For the 25th year, the Barrio Arts Festival is bringing the sights and sounds of Puerto Rican culture to Humboldt Park. “This year feels very special, and it feels more intentional,” ...

"Employers tell us they are noticing that many applications look and sound the same, suggesting that AI is flattening ...

Two groundbreaking exhibitions in Chicago explore the shift in portrayals of same-sex attraction. They are being staged at a ...

The Maxwell Street Polish deserves special mention in Tony’s lineup of Chicago classics. This hearty offering features a Polish sausage that’s been grilled until it develops a slight char, then topped ...

Volo Antique Malls stands as a monument to yesterday, a place where Illinois residents and out-of-state visitors alike ...

Museums are great places to escape to. That’s obvious. An antidote to the daily grind, to highways and traffic jams and to current affairs, they have air conditioning, clean bathrooms, cafes. You ...

This weekend marks 30 years since the 1995 Chicago heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 people over a five-day stretch of extreme temperatures.

Chicago artist Ric Wilson blends house, disco, funk and hip-hop on his new EP, creating dance floor magic rooted in Black ...

Anyone seeking a return to the sumptuous soul of the early '70s will find it on Giveon's new album 'Beloved,' which brings ...

A North Kenwood artist who spent the last three years turning her basement into a studio for herself and other lesser-known ...

Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...