This is Part 2 of our appreciation of Bob Dylan at 70. His birthday is May 24, 2011. And during this episode, Dylan plugs in. Jim and Greg discuss how and why Dylan went electric in 1965, and get a first-hand account of his famous, or infamous, concert at the…

“It was a big thing, to not be afraid of losing the brand,” says 500 Clown cofounder Adrian Danzig. “We needed to say, ‘The brand is strong enough, let’s see what it will hold,’ instead of re-creating the same note. It’s a risk.” Might not seem like much of a leap, but…

When I came in today, I asked my colleagues covering the Blagojevich trial for good nuggets! You know, stuff that won’t make the newscasts but were funny observations. They really didn’t have any. Why? Because this trial is really, really, really boring. Without the legal team of Sam & Sam,…

Deciding whether or not a country is advancing often comes down to a numbers game. Gross domestic product, or GDP, is the typical measure by which we track a nation’s economic progress or failure. But many argue that measure falls short of the mark. In her new book Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach ,…

1. 20% Chicago , a theater troupe which aims to raise the profile of women in theater, has brought us   Electra & Orestes.  They call the production   a “devised re-imagining of Sophocles’ tragedy,” and it’s at the Evanston Arts Depot weekends through May 22. …

Chicago’s city council honored Richard M. Daley Wednesday during his last council meeting as mayor. Words of thanks and appreciation, along with inside jokes and a few almost-tears, were bestowed upon Mayor Daley for almost two hours.

Why do workers around the world celebrate an event that happened on the streets of Chicago.

A South Side man has been sentenced to 21 years after a fight with his wife sent her 5-week-old baby off a balcony.

Plus: Chicago International Film Festival and Social Stimulus Club.

Standing, yelling and clapping during the anthem is just what we do in Chicago.