Chicago is once again fertile ground for a new generation of songwriters
A city that was a 1970s hub for the likes of John Prine is again seeing a proliferation of songwriter-led showcases. Here’s how to tap in.
Taste, smell and memory can be guides to recreating beloved dishes after the death of a loved one or the closure of a favorite restaurant.
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.
The album features nine tracks that explore failure and just doing your best.
In Chicago, honorary street signs are used to celebrate people and organizations that have left their mark on the city. We looked into the process of creating these signs.
The Northwest Side neighborhood is home to great thrifting destinations, community gardens and a long list of ethnic restaurants.
The group that blocked George Lucas from building a museum on Soldier Field’s south parking lot says the stadium project could ultimately end up in court.
The 6,000-square-foot space features “mummified” and replica dinosaur bones and great learning opportunities for the dino-curious.
“I think we’ve come a very long way in the right direction,” Cook County Supervising Judge Charles Beach said in an interview. “Things are working well.”
Schantelle Alonzo creates animated films for and about underrepresented communities like the deaf, Asian Americans and immigrants.
The abrupt closure of the grocers impacts dozens of local vendors — from cold brew to Japanese rice balls.
The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle.
The rare fossil of a birdlike creature went on display Monday at the museum.
This time of year, millions of birds cross Illinois each night on their spring migration north. Many will hit the windows of Chicago’s skyline.
The two Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organizations garnered the Local Reporting prize on Monday for the “Missing in Chicago” series, and Invisible Institute won a second Pulitzer for audio reporting. Eig’s ‘King: A Life’ won in the Biography category.
In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
Researchers say if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”
The move is symbolic because CPS has the final say, but offers insight into how a new needs-based approach to distributing money is playing out.
Want to see a great performance this month? Here are 10 solid options, from splashy musicals to gritty new dramas.
The Chicago native is having a full circle moment with a triple lineup on local stages.
Four colleges in Chicago have set up “Liberated Zones” in solidarity with Gaza.
Flip phones are back in style. Reset checks in with a local principal who switched from a smartphone to a “dumb phone” and isn’t going back.
Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters. Sixty-eight protestors were arrested at the School of the Art Institute.
Jacqueline Jackson’s award is the latest milestone in a “bittersweet” career.
Chicago agents say the just-approved, $418 million Realtors settlement over broker commissions might not have an immediate impact, but it will bring changes for homebuyers and sellers.
“Fossil wonderland” opens in 6,000-square-foot facility that will also house life-sized 3D renderings of ancient animals and multipurpose areas for community programs.
Who is Rafael Kubelík? Decoding the mystery sent us to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s archives.
The faux flower installations have popped up at restaurants and other businesses in Lake View, Lincoln Park, the West Loop and beyond, mirroring a global trend.
For her script about a misguided stage troupe, the indigenous playwright watched school holiday pageants and saw a lot of turkeys.
Xavier Tate, 22, was seen wandering the Gage Park neighborhood for hours before confronting Huesca at his car in a driveway, officials disclosed Friday.
Newly released records show officers acknowledged ties to anti-government Oath Keepers – but said their involvement was limited.
A breakdown in the financial aid process means students are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives without knowing how much it will cost.
In modern dating, what does it take to win the affections of another and what does that say about society?
Love it or hate it, the biggest cicada season in over two centuries in Illinois is starting to ramp up.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Superintendent Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls.
New rules are in effect to clean up the pollutants, but the state says issuing permits to do so is complex.
Cue the popcorn. This weekend’s Doc10 festival tends to be an early predictor of the Oscar shortlist.
Hollywood’s go-to character man has a star turn in a world premiere at A Red Orchid — an ensemble he says is still “willing to go anywhere and try anything.”
The backlash comes days after the university made an agreement with encampment organizers to take steps toward divesting from Israel.