ladylike apology about Gaga site change
- Do you know where this weekend's Lady Gaga concerts are?
- Schoolhouse rock: Tech, support makes teen rocking easier
- In the 'Kid' zone: Chicago rapper Kid Sister finds a safe, comfortable niche
- Eagles' Don Henley just retreats, never attacks
- Steve Martin jokes and picks through banjo show
- Tim McGraw aims to please at intimate Chicago show
- Welcome ashore! Test tour pays off for Kylie Minogue
- Short, sweet, superb: Phoenix show like fireworks
- The return of Creed: Less class action, more class act
- She's pushing 60? Chrissie Hynde revs up another fiery Pretenders show
- Jackson Browne finally settles with his younger self
- Less is more for the Pitchfork faithful
- Pitchfork even rocked ... the fork itself
- Blues by daylight? Unnatural, but unbelievable
- Women dominate Chicago's annual blues festival
- Nine Inch Nails, Reznor show deeper textures
- Neko Case's unique style won't be confined in Chicago Theatre show
- Band's harder edge robs Morrissey of sweetness
- Fleetwood Mac offers a love affair to last
- Metallica delivers a blast from the past
- My Morning Jacket at the Chicago Theatre, December 2008
- Mercury Rev sends club crowd into orbit
- In just 13 songs, the many phases of Alex Chilton
- Nada Surf pounds the Metro crowd
- In concert: Earle, Morello thrown for a loop by Obama win
- Corgan lightens it up for 2nd homecoming show
- Madonna goes back in time, around the world
- Jimmy Webb
- Fleet Foxes
- Tina Turner
- Robert Pollard
- Beck
- The Eagles
- Joe Jackson
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Justice Tour
- Christian Science Monitor
- The new celluloid heroes
- Super Tuesday: For some Ohio voters, Santorum's populist touch resonates
- In Ohio suburbs, a reluctant vote of confidence for Mitt Romney
- Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney woos blue-collar voters in Ohio
- Katrina in the Midwest: Tornado-struck town begins road to recovery
- Tornado's aftermath: Illinois city is stunned ... and roused to action
- Ohio school shooting: why the gun owner won't be held accountable
- Indiana lawmaker slams 'radicalized' pro-abortion group. Yes, Girl Scouts.
- Is Obama 'dangerous' because he wants you to buy a Chevy Volt? Newt says yes.
- Michigan's Hutaree militia: Band of gun enthusiasts or a threat to the US?
- Oklahoma close to becoming first state to enact 'personhood' bill
- Chicago area called most corrupt in US. Why Rahm Emanuel is under fire.
- Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'
- Do ex-daughter-in-law's allegations change Jerry Sandusky case?
- Judge allows Jerry Sandusky visits with grandkids, with supervision
- Jerry Sandusky case: Should court let suspected pedophile see grandkids?
- Indiana becomes first Rust-Belt 'right to work' state. Will others follow?
- With Indiana 'right to work' vote, a GOP thumb in the eye to unions
- Mitch Daniels State of the Union rebuttal makes GOP wonder: 'What if?'
- Wisconsin's Scott Walker poised to bury recall foes in money chase
- Obama puts Keystone pipeline on hold, decries 'rushed and arbitrary' deadline
- Gov. Scott Walker vs. unions: Wisconsin set to count recall petitions
- Rahm Emanuel and public sector union play hardball over Chicago library hours
- Indiana union bill: Even with Dems AWOL, lawmakers move closer to vote
- Indiana braces for Wisconsin-style showdown over union bill - again
- BP parries with Halliburton over recovery costs for Gulf oil spill
- Gulf oil spill could result in criminal charges for BP employees
- After deaths in Detroit, Backpage.com advertising comes under scrutiny
- Wisconsin recall: Should taxpayers pay extra to verify petition signatures?
- Rod Blagojevich a substance abuser? He seeks treatment in prison.
- Why did Jerry Sandusky waive his right to hearing on sex abuse charges?
- Harsh sentence for Rod Blagojevich: Did his fight reflexes cause him harm?
- Rod Blagojevich 14-year sentence a warning to corrupt politicians
- Rod Blagojevich sentencing: Does he deserve at least 15 years in prison?
- Rod Blagojevich offers no apologies at sentencing hearing
- Sandusky case: As Penn State girds for civil suits, it faces a dilemma
- Why Indiana GOP wants to attack labor unions, despite Midwest backlash
- Mayor's last-ditch effort to save Detroit would privatize 88,000 streetlights
- Financial fallout for Penn State: $2 billion fundraising drive in danger?
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker faces recall drive. California redux?
- Penn State riot: If university can't fire Joe Paterno, is something wrong?
- Ohio voters to decide bargaining rights for public employees
- Why 1,900 crack cocaine users and dealers are getting out of prison early
- Alabama-lite? US sues to block South Carolina illegal immigration law.
- JetBlue flight sits on tarmac for seven hours. Will anyone be fined?
- Occupy Chicago: why City Hall's iron fist hasn't come out - so far
- Muppet make-over: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy reintroduced this fall
- S.978: What Justin Bieber has to do with online streaming bill
- Anti-illegal immigration bill stokes backlash in Alabama fields
- Ohio animal tragedy: Why do people own exotic pets?
- UAW agrees to contract with Ford: How much did the union give up?
- Where is Apple headed after Steve Jobs? Apple CEO offers his vision.
- 'Bill shock': Are voluntary warnings against extra wireless fees enough?
- Florida firing squads? What has death penalty supporters all riled up?
- Ford workers edge closer to nationwide strike over labor deal
- Why Topeka, Kan., repealed its ban on domestic violence
- Illinois train explosion: How safe are ethanol tankers?
- Keystone XL pipeline pits jobs against the environment
- Immigration law: court upholds key parts of tough Alabama law
- Dead Sea Scrolls online: a window on Judaism in the time of Jesus
- Is OnStar turning your car against you? Senator Schumer thinks so.
