Opinion: Depriving incarcerated people of paper would limit educational opportunities and communication with loved ones.

Now with four Chicago gyms, First Ascent has built a reputation as a social hub for newcomers, who are welcomed with an array of weekly meetups for solo climbers and perks that let members bring first ...

The parent leaders behind the fight to keep Acero schools open are in the process of launching a nonprofit, Parents for Education. “We’re going to start educating our people,” said Salgado. “We will ...

The Chattanooga Soundcloud rapper, who can wield a bar like a broadsword, visits Sleeping Village in Chicago in March.

Gracie Gardner's Pussy Sludge is an absurdist but sharp portrait of the swamp of self-loathing and isolation created by misogyny.

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

Flesh of Fruit continues this thematic exploration of Black identity through sounds that evoke the Black diaspora. A blast of Diamond’s saxophone on “Frontiersmen” sounds like a train-station ...

Black Ensemble Theater founder Jackie Taylor gets personal about her own family in Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe.

In Dummy in Diaspora, Esho Rasho explores what it means to be the gay son of Assyrian immigrants in the United States.

Chicago artist Gretchen Hasse's The Dinosaur Opera, a multipart in-progress epic, explores "time, purpose, and meaning" through puppetry.

Fashion looks from audience members at the Lyric Opera of Chicago prove that creative expression is not limited to the stage.