September 26 sees the first run of the Palestine Film Showcase at the 18th Street Casa de Cultura in Pilsen. The event spotlights four documentary short films by Palestine filmmakers, along with food, ...

French Police might be the fastest-growing Chicago band with such an underreported story. If you read Jocelyn Martínez-Rosales’s 2023 Reader piece about the band’s first tour of Mexico, through, ...

Comparing the early and upcoming renditions of the Chicago Underground Film Festival with artistic director, programmer, and cofounder Bryan Wendorf ...

Tim Kinsella was friends with Danny Belrose when Danny lived in Chicago, but this book is a novel, not a biography. Kinsella wasn’t a witness or participant, yet the book feels vivid and immediate, as ...

A voice teacher and her younger student share a tragic connection in Guillem Clua's play, now in a local premiere at Open ...

Jen Silverman's update of a Jacobean tragedy cleverly combines contemporary locutions with sharp observations on gender and ...

Seismic Waves recorded only demos, and just a few songs ever got released. But these rowdy pranksters' anything-goes spirit ...

Advocates gathered on September 17 in support of reinstating parole in Illinois, which has been abolished since 1978.

A rare production of an early political satire by the two-time Pulitzer winner shows the promise of her later work.

Keep some dreams just for yourself.

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans.

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans.