Chicago magazine's 2015 Fall Preview

CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer in Chicago winds down, the culture scene picks up with highly anticipated concerts, must-see dance performances, and not-to-be-missed art exhibitions. The October issue of Chicago magazine features the best events of the season in Fall Preview, including 122 great things to watch, hear, read, and do during the best culture season of the year. Plus, go behind the scenes with Michael Shannon, the greatest Chicago actor of his generation, who - despite having appeared in several nationally acclaimed films and is about to release four new movies before the end of January – is a neighborhood guy that doesn't seem to embrace stardom.

As much an institution in Chicago as the first Mayor Daley, Studs Terkel, Michael Jordan and George Halas, Ernie Banks was the Hall of Fame slugger and two-time MVP who always maintained his boundless enthusiasm for baseball despite decades of playing on miserable teams. Chicago Cubs fans remember "Mr. Cub" for his pervasive optimism, but he was far more of a complicated man than it appeared. And, towards the end, he was a lonely man, too – one tormented by his demons. Chicago reflects on Ernie's life in The Last Years of Ernie Banks, taking a closer look at both the known and the unknown of the Chicago legend's past.  

Months after former House speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted for withdrawing millions in alleged hush money, the town at the center of the molestation accusations – which also happens to be Hastert's hometown - still struggles to understand what may have happened. After the initial shock and awe, virtually nothing was written about Yorkville, where the alleged abuse took place. In a tiny neighborhood where everybody knew everybody's business, how could such behavior have stayed secret for so long? And what impact did Hastert's disgrace have on the town's collective psyche? In advance of his October hearing, Chicago editor David Bernstein went to Yorkville to find out, and unveils his findings in Small Town, Big Secret?.  

Also included in the October issue of Chicago magazine:

• Politics: The Zopp Effect – After controversially submitting an endorsement for Tammy Duckworth in the U.S. Senate race before even interviewing Andrea Zopp, the former chief of the Chicago Urban League and an African American, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has key members of Chicago's black leadership up in arms. Could that snub spur a much tighter race than first anticipated?
• Health: Hurry Up and Wait – With emergency room wait times seeming longer than ever, Chicago takes a look at how long you can expect to linger at Cook County's 10 busiest ERs and compares the findings.
• Business: Fat Cats vs. Regular Joes - With the late-summer ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission, CEOs of large public companies will have to start reporting their income compared to their employees in 2017. Chicago looks into what to expect, estimating the CEO-employee pay gap at every public company in the Chicago area with revenues at least $10 billion.

Chicago magazine's Culture Festival, presented by Celebrity Cruises, will take place on Saturday, September 26 at Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets to the event are on sale now at chicagomag.com/culturefestival

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The nation's largest city monthly, Chicago magazine produces both award-winning, in-depth journalism and authoritative coverage of food, culture, and other lifestyle issues. Together with its website Chicagomag.com, Chicago spurs intelligent conversations about the city's influencers, zeitgeist-defining trends, and civic controversies through award-winning, in-depth journalism available across all platforms. Chicago magazine is published by Tribune Publishing and is part of the Chicago Tribune Media Group portfolio of product offerings. In 2015, Chicago was awarded the John Bartlow Martin Award for Best Public Service in Journalism in a U.S. Magazine and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Investigative Reporting in a City or Regional Magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists.

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