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Music

Jeremy Cunningham Makes Cathartic Jazz About Grief and Gun Violence

02.28.20

By Josh Terry
Pulse

Jussie Smollett Was Just Indicted for the Hate Crime He Allegedly Faked

02.11.20

By Tess Owen
Food

All Aboard the Beef Bus, the Truck Bringing Chicago Staple Portillo’s to You

02.04.20

By Josh Terry
Tech

Instacart Workers Win Historic Union Election

02.01.20

By Lauren Kaori Gurley
Food

Everyone in Chicago Seems to Really Hate These Deep-Dish Pizza Baseball Caps

01.31.20

By Jelisa Castrodale
Tech

Leaked Memos Show Instacart is Running a Union-Busting Campaign

01.27.20

By Lauren Kaori Gurley
Pulse

Chicago Now Has a Coronavirus Patient

01.24.20

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

A Judge Just Ordered Google To Hand Over Jussie Smollett‘s Searches and Emails to a Special Prosecutor

01.09.20

By Alex Lubben
Pulse

13 People Were Shot at a Gun Violence Victim’s Memorial in Chicago

12.23.19

By Tim Marcin
Pulse

What Happened After Chicago Police Cut Down on Busting Drug Possession and Prostitution

12.05.19

By Rob Arthur
Pulse

‘Very Disturbing’: A Chicago Cop Body-Slammed a Man Who Allegedly Spit on Him

12.02.19

By Emma Ockerman
Tech

UberPool Fare Hikes Hit Low-Income Neighborhoods in Chicago Hardest, Analysis Shows

11.27.19

By Edward Ongweso Jr

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike