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Whenever the U.S. government messes with its rules for Cuba travel, my phone blows up, my inbox overflows.

The preservation group Landmarks Illinois today unveiled a 16-page plan that includes three different potential reuse scenarios for the former Prentice Women's Hospital, the distinctive Bertrand Goldberg-designed building currently under threat of demolition.As an alternative to Northwestern Univers

The Blagojevich retrial kicked off on Wednesday. That has some Chicagoans anticipating a few politically-inspired chuckles.

For the last five years Tony Sarabia has been rocking Friday night dance parties on WBEZ. Every week on Radio M, Tony scours the corners of the earth – and reads a ton of liner notes - to bring you great global grooves.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Many are marking the occasion. But Chicago’s City Lit Theater may put other plans to shame. The company plans to stage a Civil War-themed production every April, until the year 2015.

There’s a shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago that has exclusive designs and it’s only open until Saturday. But you might not have heard of any of the designers. That’s because they’re getting their start through a fashion incubator.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has selected a new general director, the fourth in the company's history.