The 11th edition of the Doc10 Film Festival includes its usual slate of ten documentaries, plus a new program to encourage dialogue and engagement.

The Volo Museum is a top destination for pop culture exhibits. This attraction features a significant collection of cars used ...

D.C. trio the Messthetics combine jazz and punk, but that was never the far-fetched proposition it might sound like on the ...

Founded in 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Afghan Whigs have walked a long, rambling road with many detours and potholes—and ...

For Cécile Schott, who makes minimalist ambient music under the name Colleen, beating a fear sparked a burst of creativity.

Singer-songwriter Angel Abaya became Gelli Haha by flipping her own script. Born in Hawaii and raised in Boise, Idaho, she ...

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

Chicago takes its public art seriously—which is why a Big Tech-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska has drawn scrutiny.

ALA Workers United would be joining the 13 cultural institutions that have unionized in Chicago since the pandemic shutdown.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater gives The Merry Wives of Windsor a contemporary vibe that feeds the extreme silliness of the story.

South Chicago leaders break ground on the long-awaited Black midwife–led birth center, slated to open in 2027.

Plus: The Empty Bottle hosts release concerts by Mina Mills and Double Extra Large, the Black History Future Folk Symposium ...