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The upcoming Trans Portraiture series at Block Cinema presents contemporary and restored films exploring trans history and ...

If you need to watch the timeless tale of an empire other than your own crumbling from its rotten core, then this is the show ...

Sam Shepard's drama about the aftermath of a horrific incident of domestic violence gets a stirring revival at Raven.

Artistic Home's revival of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler anatomizes how vicarious thrills lead to vicious vengeance.

An ongoing dispute between the board and the artistic ensemble threatens the future of the influential Black theater company.

A world premiere of Princess and the Pea is a highlight of the four contemporary works in Joffrey's Golden Hour.

Lurid Karkosa, Ossilegium, and Withering Soul open. Sat 3/1, 8 PM, Live Wire Lounge, 3394 N. Milwaukee, $10, two for $15, 21+ ...

Military uniforms combine functionality with timeless style. No wonder Chicagoan Anne Arundel looked so striking in her military garb while running errands at a strip mall.

True Failure, the latest novel from Alex Higley, follows the deceptions of characters failing upward in their bid for the American dream.

La Perla know that serious fun and serious conversations don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, the trio of Karen Forero, Giovanna Mogollón, and Diana Sanmiguel make ...

Younge is grounded in Black pop culture of the 60s and 70s, and the political or social forces that shaped it—he uses his ...