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Violet Grohl, the Paradox kick off a Riot Fest 2026 that sees 5 a.m. lines for headliners Twenty One Pilots (opens the original)
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Riot Fest 2026 kicked off Friday in Chicago’s Douglass Park with a big cross-generational mix, featuring flagship bands of elder Gen X and younger groups beloved by Gen Z fighting for prime time spots. Even for the independent festival, this year’s lineup offered an interesting assortment — which is saying something. This year, Riot Fest is the only place you’ll see Patti Smith and Insane Clown Posse in the same weekend. Friday’s lineup featured punk legend Iggy Pop up against the night’s ultima
West Suburban, Weiss to be sold to Insight Health Systems (opens the original)
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West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital are expected to be sold to Insight Health Systems, bringing a monthslong, bitter legal fight over the safety-net hospitals to an end. The hospitals’ landlord, Rathnakar Reddy Patlola, made a late-night deal Wednesday to buy Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad’s stake in the hospitals. Insight will then buy the hospitals from Patlola. Prasad did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement, Patlola celebrated the “for
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Mayor Johnson officially enters race for second term, Bears fever hits Chicago, and more (opens the original)
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Google gives the public a peek into its plans for the Thompson Center. O’Hare comes in dead last in a nationwide consumer survey on airport satisfaction. Plus, Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey gets a presidential endorsement. In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Brandon Pope, Fox 32 political reporterLeigh Giangreco, freelance journalistMitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter
Ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day, we check in with local caregivers (opens the original)
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Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and it’s estimated that more than 7 million Americans live with the disease. Say More hosts ask if Alzheimer’s disease has had an effect on your life, what you’ve learned through the process of caring for a loved one with dementia, and what has helped you as a caregiver. GUESTS: Molly Conley, executive director of Village Chicago, and community lead for Dementia Friendly Lincoln ParkRegan Hogerty, a walk team leader with the Walk to End Alzheimer’
In 'Liliom,' making its Chicago premiere at the Joffrey, the soundtrack is as ambitious as the steps (opens the original)
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Earlier this week at the Lyric Opera House, the stage was set for the Joffrey Ballet’s “Liliom,” a story ballet receiving its American-company premiere. A small carousel sat, unrevolving, to the audience’s right, and a lonely bench at the left. Upstage from the center-stage dance floor and perched above where the action would unfold, a platform housed a big band of 15 musicians. “This is where the dancers start looking for downbeats,” said Nathan Brock, the conductor. He was addressing not just
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