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Filmmaker Judd Apatow has a knack for making pretty much anything funny. A 40-Year-Old Virgin, an unexpected pregnancy in Knocked Up. Now he’s lent his name, as producer, to the hilarity that ensues when you’re a member of a wedding party.

There’s an excellent chance that Illinois will pass its own DREAM ACT when it goes to the state House now that the Senate has sent it on with bipartisan support.

When I asked Rahm about making nonprofits, including arts groups, pay property taxes (I admit it--I'm Spartacus!), I didn't actually expect to put him on the spot.  I presumed he had an answer already figured out, and that he would share or not share it depending on his mood.I didn't expec

Chicago little notes nor long remembers--if it's aware at all--when the Mayor appoints a new commissioner of Department X, Y or Z. A handful of important posts--say, the commissioners of Finance, Police and Fire--may receive a lot of scrutiny but rarely any of the others.

KELLY: What's so terrific about MPAACT's Last Saint on Sugar Hill is its unapologetic approach to its subject.  As I watched this account of a man literally driven mad by greed, and the consequences of that for his two sons, I realized how often African-American-themed p

Worldview film contributor Milos Stehlik, has made yet another trip to the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. As WBEZ’s unofficial Cannes blogger, he’s allowed us to experience the spectacle vicariously.

Nate Seider goes by Nate Manic when he’s at the turntables. In addition to his own mixes, he’s also the person that selects the DJs who spin at one of Chicago’s long-standing dance clubs: Smart Bar. He’s also the Talent Buyer and Music Director for the club.