Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by Dreamer Isioma, Third Coast ...

Joshua Harmon's Prayer for the French Republic looks at anti-Semitism and the Jewish diaspora through one French family's ...

At night, I dream of a thousand Timothée Chalamets setting fires in the streets to declare that a country under fascism is ...

Chicago rapper and mental health advocate Kaicrewsade builds tracks by connecting musicians and builds safe spaces by ...

Chicago musician and artist Keenyn Perry displays stellar style in Gucci, vintage, and Run-D.M.C. as he shops at Trader Joe’s ...

A new exhibit and a mini festival presented by Jane Addams Hull-House Museum connects Hull House Theatre's history with today ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

Bassist and pianist Kristian Dunn is half of prolific postrock duo El Ten Eleven, and drummer Damon Che is best known from ...

Black Women Collectors Shaping Cultural Heritage in Chicago” is the latest chapter of the South Side Community Art Center.

Kayla Drescher and Harrison Lampert want their new improv and magic venue to be a place for community and emerging talent.

Brian Friel's Translations receives a lovely and thoughtful revival at Writers Theatre under Braden Abraham's direction.

And still, his death was unexpected. I’ve been sorting papers and belongings for the last few months and had to call an ...