Illinois basically has two regions: Chicago and “downstate.” Dense Chicago is reliably Democratic, whereas downstate skews ...

The changes amount to small but significant rollbacks in the office’s openness under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.

Dennis Kelly's solo play Girls & Boys traces the effects of misogyny within one family through the eyes of the mother.

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Ju-Blick has long been recognized in the scene for his powerful flows, but he only finally stepped into music full-time in ...

Rabbitology is the nom de plume of Nat Timmerman, a University of Michigan student who has spent the past two years ...

At Sawhorse, “Far Down the Phantom Air” unites the prehistoric and the postindustrial into a devotional that poses worship as ...

At Comfort Station, Mauricio López F. presented “Wind Reenactment,” a solo show that utterly, magnificently fails to do what ...

The trio Black Rave Culture are all long-established figures in Washington, D.C.'s underground scene, and their tastes in ...

The writer, artist, philanthropist, and activist leaves a lasting legacy in Chicago's theater and LGBTQ+ communities.

This month in the Chicago union landscape, Second City actors and stage managers are enjoying the security of steady wage ...

A regular at Saint Hyacinth Basilica in Avondale, Godawiec demonstrates great style daily—even at the 6 AM masses she often ...