After I lost my cousin to gun violence in 2023, I struggled between my desire for justice and the reality of Illinois’s harsh gun sentences.

Anna Johnson has been on a musical crusade ever since she moved to Chicago from Minneapolis in 2021 to pursue a master’s of fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Rapper Open Mike Eagle is so witty and such a skilled lyricist that those virtues can overshadow his subtlety on the mike.

For artist Olivia Zubko, the bathroom as a space for hidden intimacies bubbles through her sculpture practice.

Paul Greengrass’s peasant revolt film falls awkwardly on its own sickle.

Two nonprofit organizations are accusing the state judiciary of failing to adhere to public reporting mandates.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

Pedro Albertini Guerra’s exhibition, “In light of recent events,” attains the particular brilliance only a non-native speaker can approach.

Experimental Sound Studio uses all 24 channels of the Pritzker Pavilion audio system. Plus: Further fests this week include ...

Hailing from Hangzhou, China—a scenic city that’s now a major tech hub—Celine Lam comes by her wistfully critical painting ...

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans. A proposed landlord registry could help the city track irresponsible ...

As a songwriter, Susie McCollum’s influences include jazz, opera, R&B, theatrical music, and folk tunes—a repertoire that ...