Steve Albini, legendary rock underground pioneer, dies at 61
The Chicago musicmaker was the sound engineer behind albums for thousands of bands and singers, including Nirvana’s “In Utero,” the last studio album recorded by Kurt Cobain and company.
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The Chicago musicmaker was the sound engineer behind albums for thousands of bands and singers, including Nirvana’s “In Utero,” the last studio album recorded by Kurt Cobain and company.
“I think we’ve come a very long way in the right direction,” Cook County Supervising Judge Charles Beach said in an interview. “Things are working well.”
The group that blocked George Lucas from building a museum on Soldier Field’s south parking lot says the stadium project could ultimately end up in court.
The Northwest Side neighborhood is home to great thrifting destinations, community gardens and a long list of ethnic restaurants.
This time of year, millions of birds cross Illinois each night on their spring migration north. Many will hit the windows of Chicago’s skyline.
The two Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organizations garnered the Local Reporting prize on Monday for the “Missing in Chicago” series, and Invisible Institute won a second Pulitzer for audio reporting. Eig’s ‘King: A Life’ won in the Biography category.
The rare fossil of a birdlike creature went on display Monday at the museum.
The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle.
The abrupt closure of the grocers impacts dozens of local vendors — from cold brew to Japanese rice balls.
Researchers say if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”