Fred Armisen has got an ear for noise. Cue his new album, ‘100 Sound Effects’

There are moments when no other city sounds like Chicago, he says. Like when an “L” train is passing, or the moment you step ...

Today in Chicago History: Medinah Temple opens

1912: Medinah Temple, a rectangular building with a pair of crescent-crowned domes and Arabic influences, opened on Wabash ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Yellow Line train derails at Howard Street; passengers from other trains escorted to safety

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NASCAR continues impact on South and West sides with Speed and Sound Fest

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Crime in Chicago Is a Choice

An officer drove her, praying, to the University of Chicago hospital. In a private waiting room, a door opened, and the mayor ...
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Sunday Movie: Chicago

Chicago is a vibrant city, not a crime-ravaged third-world hellhole. (CityNerd) Ray rides several L lines and checks out the ...
Los Angeles Times

Echoing the raids in L.A., parts of Chicago are untouched by ICE, others under siege

Susanne Rust is an award-winning investigative reporter specializing in environmental issues. She is based in the Bay Area.
Yahoo

Germany's Deutsche Bahn presents new stepless long-distance trains

Evelyn Palla, CEO of DB, speaks at the premiere of Deutsche Bahn's new ICE L at Berlin Ostbahnhof. For the first time, Deutsche Bahn presented the complete train, which offers, among other things, ...
Chicago Reader

Cincinnati psych rockers Electric Citizen grow into a lavish new sound on EC4

Electric Citizen is the brainchild of guitarist Ross Dolan and singer Laura Dolan, high school sweethearts who married and formed their dream band. The 70s-inspired psychedelic metal of the Cincinnati ...
Chicago Reader

Chicagoan James Weir swaps indie rock for chill jazz with Blue Earth Sound

Keyboardist James Weir has already made an impression on Chicago’s indie-rock scene in Ne-Hi and spin-off band Spun Out, but with his first album as a bandleader, he leaves the sweaty basement venue ...
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The Sad Truth Behind the Singer Who Defined the Sound of the 1950s

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...
Los Angeles Times

8 injured at Union Station as Metrolink train slams into stationary train

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eight people were injured Wednesday morning when a Metrolink train arriving at Union Station crashed into a ...