The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

When I’m scrolling on Instagram, perusing party promo photos of people dancing in some south-side warehouse or West Town ...

From June 25 to June 28, Synapse Arts presented 2026 New Works at Berger Park Cultural Center, featuring trace by Qū Jié 曲洁 ...

Last year, Chicago microlabel Black Dice Records started releasing small-run CDs by fringe screamo bands. The label has ...

For nearly a decade, the global media treated the high-profile death of Illinois socialite Sheila von Wiese-Mack as a one-dimensional true-crime spectacle. Most accounts zeroed in on the gruesome ...

MUBI FEST returns to Chicago July 10–12 with a weekend of exclusive screenings, live music, and special events across The Salt Shed, Music Box Theatre, and Gene Siskel Film Center. Highlights include ...

Days after the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, residents of nearby South Shore and Washington Park are still ...

They are raising their sons with the same values of friendship and political consciousness that has sustained their connection for two decades.

Maria Elena Silva plays songs in different languages, in different styles, and from different authors and eras, but the singer and guitarist’s intent is constant: to create settings for performances ...

A Celebration Of The World Cup" Credit: Courtesy Elise Seigenthaler Gallery There are certain partnerships that just make sense; others are more peculiar. Of all the potential matchings in the art ...

Blu & Exile have always championed an old-school hip-hop sound. The duo came together in Southern California’s rich late-2000s hip-hop scene—they were introduced by Exile’s partner in the group Emanon ...

For many immigrants, this made the idea of navigating an airport feel even harder than it already was. Starting May 7, 2025, the REAL ID Act went into effect at TSA checkpoints nationwide, meaning ...