The former NBA player's unconventional self-expression had an impact on LGBTQ+ people when he played for the Chicago Bulls.

Noah Diaz's You Will Get Sick at Steppenwolf leans a little heavy on the whimsical metaphors, but the performances are ...

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A musical about Larry Walters (aka "Lawn Chair Larry") makes its North American premiere at Chicago Shakespeare.

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On their debut album as Juanita & Juan, Jungle Cruise, Bag and Powers sound so charming you’ll wish you were aboard their cruise ship.

Behind a curtain in his workshop is an enormous retro memory processing server, which Salvador sometimes plugs himself into ...

Jettila Lewis illustrates games and comics and makes clothes and functional art, but they work especially closely with the music community.

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Chicago quartet Third Coast Percussion continue to celebrate their 20th year with this kaleidoscopic all-day event at Epiphany Center for the Arts.

Meg Remy is one of the most exciting producers in the indie-rock ecosystem, and nothing showcases the breadth of her talent as effectively as the solo pop project U.S. Girls.

In new album Defiant Life, Smith plays patient melodies that course inexorably through the open, rolling terrain of Iyer’s subdued, lyrical piano and subtle electronics.