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The head of the Archdiocese of Chicago has suspended an outspoken South Side pastor.Father Michael Pfleger is known as a charismatic and popular priest with a gift for preaching, who's campaigned against alcohol and tobacco bill boards, gun shops and racism.

Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says no group is immune from the changes he plans -- and that includes the arts.

Imagine putting your most intimate relationship on the big screen, for the whole world to watch up close. That may sound awful to some, but not to Davy Rothbart.

The Chicago Reader has been in business long enough to earn the label of media institution. Recent turbulence, including personnel shake-ups, have led to questions about the future of the Reader. Now the publication is getting another makeover.

Dolores Cross didn’t leave education because of a changing of the guard. And she certainly didn’t do it by choice. The first female president of Chicago State University went to Morris Brown College because she believed she could help.

On Tuesday, Lollapalooza released its lineup for the three-day August festival. But Lolla is just one place to get music on this summer.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. For those new to the music, jazz is one of those genres that can be a little intimidating.