- Facebook news: master plan to 'socialize everything we do online' revealed
- UAW and GM strike a deal. Is that good news for Ford and Chrysler, too?
- Why contract talks between UAW and Chrysler came to a halt
- Texas's record as death penalty capital: a help for Rick Perry?
- Deadline looms: Will auto union pragmatism help strike a deal?
- Majority of blame for Gulf oil spill lies with BP, two US agencies find
- Rick Perry's kinder, gentler view on illegal immigrants: Will it cost him?
- Why North Carolina vote to ban gay marriage might help Obama
- August auto sales: Glass half full or half empty?
- Is oil leaking in the Gulf from the BP spill site?
- Gulf fishing in crisis, but is BP oil spill to blame?
- US judge blocks harsh Alabama immigration law for month of further review
- When can you eavesdrop on police? Chicago case exposes legal gray area.
- Alabama judge casts doubt on harsh new illegal immigration law
- Can Facebook get teachers fired?
- Democrats win in latest Wisconsin recall. Is state a little less red now?
- Obama at town hall meetings: Do voters blame him for the economy?
- Obama's three-day jobs tour: Did he connect with rural America?
- In final Wisconsin recall, signs of a national tea party backlash?
- Police torture cases from Daley era vex Chicago's Rahm Emanuel
- For Wisconsin Democrats, recall of Gov. Scott Walker would be tall order
- In Wisconsin recall, voters vent anger at Washington-style politics
- Why Wisconsin's recall election matters to the rest of America
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells prayer rally: 'Our heart breaks for America'
- Asian carp: DNA evidence finds something fishy near Lake Michigan
- Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field: Concert review
- Ukulele: The little guitar that could
- Ground turkey recall: Why the lag between illnesses and a public alert?
- Will Asian carp turn up in fishing expedition near Lake Michigan?
- Detroit survival plan would cut services to some residents, but not all
- Rod Blagojevich asks for third trial, saying the judge impeded his defense
- Chicago police use more deadly force as gang war heats up
- How Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reached the end of the honeymoon
- Retooling the Motor City: Can Detroit save itself?
- Detroit has radical plan: Raze the dead in Motor City
- Pitchfork Music Festival: Fans as important as musicians
- Lessons from the Minnesota shutdown: Was it even necessary?
- Drought and wildfire threaten America's cattle capital
- Gulf oil spill aftermath: 'Drill, baby, drill' era may be gone forever
- Minnesota government shutdown nears an end, but at what cost?
- Minnesota governor proposes end to shutdown - but will Republicans bite?
- Minnesota government shutdown: What could end it?
- U2 review: Live at Soldier Field
- Gulf oil spill: Transocean report continues the circular finger-pointing
- Rod Blagojevich: As he contemplates jury's message, the bluster is gone
- Rod Blagojevich found guilty on 17 counts. Is it a turning point for Illinois?
- Planned Parenthood battle signals fresh twist in abortion wars
- Rod Blagojevich: bluster or bribery? Second corruption trial closes.
- Ongoing rains worsen record-breaking floods along Missouri River
- US: Canadian oil pipeline hazardous to the environment
- Obama touts auto industry recovery while GOP asks 'What jobs?'
- Indiana can't block Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood, feds say
- Teaching creationism: Louisiana law that skirts US ban survives challenge
- On the stand, Rod Blagojevich offers a few barbs and a lot of bluster
- Illinois' new solution to huge budget crisis: gambling
- Wisconsin judge invalidates law curbing unions, but fight isn't over yet
- In his federal retrial, Blagojevich takes the stand and center stage
- Rahm Emanuel: Can he handle Chicago's 'profound' financial crisis?
- Morganza spillway: Flooding farmland to save New Orleans
- Life along the Mississippi: Waiting and watching as the river rises
- Mississippi flooding: In impoverished Delta, echoes of 1927 disaster
- Even miles from swollen Mississippi, flood threat 'unprecedented'
- Memphis largely spared as Mississippi River floodwaters near historic high
- Watery week ahead as Mississippi floodwaters hit Memphis, move downriver
- Mississippi floodwaters surge in Memphis, but crest is still days away
- Mississippi River flooding: After levee blast, threat shifts to Memphis
- For US Muslims, Osama bin Laden death a 'relief.' Next: 'Kill the ideology.'
- Indiana governor vows to block federal funds for Planned Parenthood
- Battle over Planned Parenthood heads to states, starting with Indiana
- White iPhone 4: The antidote to Apple's privacy troubles?
- Illinois leading states facing a pension crisis
- So, if your iPhone is spying on you, who benefits?
- Will Wisconsin recount affect collective bargaining bill?
- Retrial for Rod Blagojevich: Will anyone be watching?
- Ohio poised to limit collective bargaining. Will such moves save money?
- Michigan unemployment benefits cut short: 'Huge win' or 'reckless'?
- Wisconsin judge's stern rebuke: collective-bargaining bill is not law
- Indiana Democrats' Wisconsin-style walkout ends after flurry of compromise
- Wisconsin redux: Indiana Democrats flee state in protest
- Rod Blagojevich back in the spotlight defending himself
- Could legal challenges halt Wisconsin's collective-bargaining law?
- Judge blocks Wisconsin collective-bargaining law
- Ohio 'jobs budget': Adding insult to injury for labor unions?
- Next up for Wisconsin: the mother of all recall drives
- Illinois abolishes death penalty, will other Midwest states follow?
- Slightest signs of compromise emerge in Wisconsin labor fight
- Ohio's union bill is tougher than Wisconsin's, so where is the outrage?
- First deep-water oil drilling permit since Gulf oil spill plays it safe
- Wisconsin governor to missing senators: Come back or I'll lay off 1,500
- Wisconsin Assembly set to vote on budget bill that weakens unions
- Chicago election results catapult Rahm Emanuel into mayor's office
- Chicago turns out for 'historic' mayoral election with no Daley on ballot
- Wisconsin protest shows state's evolving political history
- Down to the wire in Chicago mayoral race with Rahm Emanuel leading
- Chicago mayor's race: What the candidates promise
- Union battle echoes beyond Wisconsin: 'We're fighting for our very existence'
- In Wisconsin standoff, a test: Has governor gone overboard to trim deficit?
