Clare Lane

2 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Violet Miller |Clare Lane

Vallabh Patel’s wife, 62, recently started having trouble walking due to a medical condition. The couple tried to set up Social Security disability payments for her, but they found the bureaucracy too cumbersome and the system too difficult to navigate. Frustrated, they headed to the Evanston office of the Social Security Administration last week, hoping to get her enrolled for payments based on her age. They were greeted by a long line of other people also trying to get help.

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Clare Lane |Cassie Walker Burke |Noah Jennings

Before guitarist Tom Morello became a member of era-defining bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, he portrayed Oberon in suburban Libertyville High School’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”A new project with the Goodman Theatre is calling him back home. Morello is working with Chicago writer Zayd Ayers Dohrn on a new musical called “Revolution(s)” that will help kick off the Goodman’s Centennial 2025–2026 season.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Clare Lane

2 hours agoHeld in Jaipur, Rajasthan, over the weekend, IIFA 2025 saw Bollywood celebrities coming together to celebrate the prestigious award show’s silver jubilee. The organisers of the event took to its official social media handle, to share snippets of the night. From dance performances to the declaring …

1 month ago | wbez.org | Clare Lane |Cassie Walker Burke |Noah Jennings

Before guitarist Tom Morello became a member of era-defining bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, he portrayed Oberon in suburban Libertyville High School’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “Some of my initial civil disobedience training was in the drama club at Libertyville High School,” Morello told WBEZ this week. A new project with the Goodman Theatre is calling him back home.

Oct 24, 2024 | wbez.org | Stephanie Zimmermann |Mike Puente |Clare Lane |Alex Degman

Illinois lawmakers introduce thousands of bills every year – and sometimes one of them seems really popular. People flood the capitol in support chanting and carrying signs, lawmakers are hashing it out with each other and meeting with constituents. It’s getting a lot of media coverage. But even if the momentum seems there, sometimes the bill just dies – for any number of reasons.