When the weather is fine, especially during Chicago summertimes, Medley’s semi-secret patio is a sanctuary to enjoy a meal ...

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

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Torn Light Records reopens after a month of mopping up, Public Works sells a “Fuck ICE” T-shirt to benefit immigrant groups, and more.

The governor has the authority to declare an eviction moratorium, which would temporarily suspend the eviction process or prohibit a landlord from beginning the eviction process due to nonpayment of ...

Plus: Uptown People’s Law Center workers speak out after layoffs and city domestic violence services face budget cuts in 2026.

Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery ...

Seph Mozes's recent staging of Bad Behavior was the first local production of the avant-garde pioneer's work in 30 years.

Bump in the Night Theatre's The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide traces the tragicomic elements of adolescence.

Trap Door's adaptation of A Devil Comes to Town shows how ambition and overheated imaginations can eat up the meekest among us.

An innocuous comment at dinner sets off massive complications in Short Leap Theatre Co.'s black comedy Friends With Guns.

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