Ten billion years ago, in the 90s, aspiring filmmakers would mail a VHS tape of their film to the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) for consideration. The old process feels quaint to CUFF ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

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

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

Laughing Bee drops live records by Eleventh Dream Day and Naked Raygun, emo band Nymb reissue their whole catalog, and Tone Deaf celebrates seven years.

A new Russian Circles album is always something to look forward to. The instrumental metal trio’s most recent album, 2022’s ...

The Chicago Film Archives series features four free screenings of films made by Chicago-based women exploring themes of ...

After I lost my cousin to gun violence in 2023, I struggled between my desire for justice and the reality of Illinois’s harsh gun sentences.

Two nonprofit organizations are accusing the state judiciary of failing to adhere to public reporting mandates.

Hawaii-born, Mexico City–based artist Clotilde Jiménez returns to Chicago on September 16 to showcase new artwork.

Pedro Albertini Guerra’s exhibition, “In light of recent events,” attains the particular brilliance only a non-native speaker can approach.

The Leighton Criminal Court Building at 2600 S. California Credit: Eric Allix Rogers/Flickr via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) took full effect in September 2023. The landmark ...