- On eve of Chicago election, a call to confront city's legacy of corruption
- Chicago runoff? Despite big lead, Rahm Emanuel may come up just short.
- Gulf oil spill: Judge orders protections for people seeking damages
- Illinois governor signs civil-unions bill – is gay marriage next?
- Rahm Emanuel: Will big bucks decide the Chicago election?
- Rahm Emanuel back on ballot to stay, court rules, but there's still a footnote
- Rahm Emanuel court case: As usual in Chicago politics, the plot thickens
- Headlining in Chicago: Bill Clinton, stumping for Rahm Emanuel
- Republican Party chair Reince Priebus: What's his record in Wisconsin?
- Chicago's Latinos get an earful on Rahm Emanuel's immigration record
- Illinois tax hike: Will businesses flee to Wisconsin?
- Illinois tax increase: why lawmakers passed 66 percent income-tax hike
- On Gulf Coast, nail-biting over future of domestic oil drilling
- Gulf oil spill report warning: US must watch offshore drilling more closely
- A Daley for a White House job? Critics lash out at 'Chicago Machine.'
- Detroit's Big 3 all turn profits in 2010, pulling out of long skid
- Indiana earthquake 'extremely rare and unprecedented'
- After 130 years, will Billy the Kid finally get a governor's pardon?
- Strong holiday season for retail bolstered by online shopping
- Rahm Emanuel clears one hurdle in Chicago mayor's race; more ahead
- What's up with Michigan? US Census shows its population stuck in reverse.
- She went to New Orleans to clean up after Hurricane Katrina – and stayed to start a charter school
- Consumer spending is up: Are Americans enjoying a post-recession holiday?
- Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces major corruption charges
- Amid persisting economic duress, worries rise about suicides
- Chicago hearing: Does Rahm Emanuel qualify to run for mayor?
- Detroit's next step to combat blight: buy and rehab vacant homes
- Last governor's race finally settled: Mark Dayton wins Minnesota
- New Orleans makeover: economic boost or loss of a historical legacy?
- E-mail spam: Will it abate with arrest of alleged master spammer?
- Bid to knock Rahm Emanuel off ballot for Chicago mayor: Can it succeed?
- Is Rahm Emanuel really a Chicagoan? His mayoral race is challenged.
- Feds begin pull back from managing General Motors operations
- With big GM stock offering, vindication for the government bailout?
- GM IPO a fast start, but paying back bailout cash will be a marathon
- GM stock price up 3.6 percent on first day: five questions about the IPO
- Rahm Emanuel makes it official: He's running for Chicago mayor
- One year after bankruptcy, General Motors predicts a profitable 2010
- Gulf oil spill update: What's known now about cause and effects
- Path to Chicago mayor's office clears for Rahm Emanuel
- To improve recycling, will Chicago turn to privatization?
- Struggling in Wisconsin, 'maverick' Russ Feingold cozies up to Obama
- Soul music survivors: Mavis Staples and Bettye LaVette
- Why Sen. Russ Feingold is trailing in Wisconsin polls
- Illinois battle: Could Democrats lose Obama's old Senate seat?
- Deep-water drilling moratorium lifted: why neither side is happy
- Pistons sale raises hopes that downtown Detroit will get a boost
- She recruited Facebook friends to save Gulf Coast's hermit crabs
- Rahm Emanuel: Will Blagojevich retrial mar his image?
- Rahm Emanuel: Why Chicago mayor bid may be his toughest race yet
- Gulf oil spill: research voyage to search for oil can't find any
- In Chicago mayor's race, Rahm Emanuel works behind the scenes
- Jesse Jackson Jr.: Is he in serious trouble?
- Gulf oil spill aftermath: Will region regain lost jobs?
- Asian carp: multiple efforts afoot to find a Great Lakes solution
- Oil spills hit on land, too: Aging pipelines imperil Midwest
- Chicago mayor: If not Rahm Emanuel, then who?
- Gangs vs. Chicago police: an open feud over blame for street violence
- Behind Chicago's high-crime summer: persistent street gang violence
- For New Orleans, Katrina anniversary is both solemn and festive
- Obama vows to end 'turf wars, red tape' hindering Katrina recovery
- Would New Orleans levees hold for a second Katrina?
- After Katrina, New Orleans housing goes green
- Jack White waxes nostalgic in bid to reconnect fans to music
- Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Can New Orleans' new mayor revive the city?
- Rod Blagojevich broke, so taxpayers would pay for defense in retrial
- Rod Blagojevich retrial: Can prosecutors succeed with a simpler case?
- Why Rod Blagojevich was convicted on only one of 24 counts
- Rod Blagojevich jury deadlocked on some charges. Now what?
- As oil spill ends, are Gulf Coast economic woes just beginning?
- BP oil spill imperils Cajun culture
- Obama lauds Ford's bid to boost auto exports, including 2011 Explorer
- US-born Shaker Masri arrested: wanted to blow up 'infidels,' FBI says
- Static kill won't end Gulf oil spill drama - even if it works
- Pipeline in Michigan oil spill had been cited for corrosion
- What's worse for Lake Michigan — Kalamazoo River spill or Asian carp?
- From 'static kill' to 'bottom kill’: next steps in Gulf oil spill
- Gulf oil spill: bye-bye Bonnie, hello 'static kill'
- The Big Easy bounces back with its own hip-hop beat
- Rod Blagojevich on the witness stand: a high-risk legal strategy
- Oil spill: more tests after slightly low pressure readings
- BP halts Gulf oil spill leak for first time as crucial test begins
- Great Lakes states step up pressure on Obama to stop Asian carp
- Rod Blagojevich defense: advisers gave him bum advice
- Is Gulf oil spill gusher contained? New cap appears to be on.
