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 ...

Eddie Condon's sharp wit, swinging banjo, and propulsive guitar helped shape the hot sound of Chicago jazz in the 1920s and ...

The Reader was on site at EXPO Chicago 2026’s Thursday evening Vernissage, here are the best street-style looks we saw.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Micco Caporale: How did you first meet, and what compelled you to ...

The lineup includes seven operas, three concerts, two movies, and the return of the spring musical with Guys and Dolls.

In February 2025, Swedish producer and songwriter Johan Nilsson talked to digital-music distributor Nina about his band Horse Vision, where he and Gabriel von Essen make blissful, bittersweet indie ...

Chicago musicians and composers Dustin Laurenzi and Matt Gold have their hands in many pots. Gold is a versatile guitarist ...

The semi-anonymous musician behind Unsheathed Glory, who goes by Pat and hails from Boston is more interested in gazing in awe at ancient ruins, marvelous rock formations, and depthless underground ...

Born in Newark, raised in Savannah, and trained at Berklee College of Music, Aliah Sheffield grew up listening to ...

In the world of avant-garde heavy music, Sunn O))) are like a colossal black stone island in the middle of a river.