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The Empty Bottle Jazz & Improvised Music Series ended 20 years ago, but it returns for one night to roll out a new ...

Las Borinqueñas traces the effects of the 1950s trials of the birth control pill in Puerto Rico through the lives of five women.

New Theatre Project gives David Harrower's drama about a sexual predator and his victim confronting each other a ...

India Nicole Burton's Measure of a Man honors Fred Hampton's life and urgent revolutionary activism in a riveting solo play.

The second Chicago Fashion Week focused again on local designers, designers of color, sustainability, and low-cost or free events.

The groundskeepers at Chicago’s largest and oldest cemetery make sure everybody—and every body—is treated with care.

Read This When Things Fall Apart, edited by Kelly Hayes, features letters offering hope and advice for activist in crisis.

Overall, Chicago Fashion Week is a window into Chicago style itself—less about following trends, more about expressing personality.

People share their movie picks after waiting in long lines to experience the mobile version of the famous Criterion Closet.

Jeff Tweedy’s decision to make a triple disc of his fifth solo album, September’s Twilight Override (dBpm), feels almost quaint.

British-Nigerian rapper and actor Little Simz is among the UK’s modern legends. Born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, she has ...