A voice teacher and her younger student share a tragic connection in Guillem Clua's play, now in a local premiere at Open ...

A rare production of an early political satire by the two-time Pulitzer winner shows the promise of her later work.

Laughing Bee drops live records by Eleventh Dream Day and Naked Raygun, emo band Nymb reissue their whole catalog, and Tone Deaf celebrates seven years.

The Chicago Film Archives series features four free screenings of films made by Chicago-based women exploring themes of ...

A new Russian Circles album is always something to look forward to. The instrumental metal trio’s most recent album, 2022’s ...

Hawaii-born, Mexico City–based artist Clotilde Jiménez returns to Chicago on September 16 to showcase new artwork.

After I lost my cousin to gun violence in 2023, I struggled between my desire for justice and the reality of Illinois’s harsh gun sentences.

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans. A proposed landlord registry could help the city track irresponsible ...

Two nonprofit organizations are accusing the state judiciary of failing to adhere to public reporting mandates.

Pedro Albertini Guerra’s exhibition, “In light of recent events,” attains the particular brilliance only a non-native speaker can approach.

Two massive data centers are eyeing drinking water from Lake Michigan. Advocates and experts are unsure if that’s the best ...

The Leighton Criminal Court Building at 2600 S. California Credit: Eric Allix Rogers/Flickr via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) took full effect in September 2023. The landmark ...