- Gulf oil spill: Two weekend operations could boost oil collection
- BP oil spill: Relief well is ahead of schedule, close to target
- Gulf oil spill: Will it hit Miami, Fort Lauderdale soon?
- Chicago to allow handgun ownership under revised gun law
- Rod Blagojevich trial: Obama isn't there, but he comes up a lot
- After Supreme Court ruling, will gun-control laws be under siege?
- Gulf oil spill: Will a hurricane throw off efforts at the well?
- Gulf oil spill: Judge won't budge on deep-water drilling moratorium
- Asian carp caught near Lake Michigan: 'Carp wars' just got hotter
- BP oil spill: undersea accident increases flow of oil into Gulf
- Gulf oil spill: Judge slams Obama's drilling moratorium, blocks it
- Louisiana backs oil industry, wants drilling moratorium thrown out
- Gulf oil spill cleanup: BP's Hayward out, Dudley in
- BP oil spill victims: Obama offensive comes too late
- Gulf seafood safety inspections ramp up as oil spill spreads
- Gulf oil spill: BP worried about its own bid to capture more oil
- States cap workers benefits to reduce shortfalls: Is your pension fund at risk?
- BP oil spill poses growing worry for US seafood restaurants
- At Rod Blagojevich trial, jury selection -- and campaigning
- Janiva Magness: She's earned the right to sing the blues
- Will Rod Blagojevich trial be a circus? The ex-governor hopes so
- BP oil spill: Will the 'sweeping arm system' from the Dutch help?
- Gulf oil spill: BP says 'top kill' taking longer than planned
- Did BP intentionally 'low-ball' the extent of the Gulf oil spill?
- What is 'top kill' and when will we know if it plugs BP oil spill?
- Oil spill 'top kill': why it takes 24 hours to know if it's working
- Feds demand that BP provide confidential Gulf oil spill data
- Kevin Costner oil spill cleanup idea interests BP
- EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil spill: dispersant is too toxic, change it
- Gulf oil spill: 'top kill' could be last best chance to stop leak
- Gulf oil spill targets Florida beaches as it nears loop current
- Gulf oil spill: Has BP 'turned corner' with siphon success?
- In Gulf oil spill, how helpful – or damaging – are dispersants?
- As BP stumbles, an expanding federal role in Gulf oil spill
- Golf balls, new containment dome on deck to stop Gulf oil spill
- Gulf oil spill's environmental impact: How long to recover?
- As BP oil spill fight continues, more areas closed to the public
- Gulf oil spill: Questions unanswered, residents try legal action
- In Chicago, can community involvement combat gang violence?
- New Orleans without seafood gumbo? Oil spill's unsavory toll.
- Town where Katrina made landfall now braces for BP oil spill
- Homicide rate jumps in Chicago, Daley pushes for more gun control
- Spread of Gulf oil spill puts fragile Louisiana Coast on alert
- Could rescue chambers have saved West Virginia miners?
- Oprah: New talk show will take her around the world
- West Virginia coal mine rescue weighs desperation with caution
- West Virginia disaster: Will Congress take on coal mining companies?
- Could the Hutaree militia have spawned a Timothy McVeigh?
- Hutaree: Why is the Midwest a hotbed of militia activity?
- Hutaree militia arrests point to tripling of militias since 2008
- Small Illinois town willing to be next Guantanamo
- Suburbs: The new face of America's poor?
- At Super Bowl, The Who's Townshend dogged by child-porn arrest
- Impeached ex-Illinois governor Blagojevich faces new charges
- Illinois's Pat Quinn wins primary, but Scott Lee Cohen issue looms
- Illinois primary: how the Scott Brown win has changed strategies
- Why some Americans mix Christianity, Eastern religions
- Abortion in spotlight with Roe v. Wade anniversary, Kansas trial
- For first time, Asian carp DNA found in Lake Michigan
- 'Necessity' defense: Did abortion doctor need to die?
- In time for trial, a celebrity makeover for ex-gov Blagojevich
- ABB shooting: Economy may play role in workplace violence
- Michigan balks at Obama's stance in Asian carp fight
- Airport security: two alternatives to full-body scanners
- Number of full-body scanners at US airports to triple in 2010
- Skeptics dominate hearing on Guantanamo detainees in Illinois
- Could home recording doom professional music studios?
- Intel lawsuit signals shift in federal antitrust policy
- Obama's home energy-efficiency pitch: insulation is 'sexy'
- For Accenture, breaking up with Tiger Woods is hard to do
- David Headley case: What's behind spate of US-based terrorist plots?
- Five Americans arrested in Pakistan don't fit typical profile
- Split life defined alleged Mumbai attack conspirator
- Three ways the Comcast-NBC merger could change television
- Changes to USPS Letters to Santa program upend charities' plans
- After Black Friday comes Cyber Monday 2009. Is it more virtual than real?
- Oprah Winfrey queen of a declining empire - daytime TV
- In Chicago, mixed feelings about end of Oprah Winfrey show
- New tale of Detroit’s woe: Pontiac Silverdome sold for $583,000
- National World War II Museum: Bringing the battle to life
- Monsters of Folk: Making hits without the hype
- Terror arrests compel US Muslims to talk about their faith
- Bankers face activists’ anger in the streets of Chicago
- Who owns an artist's legacy?
- Symphonies gingerly embrace digital performers
- Will 2016 Olympics really be a prize for the host city?
- No Olympics in Chicago: How big a blow to Mayor Daley?
- How a little jam went global
- Killing of anti-abortion protester has both sides questioning violence
- White House’s new stimulus message: It’s helping you
- Whose art is Katrina art?
