Our list includes an essential gospel music history, jazz through the eyes and ears of a former Tribune critic and an insider ...

Gospel music’s earliest sounds rose from enslaved voices. Later, Black churches fused those spirituals with European hymns. And when Thomas Dorsey moved to Chicago during the Great Migration in the ...

Call them sneakers, kicks, gym shoes — whatever — but if you love them, get to Navy Pier this weekend. Billed as the “ultimate sneaker convention” and hosted by Chance the Rapper, Chicago Got Sole ...

The Barrett Sisters were a Chicago institution, known for their tight harmonies and joyful performances. She was the last one standing. By Penelope Green Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last living member ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up marked his 70th birthday Sunday with gospel music and a balloon release outside his boyhood home. A small crowd attended the festivities ...

With regret, the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced the cancellation of four beloved annual events and what would have been a new citywide ...

There's no shortage of festivals throughout the summer in Chicago, and this weekend is no different. Whether you're looking to try popular menu items from the country's top barbecue vendors, wander ...

Part 1. Roots. Got on my traveling shoes: black sacred music and the great migration -- "When the fire fell": the sanctified church contribution to Chicago gospel music -- Sacred music in transition: ...

From spirituals to house and hip-hop, gospel’s history is a story of Black resilience and faith that continues to shape music ...

A celebration of life at Apostolic Faith Church honored the late Chicago gospel music legend Dr. Lou Della Evans-Reid, who died last week at age 94. CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a final farewell ...