Closed since 1981, the Uptown Theatre turns 100 years old in August. To mark the occasion, CityFiles Press is publishing "The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace," which I co-authored with James A. Pierce. Preorder for $40 here:

Today is the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Uptown Theater. Over the last month, I was given rare and generous access to the theater to create a video in conjunction with a new book from @CityFilesPress by @robertloerzel and Andy Pierce. Have a look:

Had a great time doing this tour with @robertloerzel and Don Evans of @ChicagoLitHoF

After his video and images of coyote pups in Graceland Cemetery went viral, Robert Loerzel offers insight on these longtime Chicago residents.

@yashar @colinbphoto @yiawda @brynrich @brittyknows @jsmietan @LoveyPuffyPants You can see the video here plus some photos of the pups:

@yashar “Found”? Well, thanks anyway to the kind folks who said I should get credit: @colinbphoto @yiawda @brynrich @brittyknows @jsmietan @LoveyPuffyPants

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Merry Christmas, from Chicago!

It’s not Christmas Eve in the Region until you’ve left out the pierogi and Old Style for Santa.

Extraordinary moment in France. Parliament has just voted down Michel Barnier’s government, thanks to the left and Le Pen’s far right voting together. It’s the first time parliament has overthrown a 🇫🇷 government since 1962

Oh, geez, I'm on @Chicago_Reader's list of finalists for "Best Chicagoan to follow on Twitter" — even though I'm barely on Twitter anymore. Vote for one of the other people. https://t.co/8tuT6bUtsE

I haven't completely abandoned Twitter, but I'm not posting here very often these days. If you're looking for me on other social media platforms, just search for my name.

I’ve been reading @scottwberg’s fabulous book about the Great #Chicago Fire and struggling to fathom the scale of the destruction, so today I walked the downtown chunk and made this little video series. A few errors but you’ll get the idea. ❤️ 1/6 - North of the River.

Our colleague Kris Vire, a longtime champion of the city's theater scene, passed away this week. Here are some of our favorite stories he wrote.

Kris Vire, longtime Chicago arts journalist, has died at 47. Here is our obituary.

A yellow one at Eggers Grove #ManholeCoverMonday

what’s wrong, babe? you’ve barely touched your raw milk. are your measles flaring up again?

Speaker Mike Johnson is asked how Matt Gaetz resigning from the House already to take the role as AG if confirmed will effect the House Ethics Committee's investigation into Matt. The Committee can't do anything to a former member of Congress but they can release a report.

🚨 🚨BREAKING NEWS FROM @PunchbowlNews : Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) resignation from Congress came two days before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on releasing a “highly damaging” report outlining its investigation into the Republican, according to multiple sources