The traveling exhibition “Between Sky and Sea” features photographs by Ismail Abu Hatab in Gaza since the start of the current genocide.

When it comes to confidence about our looks, loyalty to and trust in those who care for our hair is crucial. Kecia Pointer, owner of Raze Up Barber Spa, knows just how to keep her clientele coming ...

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The agency also said it was dropping a separate lawsuit that alleged a widespread practice by Chicago alderpeople of intentionally blocking affordable housing in white, north-side communities.  As ...

Spotify was already a blight on music, and now CEO Daniel Ek is investing in AI weaponry. Chicagoans are joining an exodus from the platform.

Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom," at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, contains 25 years of the work of Paul Pfeiffer.

The rise of AI porn chat sites in the last several years, especially those designed to simulate romantic or erotic ...

The El, by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., is a semi-autobiographical novel set over the course of one scorching day in Chicago, August 1979.

On their newest, relatively somber songs, Stiebris and Waller repackage the intensity of their earlier material ...

A textile artist living with cancer searches for her roots in Female, Ashkenazi With a Sewing Machine at Arts Judaica.

Xerobot are also touring again. In December, they dropped a marvelous video of their first rehearsal in 25 years, where they ...

Jeremy Owens on loss, friendship, and keeping a live lit show built around true-life stories going for 15 years.