- Illinois corruption includes state’s largest school systems
- The Internet as online confessional
- Kirk’s Senate bid a crusade against Illinois corruption
- Make way for the micro mobiles
- A short Senate tenure for Illinois’s Burris
- A blow for Illinois’s Blagojevich in corruption case
- The great sell-off: Chicago auctions city assets
- Bedroom, kitchen, art gallery
- Despite differences, Obama and medical community vow reform
- Michigan leaders give Obama deputy an earful over GM plans
- At a shuttered GM plant, frustration, confusion…and flowers
- Burris tape stokes skepticism in Illinois
- Groups try musical chairs
- Wi-Fi hits the highway
- Catholics astir over Obama’s speech at Notre Dame
- New Orleans' 'Katrina Generation' struggles with drugs and depression
- Blagojevich case: Will it seal Illinois’ reputation as most corrupt state?
- Franken tightens grip on Senate seat, but lawsuit looms
- Gay marriage ruling has Iowans weighing their values
- Blagojevich indictment outlines more pay-to-play schemes
- Blagojevich is still everywhere – and some can smile about it
- Simple pleasures gain ground
- Detroit's auto troubles test brand loyalty
- Interactive fashion lets costumers wear devices on their sleeves
- Honeyboy’s not-so-blue gig: Inauguration party
- Long-forgotten old-time music finds new audience
- Tennessee spill revives coal ash controversy
- Legacy of Chicago sit-in: empowering laid-off workers
- The changing face of Chicago blues
- Will Obama victory end racial-identity politics?
- On Obama’s night, an election to remember
- With videos, high art meets high-tech
- Chicago Tribune
- New York Magazine
- Agence France-Presse (AFP)
- MOJO
- No Depression
- Harp
- Nada Surf, 2008
- Allison Moorer, 2008
- Moby, 2008
- Goldfrapp, 2008
- Death Cab For Cutie, 2008
- KT Tunstall, 2007
- Bonnaroo, 2007 Day One
- Bonnaroo, 2007 Day Two
- Bonnaroo, 2007 Day Three
- Rufus Wainwright
- Lucinda Williams, 2007
- Joanna Newsom
- The Decemberists, 2006
- The Black Keys
- Sufjan Stevens
- Scott Walker
- Soul Asylum
- Coldplay at Metro in Chicago May 2006
- Jon Langford
- The Strokes at the Park West
- Lollapalooza
- Mike Doughty
- Lollapalooza
- Paul Westerberg at the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis
- Chicago Magazine
- Jazz TImes
- SPIN
- Chicago Daily Herald
- Major news releases of 2008
- Vampire Weekend at Metro Chicago, 2008
- Ray Davies at the Chicago Theatre, 2008
- Flying solo: Former Jayhawks frontman Gary Louris goes at it alone
- Still thrilling: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” turns 25
- Lip-locked: Atlanta’s The Black Lips make grime grandiose
- Foo Fighters at the Allstate Arena, 2008
- Heavy Pelican: Chicago instrumentalists span rock’s wide spectrum
- Pop guru: Jon Brion steps in and out of the studio
- John Fogerty at the Chicago Theatre, 2007
- Bob Dylan, “The Other Side of the Mirror” and “I’m Not There” soundtrack
- Neil Young at the Chicago Theatre, 2007
- Flying high: Chicago’s Frisbie makes soaring return to pop perfection
- Jay-Z at the House of Blues Chicago, 2007
- Kelly Clarkson at the Chicago Theatre, 2007
- Bell’s blues: Guitar virtuoso faces his demons
- Bob Dylan at the Chicago Theatre, 2007
- In ‘shambles’: Pete Doherty makes a case for music in Babyshambles
- Neil Young, “Chrome Dreams II” (Reprise)
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the United Center, 2007
- Fall Out Boy: Pete Wentz
- Fall Out Boy
- Radiohead, “In Rainbows”
- Far East blues: Chicago guitar hero becomes world ambassador of the blues
- Radiohead and the music industry
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony at the United Center, 2007
- Devil art: Exhibition connects the dots between rock music and the avant garde
- Top dogs: Say hello to Dr. Dog, one of the best new bands of the year
- Genesis at the United Center, 2007
- Bruce Springsteen, “Magic”
- Amy Winehouse at the Vic Theatre
- Genesis ‘turns it on’: New tour looks back 40 years
- Sinead O’Connor at the Symphony Center
- ‘Theology’ is divine: Sinead O’Connor releases her first new set of originals in seven years
- Dukes of Soul: How Vee-Jay, Chicago’s most successful record label, fell into, and rescued from, obscurity
- Kanye West, “Graduation” (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)
- Baring all: Two new albums turn folk music upside down
- Home improvement: Crowded House grows mature with new album
- Marilyn Manson and Slayer at the Allstate Arena, 2007
- On the money: Dollar Store open for business
- Lollapalooza Day Three
- Lollapalooza Day Two
- Lollapalooza
- Glen Hansard: forever: Musicians play themselves in hit indie film
- Yoko Ono at Pitchfork 2007
- The Police at Wrigley Field, 2007
- Swing Time Dylan experience switches everything up for Elana James
- Gwen Stefani at the First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre, 2007
- Grand masters: Porter Wagoner and Charlie Louvin return with new albums
- Paul McCartney, “Memory Almost Full”
- Joss Stone
- Arcade Fire at the Chicago Theatre
- Club night: Black Rebel Motorcycle club get heavy again
- Wilco, “Sky Blue Sky” review
- Bjork at the Auditorium Theatre
- The Killers at the Sears Centre, 2007
- Arctic Monkeys at the Riviera Theatre Chicago
- ’Magick man’: Pop Levi meditates for his music
- Tom Morello
- Swedish delight: Peter, Bjorn and John deliver first great pop album of the year
- Mighty Mouse: Modest Mouse floats on with ‘Ship’
- Fountains of Wayne, “Traffic and Weather” (Virgin/Capitol Records Group)
- Pony ride: Chicago band turns up the volume
- Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price at the Rosemont Theatre, 2007
