Leaders of Illinois’ top cultural organizations advocated for more state funding amid economic headwinds at a state hearing on Tuesday. Those leaders were summoned by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet ...

Immigrants coming to Chicago in the 1800s used the art of crafting to build community with each other, and the Jane Addams Hull-House was one of the major hubs of this activity.

At least five Chicago breweries have closed or announced closures this year, and industry experts predict more are on the way. Alarmist Brewing & Taproom in Sauganash permanently closed on Feb. 1, and ...

Marcus Evans Jr. has championed a plan to make Illinois’ shores home to the first offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. But the effort to bring wind power to Lake Michigan stalled in Springfield.

The two companies, among the largest craft breweries in Chicago, announced Tuesday that they would be combining forces.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy interviewed the 79-year-old icon in a wide ranging conversation on the occasion of her new memoir, ‘Bread of Angels.’ ...

Longtime Chicago newscaster Bill Kurtis, known for his signature baritone pipes, is retiring from his role as judge and scorekeeper on NPR’s weekly hour-long news quiz program “Wait Wait... Don’t Tell ...

WBEZ’s architectural history series has been on air for a decade. Here are 10 of our favorite structures we've visited.

From the return of “Hamilton” to an “immersive sensory” experience, there are quite a few notable productions this season.

A UCLA study suggests that friendship provides a physical benefit to the way women handle stress, and can shape who we are.

With the way the United States is behaving right now, it reminds me of the imperialism that the British enacted on their colonies,” said one fan.

The civil rights icon who "invited us to believe" was memorialized Friday in moving words and music at the South Side's House ...