A coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a ...

Three performers talk about what it takes to move your drag or burlesque act from concept to performance without losing sight ...

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Muggsy Spaniers's tremendous musical energy helped keep the Windy City’s distinctive style alive, even after it was eclipsed ...

Blasphemy is the official theme of the 2026 Sanctum Dark Music Festival, which celebrates postpunk, gothic, darkwave, and ...

In “Long Habits,” on view at Julius Caesar, MJ Lounsberry brings together a dynamic web of patterns through works by eight artists.

On what should’ve been his 80th birthday, beloved songwriter John Prine offers enduring lessons about the value of empathy and curiosity.

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

On paper, the Bobby Lees did everything right. This garage-rock band, based in Woodstock, New York, had good songs and the drive to bootstrap tours. They steadily grew their fan base, working with the ...

Whether in or outside law enforcement, the spread of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology raises alarms around ...

Digable became hip-hop darlings early on. Butler launched the group in 1987 and solidified its classic lineup two years later ...

During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.