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37 Visual Art When contemporary art gets flipped, who should profit? 39 Movies Film editor J.R. Jones picks his best films of 2017
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Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home ON THE COVER: PHOTO BY LISA PREDKO. FOR MORE OF HER WORK, GO TO LISAPREDKO.COM.
4 Agenda The Lincoln Lodge’s Christmas Feztacular, the film All the Money in the World, our picks for the best things to do on New Year’s Eve, and more goings-on about town 8 Chicagoans A video designer dreams up social-impact games like Baby Town and Caduceus Quest. 9 Joravsky | Politics For every lump dispensed by Trump and Rauner there’s a reason for hope. 10 Transportation A CDOT project to rehab Milwaukee Avenue could bring bold changes to the Logan Square traffic circle.
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41 Shows of note Taylor Bennett, Macabre’s 20th annual Holiday of Horror, Sun Ra Arkestra, and more of the week’s best 43 The Secret History of Chicago Music Blues guitarist Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis learned his raw, propulsive style from John Lee Hooker.
FOOD & DRINK
47 Restaurants Mike Sula’s picks for year’s best new additions to Chicago’s dining scene 49 Bar review: Prairie School Prairie style makes the Heisler Hospitality spot a visual feast.
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50 Jobs 50 Apartments & Spaces 51 Marketplace 52 Straight Dope What’s the deal with Hells Angels and ball-peen hammers? 53 Savage Love “Why do I always fall in love with lesbians?” 54 Early Warnings Vic Mensa, Beth Ditto, Charlie Puth, Cam’ron, and more upcoming shows 54 Gossip Wolf Kstarke Records, the Ukrainian Village shop run by veteran DJ Kevin Starke, closed for good last month, and other music news.
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