Mitchell May

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to terminate most collective bargaining rights for the state's public employees is a story that involves multiple, interconnected national issues. There are similar efforts playing...

Chicago has a New Year's Eve tradition of hosting some of the best artists in the entertainment business. Tuesday night's lineup was no exception: New Edition: The two-hour reunion concert...

OK, everyone knows the Bulls are going to win the NBA championship and in the process be handed their fourth ring. But why? Let us count the ways. All 72...

Chicago music fans rang in the New Year with enough high-profile performers to field an awards show. Here's a look at some of the highlights as 1995 melted into 1996:...

More so than their counterparts in movies or books or theater, the great TV characters become our intimates. It isn't because they are any more vivid or compelling--it's because they're...

Dionne Farris Wild Seed-Wild Flower (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) As part of Arrested Development's "extended family," Dionne Farris was known for the piercing, vivid, vocal punctuation she added to songs like "People...

Whether it's been years since you first went digital or you're a recent convert to the CD revolution, the problem of how to store the darn things never goes away....

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Question the Answers (Mercury) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The second major label release from Boston's Bosstones (Get it?) has fun with the musical question, `How many different ways...

There is a distinct buzz in the hallways of local high schools as everyone from the lowest freshman to the loftiest senior muses, "Can I still get an entry in...

Toni Braxton Toni Braxton (LaFace) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The producing team of L.A. and Babyface front-load this disc with several strong r & b ballads, particularly the first single, "Another Sad...