- Fired up: Montreal’s Arcade Fire return
- Pitchfork Music Festival
- Justin Timberlake at the Allstate Arena, 2007
- The Who at the Sears Centre, 2007
- Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Allstate Arena, 2007
- My Chemical Romance
- George Strait at the Sears Centre, 2007
- Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir
- Lucinda Williams, “West” (Lost Highway)
- ‘Night’ moves: The Shins make the year’s first great pop album
- Norah Jones, “Not Too Late” (EMI/Blue Note)
- Boogie rambler: Box set captures John Lee Hooker’s blues
- John Mellencamp, “Freedom’s Road” (UMG/Universal Republic)
- Pop survivor: the songs of Ron Sexsmith continue to shine
- Soul power: James Brown transcended the stage in concerts
- Sean Lennon at the Park West, 2006
- Second skin: Sean Lennon doubles music with film
- Bob Seger at the Allstate Arena
- Live alive: My Morning Jacket lives up to double live hype
- Morrissey at the Aragon
- Tenacious D film review
- Bert Jansch Folk revival (once again): ‘Freak folk’ scene discovers U.K. master
- Kevin Federline at the House of Blues Chicago
- Barbra Streisand at United Center
- Scritti Politti’s lifelong search for the perfect pop song
- Califone: A Chicago band gets it right
- Beck at UIC Pavilion Chicago
- Police story: Andy Summers sets the record straight
- The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field, 2006
- Evanescence falls, gets back up: Renewal resounds in new album
- Evanescence falls, gets back up: Renewal resounds in new album
- Beck, “The Information” (Interscope)
- Roger Waters at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 2006
- Desert blues: Afro-pop star makes his final statement with “Savane”
- The Who at the United Center, 2006
- Tool at Allstate Arena, 2006
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Charter One Pavilion, 2006
- Cat Power at the Vic Theatre
- Cat Power at the Vic Theater, September 2006
- Mariah Carey at the United Center
- After 25 years, Touch and Go founder's personal taste key to longevity
- Not as ‘Dirrty’: Christina Aguilera cleans up. Christina Aguilera, “Back to Basics” (RCA/Sony BMG)
- CSNY at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
- Bob Dylan, “Modern Times” (Columbia)
- Back to the garden: Festival’s legacy lives in Woodstock
- Justin Timberlake at the House of Blues Chicago
- Tom Petty, “Highway Companion” (American)
- Johnny Cash
- AFI at the Vic in Chicago
- ‘Angels’ rising: Tom DeLonge talks about life after Blink-182
- Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris at Charter One Pavilion
- Rhyme time: After ‘Jesus Walks’, a Chicago rapper seizes his moment
- Madonna at the United Center, June 2006
- Radiohead at the Auditorium Theatre Chicago, 2006
- Bruce Springsteen at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 2006
- Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint at Ravinia
- Thom Yorke, “The Eraser” (XL Recordings)
- Cheap Trick, “Rockford” (Cheap Trick Unlimited/Big3)
- Dixie Chicks, “Taking the Long Way” (Columbia/Open Wide)
- O T Bone: Famed producer reclaims his songwriting roots
- Pearl Jam at the United Center, 2006
- Neil Young, “Living With War” (Reprise)
- Pearl Jam at war: New album finds band at their most engaged, outraged
- Bruce Springsteen, “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions” (Columbia)
- Lost in Space: The Flaming Lips go into the ‘Mystic’
- Morrissey, “Ringleader of the Tormentors” (Sanctuary)
- Neko Case at the Vic Theatre
- Guided By Bob: Robert Pollard mines inspiration alone
- Ray Davies
- Hustler’s pride: Southern rapper Juvenile goes home to New Orleans
- Queen at the Allstate Arena, 2006
- Regal rock: Queen morphs with Bad Company for tour which drummer says is overpriced
- Golden ‘Heart’: Neil Young concert film glows with details
- Kinks frontman Ray Davies goes solo, finally
- Arctic Monkeys, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” (Domino)
- The Rolling Stones at United Center, 2006
- Darryl Jones of The Rolling Stones
- Health insurance and musicians
- Good ‘Impressions’: Strokes third is a step up
- Rock around the block: How Hayden Thompson caught up with rockabilly stardom
- Vocal queen: Mary J. Blige breaks through
- Hop on board: New book takes you for a ride with ZZ Top
- Dance floor drudgery: Madonna fails to get into the groove
- “Walk the Line” film review
- Wilco “Kicking Television: Live in Chicago” (Nonesuch) 4 stars
- After the flood: World Leader Pretend makes sleeper album of the year
- Oldies gold: Philadelphia milestone Cameo-Parkway finally gets boxed
- Paul McCartney at the United Center
- Son of Son Volt: Jay Farrar returns to rock The new line-up of Son Volt plays the Vic Saturday
- Nine Inch Nails at the Allstate Arena
- Pearl Jam and Robert Plant at the House of Blues
- Houstonians return to a near ghost town
- In Austin, evacuees take life minute by minute
- Rita, Austin festival make odd music together
- Sugar high: Bob Mould confronts his past in the present
- Beck at the Riveria
- U2 at the United Center
- Paul McCartney, “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard” (Capitol) 3.5 stars
- The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field, 2005
- New Orleans music post-Katrina
- ‘Bang’ masters: The Rolling Stones roll again
- Jimmy Buffett at Wrigley Field, Chicago September 4, 2005
- White Stripes at the Auditorium Theatre
- “Sweet is this ‘Anchor’: Dolly Varden’s Steve Dawson goes solo
- Bob Dylan, “Live at the Gaslight 1962” and “No Direction Home: The Soundtrack”
- Dolly Varden’s Steve Dawson goes solo
- ‘Institute’ of rock: Gavin Rossdale sheds new skin
