Like Carl Sandburg, Nelson Algren and Gwendolyn Brooks, the Chicago writers Jessica Hopper references in her new memoir, Night Moves (University of Texas Press, 2018), she makes the “neon wilderness”…
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An Interview with Rebecca Makkai
If you’ve been waiting for the arrival of the best book of 2018, look no further than The Great Believers (Viking, 2018), the new novel by Rebecca Makkai of Lake…
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Jeffrey Schwarz on ‘The Fabulous Allan …
The late film producer Allan Carr, a Highland Park native, was known for his creative flair and his fondness for caftans. His film work ran the gamut from boffo box…
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Indigo Girls Coming to Evanston
Emily Saliers’ solo debut album, Murmuration Nation (released in August 2017 by Emily Saliers Music), was worth the wait. The other half of the Indigo Girls band—with Amy Ray—Sailers began working on…
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Introducing William Patrick Corgan …
For many of us, he will always be Billy. But as William Corgan, front man of The Smashing Pumpkins, began to edge closer to age 50, he was having second…
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HP Grad Finds His Way to Broadway
In December 2015, Highland Park native Jesse Kovarsky made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-nominated revival of Fiddler On the Roof, now playing at the Broadway Theater in Manhattan…
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LF Resident to Be Honored
On June 8, 2016, Lake Forest resident and author Don Cooke is being honored by Forefront, an organization previously known as Donors Forum, at its annual luncheon to be held…
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All the World’s a Stage for Glencoe Resident
A self-described “empty-nester,” Denise Hoeflich has lived with her family in Glencoe since 1995. Her North Shore tradition continues with both of her and husband Adam’s sons currently attending Northwestern…
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North Shore Roots of Yoko & the Oh No’s
From The North Shore Weekend newspaper The suburbs of the North Shore have a long and enduring history and presence in the world of modern rock music. Members of Fall…
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Living Female Rock Critic Jessica Hopper
From The North Shore Weekend newspaper They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes the title is all you need. The First Collection of Criticism by…
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