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A century before Craigslist, salacious ads starting appearing in Joseph R. Dunlop's Chicago Dispatch, one of the city's leading newspapers. Chicago magazine, February 2010.


Profile of former Bush White House lawyer Michael Scudder. Chicago Lawyer magazine, January 2010.


STEAMER TRUNK DIARIES: The adventures of local residents who traveled overseas in the 1800s and early 1900s. Cover story, North Shore Magazine, December 2009.

Reviews of new CDs by MV & EE and Espers. Signal to Noise magazine, Winter 2010. (Newsstands only.)


Chicago's First Airplane Flight, 100 Years Ago. Chicago Public Radio WBEZ's "Eight Forty-Eight" Show, Oct. 16, 2009.

"All the Fame of Lofty Deeds" at House Theatre, preview. Chicago magazine, November 2009.


Home Movie Day. Time Out Chicago, Oct. 15-21, 2009.


Vertebrats song "Left in the Dark" lives on. WBEZ, Oct. 2, 2009.

Profile of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Chicago Lawyer magazine, October 2009.

World music at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. WBEZ, Sept. 18, 2009.

An overview of classical music in Chicago. September/October 2009 Listen magazine. Available only to subscribers. See www.listenmusicmag.com.

Profile of attorney Kellye Fabian. September 2009 Chicago Laywer magazine. (Print edition also includes article on John Marshall Law School's Asian Alliance program.)

Pretenders, Cat Powers and Juliette Lewis concert review. Southtown Star, Aug. 20, 2009.

Pitchfork Music Festival concert review, Southtown Star, Aug. 2, 2009.

New park is named after the Battle of Fort Dearborn.WBEZ, July 31, 2009.

Chicago's history with Tommy guns. WBEZ, July 1, 2009.

Just in time for Public Enemies, a primer on the real life of John Dillinger. Chicago magazine, July 2009.

Sonic Youth concert review, Southtown Star, June 30, 2009.

The story behind Kanye West's benefit concert, including excerpts from an interview with his late mother. WBEZ, June 11, 2009.

A look back at the life and music of Jay Bennett. WBEZ, May 29, 2009.

John T. McCutcheon cartoon exhibit at Chicago Cultural Center. Time Out Chicago, May 28, 2009.

"The Wizard of Oz" – A look back at the 1902 stage version. WBEZ, April 28, 2009.

M. Ward concert review. Southtown Star, April 28, 2009.

Andrew Bird concert review. Southtown Star, April 11, 2009.

Penny Pitch: So far, Chicago theatres seem recession proof. So why do the biggest ones want tax breaks? Chicago Magazine, April 2009.

Action Heroes: 26 people who make films happen in Chicago—plus three newcomers making their mark. Includes my interviews with Harold Ramis, Joan Cusack, Neil LaBute, Joe Swanberg and others. Chicago magazine, February 2009 (co-written with Jeff Ruby).

When another Senate seat was for sale. Huffington Post, Jan. 6, 2009.

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Tune in to the Vocalo radio station around 2:40 p.m. every Thursday to hear me talk about the latest in Chicago music. The public radio station is at 89.5 FM in Chicago, and it streams at http://vocalo.org.