The 2026 Frequency Festival draws a line through one-bit electronics, Scottish balladry, musically hybrid fictional history, ...

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Chicago’s south side has reinvented itself before; knowing this history can change its future.

A reader submits a letter calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject Peoples Gas’s proposal to pass its reckless spending onto residents.

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Set in a less-than-modern Bronzeville condo, Squat laser focuses on a group of neighbors navigating their own personal lockdown restrictions. Zaria, a young, attractive social media fitness instructor ...

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Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.

Mama African Marketplace, the beloved South Side community anchor, will be missed by local youth, families, and vendors.

Ratboys roll out the "Bolo Joe" at JT's, Beverly Phono Mart opens a pop-up while its crashed-into storefront gets fixed, and ...

Glenna Fitch, who DJs as Sold, has had a love affair with electronic music since childhood. While attending college at Kent State, they’d regularly trek more than an hour to Cleveland to experience ...

Mozart's Così fan tutte at Lyric Opera is like opening a heart-shaped box of delicious eye and ear candy for Valentine's Day.