Last week, Chicago rocker Ryan Ingham announced that his DIY space, My Place Ohio, is relocating to Louisville, Kentucky. Ingham (who makes music under the name “aka Ryan”) began hosting occasional ...

The Dells' ambition and versatility kept them in the public ear for decades—and made them great foils for genius arranger Charles Stepney.

Gingerbee have thrived as an underground phenomenon in large part by finding new contributors through the Internet.

Margo Price has built a career carrying the torch of classic country into the 21st century, updating vintage sounds from Tennessee and Texas with contemporary perspectives and left-leaning politics.

Lafuente Calvo, who makes music as Guitarricadelafuente, built his stage name from his surname and his instrument—“guitarrica ...

President Donald Trump wants to strip public health funding from four states led by Democratic leaders—including $8 million from Illinois.

August Strindberg's Miss Julie unfolds like a fever dream in Gabrielle Randle-Bent's staging at Court Theatre.

Rupture & Repair, Tanuja Jagernauth's devised play at Free Street, examines how to deal with the past as we plan a future.

American Blues Theater's intimate revival of Come Back, Little Sheba features a revelatory performance by Gwendolyn Whiteside.

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

"It Had to Be You,” a solo show by Judith Brotman, at Basement gallery, presents paradoxes at skewed heights under the low ceiling.

For his 2025 installation HVAC, artist Liang-Yu Huang recreated the components of a heating, ventilation, and air ...