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Chicago designer Sheila Rashid collaborates with H&M on collection to highlight the importance of voting

September 17, 2020 at 8:34 a.m.

Less than two months from Election Day, H&M is partnering with artists around the country to stress the importance of voting. Launching on National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 22), the...

Thinking of a staycation? Here are 8 of Chicago’s most Instagrammable short-term rentals.

September 22, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.

With new COVID-19 cases going up in Michigan and Wisconsin, you might want to vacation locally. But staying in the vicinity doesn't mean you can't do it in style. Here...

Artist and mental health advocate Brandon Breaux joins forces with MCA Chicago for an exclusive collaboration which explores the ideals of creating space for one another by encouraging more communication and advocacy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

A conversation with Brandon Breaux about his MCA collection that looks at access, safe space, and representation

May 22, 2026 at 8:03 p.m.

Chatham resident Brandon Breaux is known for his artistry, as evidenced in his artwork for Chance the Rapper. Now, Breaux's artistic skills can be seen at the Museum of Contemporary...

Artist Canary Garcia sits next to one of her favorite art pieces at Aspire Residences on Sept. 1, 2020.

With culture on hold due to COVID-19, a new South Loop apartment tower is bringing the art to its tenants with an artist in residence

September 14, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

Working from home isn't quite the same for Vanessa "Canary" Garcia as it is for the rest of the pandemic-plagued world. As the artist in residence at a newly opened...

Roseann Backlin, owner of Love's Sweet Arrow bookstore, holds her daughter Marissa's dog, Lady, in Tinley Park, Sept. 11, 2020. The bookstore will be hosting a Zoom chat with writer Bea Koch.

Lincoln Park native Bea Koch gives us heroines with depth in ‘Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency’

September 14, 2020 at 9:15 a.m.

"Mad, bad and dangerous to know." Those are the words that start Lincoln Park native Bea Koch's first book, "Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency." You may think...

Jaime Espinoza shows the eviction notice he received, outside his apartment in Hillside. Six months into the pandemic, residents like Espinosa are receiving eviction notices, despite the ongoing extensions of the moratorium.

Chicago-area renters are still being pushed out of their homes with threats of lockouts and notices on doors, despite COVID-19 eviction moratorium

September 11, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

Before the pandemic, Jaime Espinoza, 28, was making ends meet with DJ and security jobs. Working under the moniker DJ WrcksIt for eight years, the Hillside resident went from clearing...

Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile is here for you when you pop the question

September 10, 2020 at 2:52 p.m.

You don't have to be an Oscar Mayer wiener to have everyone be in love with you (contrary to the popular 1960s jingle). But with proposal season almost upon us,...

Single-serve wedding cakes are a new trend in the time of COVID-19.

‘Love is not canceled’: Don’t wait. Hold tight to your planned 2020 wedding.

September 11, 2020 at 11:52 a.m.

Homewood residents, Deborah and Markell Thrash were married Aug. 8 on the grounds of Sinha Elegant Cuisine surrounded by 25 of their closest family and friends. DNR Events, an event...

A combination of book covers for "Give Us the Ballot" by Ari Berman, "Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty" by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt and "Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson

2020 is winding down, but the drama isn’t: Read these books now to make sense of it

September 7, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Trainwreck. Demented. A dumpster fire of a year. We've all seen the social media memes, and most of us are ready to be done with 2020. But it isn't over...

In this 2018 photo, actor Chadwick Boseman attends the world premiere of Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" in Los Angeles. Boseman died at age 43 of colon cancer Aug. 28.

Has Chadwick Boseman’s death made you curious about colon cancer screening? Here’s an explanation of what’s involved and some alternatives to colonoscopy.

September 2, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

Chadwick Boseman's legacy extends beyond Hollywood. His dying of colon cancer has started conversations about the health of one's gut. Per the American Cancer Society, African Americans are 20% more...

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