- Colplay at Alpine Valley
- Cowboys in flames: 10-years of the Waco Brothers
- Kanye West and John Legend at House of Blues Chicago
- Glen Campbell at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago
- Glen Campbell
- Rock of (all) ages: Lollapalooza begins new chapter in Chicago
- Perry Farrell
- Lollapalooza
- Anger Management tour at the Tweeter Center
- Farm Aid press conference
- Robert Plant at the Auditorium Theatre
- R. Kelly returns, barely ‘Reloaded’
- Alison Krauss and Union Station at Ravinia
- Billy Corgan at the Vic
- The ‘Future’ of Billy Corgan
- Wonder ‘Walls’: How the Redwalls rose from the suburbs to become Chicago’s hottest new band
- All for one: Billy Corgan finally goes solo
- Foo Fighters
- Bruce Springsteen, “Devils & Dust” (Columbia)
- Box set chases down Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run
- Bruce Springsteen solo at the Rosemont Theatre
- U2
- Coldplay at Metro Chicago
- Safe Landing: Fall Out Boys brings it home
- Nine Inch Nails, “With Teeth” (Interscope)
- Lollapalooza preview
- Chris Cornell of Audioslave
- Sting at the UIC Pavilion
- Sting at the UIC Pavilion
- To die for: Dogs Die in Hot Cars deliver Scottish pop
- Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard at the Auditorium Theatre Chicago
- Raw power: the Kills explore the dark beauty of romance
- The Kills explore the dark beauty of romance
- Beck
- This year’s models: South By Southwest debuts new flavors
- Moby checks into new ‘Hotel’
- The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field
- Head tripping: Psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson gets his due
- Buddy crowned: Before rock hall induction, Buddy Guy talks about his lifelong career in the blues
- Ashlee Simpson at the Rosemont Theatre
- Kings of the road: Kings of Leon become royalty
- England’s newest hit makers: The Music head over the top
- Bright Eyes
- The complexity of Jimmy Chamberlin: Pumpkins drummer rises again
- The best album you didn’t hear this year: Devin Davis brings pop perfection
- Lights out: Guided By Voices sign off after 20 years
- Bob Dylan, "Chronicles Volume One"
- Ignited: The Arcade Fire arrive with year’s most impressive debut
- From a spark: Montreal's The Arcade Fire brings this year's most impressive debut
- New 'Rules' Rosanne Cash rewrites expectations
- David Lindley
- The Pixies at the Aragon
- A true ‘Thriller’: box set highlights Michael Jackson’s songwriting genius
- Eminem, “Encore” (Aftermath/Interscope) two stars
- Avril Lavigne at the United Center
- Mike Mills of R.E.M.
- Faded glory: Elliott Smith’s last album a sad gem
- Vote for Change concert in Detroit
- The house that Trax built: 20 years of house music
- Singer’s ‘Science’: Pop music a serious endeavor for Chicago songwriter
- Vox Humana: Bjork strips new album to bare essentials
- Gunning solo: Tommy Stinson takes a break from tending the roses
- The Beatles in Chicago
- McLachlan's grace, talent lushly fill United Center
- Vote for Change concerts in 2004 election year
- Steve Earle, “The Revolution Starts…Now” (Artemis)
- Feasting on change: Chicago’s Joan of Arc continues to surprise
- Modest Mouse
- Marah
- The way it is now: Bruce Hornsby strives for pop sophistication
- The Hives at Metro
- Prince after show at the House of Blues Chicago
- One more Saturday night: The Dead forge ahead
- Morrissey at the House of Blues Chicago
- Madonna “Re-Invention” tour at the United Center, July 2007
- Millennium Park opening, 2004
- Incubus
- Finishing what they started: Van Halen returns
- The Cure, “The Cure” (Geffen)
- Prince at the Allstate Arena
- Love Sick: The Magnetic Fields fall for it again
- The Streets at Metro
- Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright at Ravinia
- A quiet storm: Wilco’s ‘Ghosts’ transfixes
- Howlin’ Wolf
- David Byrne at Skyline Stage Navy Pier Chicago
- Ginuwine
- Twista at the Congress Theater
- Morrissey, “You Are the Quarry” (Attack/Sanctuary)
- Melissa Auf der Maur
- Loretta Lynn and Jack White
- Chicago suits Kayne West just fine Hip-hop artist is all gentleman for his homecoming show
- Graham Parker at Martyrs
- Jon Anderson of Yes
- Billy Corgan at the Metro, April 2004
- Jay Bennett's sublime breakout
- Jay Bennett
- Ben Kweller
- Bob Dylan, “Live 1964” (Columbia)
- The Vines at the Vic in Chicago
- Kanye West and Twista
- Times have changed for Britney Spears
- David Byrne, “Grown Backwards (Nonesuch)
- Von Bondies
- Bob Dylan at the Park West
- Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit at the UIC Pavilion
- Bob Dylan at the Aragon, Chicago
- Neil Young “Greendale” tour at the Rosemont Theatre
- Bob Seger
- Ludacris uses versatility to rise to the top
- Bobby Conn
- Norah Jones, “Feels Like Home” (Blue Note)
- R. Kelly
- Heather Headley
- Starsailor
- David Bowie at the Rosemont Theatre
- WVON at 40: Radio station celebrates its place in Chicago's history
- Ryan Adams at the Riviera, 2003
- Wanting one: Pop auteur Rufus Wainwright survives, making best album yet
- John Mayer at the Allstate Arena, 2003
- John Mayer at the Allstate Arena, November 2003
- Fountains of Wayne at the Vic Theater, November 2003
- Wayne’s world: Fountains of Wayne make the perfect pop album
- Truth be told: Tom Morello takes a more intimate turn on new political tour
- Bob Dylan at the Allstate Arena, November 2003
- Orleans pair fire up the dancefloor
- The Strokes at the Aragon, 2003
- Growing pains result in Travis’s best album yet
- Elliott Smith: 'Miss Misery' songwriter found dead
- Liz Phair at Metro, September 2003
- 30 Odd Foot of Grunts at the House of Blues, September 2003.
