Ryan Oliver, who balances stand-up, busking, and working in an iron mill, doesn't want to make entertainment from other ...

Plus, Chicago Artists Against ICE drop a new fundraiser compilation and Trash Tape records coowners release their own music.

Illinois residents are pushing back against proposed data centers. A new state bill could change who has power in those ...

Interfaith clergy and immigrant rights advocates announce a national campaign targeting Highlands REIT, which plans to lease ...

Mickle Maher's 2015 play about the doomed path of digital communication, Song About Himself, returns with Theater Oobleck.

Mike Newquist's bravura solo outing in Becky Mode's Fully Committed at the Den makes up for some of the not-so-fresh elements ...

In “Context 2026,” Filter Photo’s annual survey of contemporary photography, 25 artists investigate the hidden narrative behind still images.

For nearly three decades, Duarte’s Avondale shop is more than a hair salon: It has remained an oasis for the immigrant community.

Raised in Alaska and based in Chicagoland, the woman also known as Heather Engholm casts sinuous spells with her solo witch-house project Häxa, whose name is a Swedish word for witch. Her 2024 album, ...

Though Raymond was raised in Wales and presently lives in Brighton, England, her acoustic fingerpicking adorns the weighty ...

Unsettling Territory by Douglas Kiel chronicles the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin’s resilience during the 20th and 21st centuries.