A coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a ...

Three performers talk about what it takes to move your drag or burlesque act from concept to performance without losing sight ...

As Musclecars, Brooklyn DJs and producers Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield don’t make dance music to try to fit into anyone’s template of classic four-on-the-floor house—they seem more motivated by a ...

During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.

About nine years ago, Mario Luna got a call from his mother. She’d been doing some spring cleaning in her home in Pilsen—the same house where he’d grown up—and she’d found a shoebox that clearly ...

Sheriff Tom Dart is quietly lobbying the Cook County Board of Commissioners to expand surveillance both inside the Cook County jail and on the streets. Within the jail’s walls, he’s eyeing a system ...

On what should’ve been his 80th birthday, beloved songwriter John Prine offers enduring lessons about the value of empathy and curiosity.

Whether in or outside law enforcement, the spread of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology raises alarms around ...

Muggsy Spaniers's tremendous musical energy helped keep the Windy City’s distinctive style alive, even after it was eclipsed ...

Two-day twee and indie-pop festival the Windy Pop Weekender includes 90s favorites Rocketship, Dressy Bessy, and the Softies.

In “Long Habits,” on view at Julius Caesar, MJ Lounsberry brings together a dynamic web of patterns through works by eight artists.

Mae Koen, Diane Madison, Theresa Davis, Nanette Frank, and Joan Collaso Credit: Alan Mercer (Theresa Davis) and Akilah Townsend for Chicago Reader (all others) The 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom tells ...