- On fire: The Strokes' return ignites rock airwaves again
- Johnny Cash: 'Man in Black' transcended styles, ages
- Soul Journeying: Gillian Welch steps back in moving ahead
- Paul Westerberg continues with two albums, DVD
- Never 'Surrender': Rick Nielsen talks about Cheap Trick's legacy
- Going to ‘Greendale’: Neil Young’s latest odyssey looks at Small Town U.S.A.
- Radiohead at Alpine Vallley, 2003
- Phair Chance: Liz Phair aims for a hit at all costs
- New album in tow, Marty Stuart is taking country back to its roots
- Fire inside: Russell Crowe invests all he has in a second life in music
- Bob Dylan, “Masked and Anonymous” film review
- List Marie Presley at the House of Blues, August 2003
- Love her tender: Lisa Marie Presley walks on coals to start a career
- Megabyte music: Grandaddy gives Silicon Valley a beating heart
- Shania Twain at Hutchinson Field, 2003
- Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera at the Allstate Arena, 2003
- Revamped Doors ready to relight the fire
- Marty Stuart, 2003
- Yoko Ono
- Fleetwood Mac at the Allstate Arena, 2003
- White Stripes, “Elephant” (V2)
- Heart-to-heart: Psychologically rich pop songs buoy Lisa Germano
- Radiohead, “Hail to the Thief” (Capitol)
- Daniel Lanois at the Old Town School of Folk Music
- Madonna: Material girl's pedestal doesn't work as pulpit
- Vic Chesnutt’s silver lining: songwriter peaking with best work yet
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Vic Theatre, 2003
- The Jayhawks fly again: New album perfect ‘rainy day music’
- Patricia Kaas, 2003
- Lucinda Williams, “World Without Tears” (Lost Highway)
- 50 Cent at the House of Blues, 2003
- Bird songs: Andrew Bird finds musical garden in rural life
- Looking sharper: Joe Jackson and band reunite after 23 years
- Lou Reed at the Chicago Theatre
- Marr returns: Smiths guitarist lives up to his legacy
- Shakira at the United Center, 2003
- Bowling for strikes: Camper Van Beethoven rises again
- Remembering Joe Strummer: Clash frontman synthesized politics and punk
- Cobain Diaries
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the United Center, 2002
- Guns N’ Roses at the Allstate Arena, 2002
- Chicago’s rock palace: How Metro survived 20 years and why it endures
- Bob Dylan at the Allstate Arena, 2002
- Beck, The Lips
- Eyes Adrift play Schuba’s tonight
- Turning on the lights: Linda Thompson rediscovers her voice
- Krist Novoselic: Nirvana bassist back with new band
- Sleater-Kinney at Metro, 2002
- Take no prisoners: Steve Earle steps up and asks the tough questions
- Bruce Springsteen at the United Center, September 2002
- The Rolling Stones at Comiskey Park, September 2002
- Marianne Faithfull
- The Rolling Stones at the United Center, September 2002
- 'Trying To Break Your Heart' a window into record industry and Wilco woes
- Lip locked: Flaming Lips innovate pop yet again
- Here comes David Baerwald: Songwriter finds voice again after nine years
- Paul Westerberg at the Vic Theatre, 2002
- Paul Westerberg
- Burning Love: Cult ‘60s psychedelic band returns
- Bruce Springsteen, “The Rising”
- El-P
- The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (Warner Bros.)
- Jewel, 2002
- Jim Lauderdale at FitzGerald's, July 2002
- West coast soul: Chuck Prophet taps into the summertime thing
- Made in America: Dave Alvin digs up his roots
- Jeff Tweedy at the Abbey, June 2002
- Eminem, “The Eminem Show”
- Turning the tables on Terkel Preparing for his 90th birthday, Studs Terkel momentarily stops asking questions and answers a few instead
- Westerberg reclaims legend at intimate in-store
- Midnight Oil laces music with messages that mean something
- Elvis Costello at the House of Blues, 2002
- Wait for Wilco CD worth it; Ex-guitarists's solo debut also a winner
- Zwan at the Double Door, April 2002
- Patti Griffin
- Paul McCartney at the United Center, April 2002
- Electric Eel: One-man band returns to rocking
- Le Tigre at Metro, March 2002
- Gang of three: Le Tigre's feminism hits the dance floor
- Mary J. Blige at the Auditorium Theatre, 2002
- Alicia Keys at the Arie Crown Theatre, February 2002
- The King’s man: Scotty Moore has his day in the Sun
- World gently sweeps: The 'quiet Beatle' was not the most popular, but he was no less influential on rock 'n' roll and all of pop culture
- The marketing of Britney
- Dischord With Wilco
- Van Morrison at the Rosemont Theatre, November 2001
- Singing in the rain: Paul McCartney renewed with melancholy ‘Rain’
- Bob Dylan at the United Center
- Rock renaissance man Al Kooper looks back on his career
- Jane’s Addiction Perry Farrell
- Addicted to love: Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins talk about the need for Jane’s Addiction
- Rage guitarist sounds off on music blacklist
- Bjork at the Civic Opera House
- Ben Folds One: Solo Folds rocks the suburbs
- Dylan returns: Bob Dylan follows up Grammy winner with oblique style bender
- Blues maverick: Alligator defines three decades of blues
- Blues maverick: Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records
- Built to Spill still at the forefront of inventive pop
- Madonna at the United Center, August 2001
- Album offers a different side of Robbie Fulks
- The 'Trouble' with Robbie Fulks: 'Couples' offers a new look at Chicago songwriter
- Ringo Starr at the Rosemont Theatre, August 2001
- Radiohead at Hutchinson Field, August 2001
- Moby's Area: One breathes fresh air into the concert scene
- The Breeders are back: Early ‘90s band records new album
- They’re spooky: Primitive classic reissued after 12 years
- For Lucinda Williams, even cowgirls get the blues
- Ozzfest
- Scary monster? Marilyn Manson is not shocked he shocks
- Ozzfest headliner Marilyn Manson center stage in Columbine protest
- U2 at the United Center, May 2001
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