The Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance presents "High Tea with Bertha Honoré Palmer." During this four-course tea, catered by High Tea by Gerri, historian and actress Leslie Goddard--in character as Bertha Honoré Palmer--entertains us.
The Garfield Park Conservatory is holding a "plant rescue sale" Saturday.A summer hailstorm heavily damaged the conservatory and left plants exposed to the elements.
According to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 15 percent of Latino youth in the United States have considered attempting suicide. By comparison, rates for black and white youth were 13 percent.
In the face of mounting poverty and inequality, individuals around the world are forced to make some extreme decisions. Many sound familiar: children quit school to support their family.
Jennifer Steele, perhaps better known by her alias "Serafine LaCroix," combines two pretty sexy worlds—poetry and burlesque. LaCroix is part of the Chicago Poetry Brothel, where she recites her poems alongside a mix of blues music and intimate dancing.
Eight Forty-Eight left its passport at home despite taking a European tour of sorts. There were stops in both Germany and France as Christy LeMaster reviewed two foreign films coming to Chicago.
The war has been getting out of hand. So Don Corleone calls for a summit meeting. All the gang chiefs sit down together and hammer out a truce.It's a famous scene from "The Godfather."
