The Chicago Weekly

Common Law - Confronting crime with the Guardian Angels

Josh Kovensky — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:41 +0000

Sporting their trademark red berets and white hoodies, Miguel "3rd Rail" Fuentes and his fellow members of the Chicago chapter of the Guardian Angels risk their lives attempting to deter crime and save the lives of strangers.

A Nice Vue If You Can Get It - Proposed high rise looms over 53rd Street

Ari Feldman — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:59:32 +0000

Last Thursday, the Chicago Plan Commission approved Mesa Development's proposal for Vue53, a Hyde Park commercial and residential development that would replace a Mobil gas station and adjoining car wash on 53rd Street, just north of Nichols Park.

Grotesque Alphabet - Pope.L at the Renaissance Society

Tobi Haslett — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:08 +0000

Some species of bird feed their chicks by regurgitation: food is first ingested by the mother before climbing back up her esophagus. Some artists do the same. Pope.L makes it work.

Into Focus - Photographs as conversation at the Bridgeport Art Center

Stephen Urchick — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:08 +0000

"Multiple Exposures" achieves in the gallery what Jane Fulton Alt's photography critique group accomplishes behind closed doors.

Less Art, More Matter

Brian Ng — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:01 +0000

At the Washington Park Arts Incubator, an enthusiastic crowd does battle with a panel, teasing out the relationship between art and community development.

In Bloom

Phoebe Salzman-Cohen — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:48 +0000

Some of the most popular flowers at the Hyde Park Garden Fair are under attack by impatiens downy mildew, a type of fungus that causes plants to drop their flowers and leaves. Its spores can hang out in the soil for almost a decade.

Lost in Transition - At a women’s shelter in West Englewood, residents and staff struggle to make ends meet

Claire Withycombe — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:28 +0000

Clara Kirk’s West Englewood United Organization had begun with two feet firmly planted in the community, and maintained a good reputation across Chicago. Yet the very force that propelled the organization from its founding—its neighborhood spirit—may have been its downfall.

The Meaning of Israel - Rabbi Capers Funnye shapes a faith

Josh Kovensky — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:59:02 +0000

Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, leader of the Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, shapes a faith.

The Dogs Are All Right - In search of the perfect hot dog joint

John Gamino — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:58:52 +0000

If searching for encased meats along the streets that made Upton Sinclair famous for "The Jungle" seems counterintuitive, I don't care. They taste too good.

At Home in the Theater - Front-row access to Chicago homes

Emma Collins — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:57:54 +0000

The Home Theater Festival, which has just wrapped up its inaugural year in Chicago, consists of a two-week long series of gatherings in which a variety of art, music, and dance performances are staged in homes throughout the city.