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Singer R. Kelly, shown in 2016, posted a video to Instagram April 29, 2018, acknowledging he's out of the Love Jam concert at UIC Pavilion on Saturday.

After R. Kelly’s Chicago show canceled, Time’s Up takes aim at the singer’s career over sex abuse allegations

December 13, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.

Amid criticism over past sex abuse allegations, R. Kelly is no longer performing at UIC Pavilion on Saturday. Now members of the Time's Up campaign — an outgrowth of the...

Singer R. Kelly, shown in 2016, has been dropped from the lineup of the Love Jam concert at UIC.

R. Kelly out of concert lineup at UIC Pavilion after protests

May 23, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.

The "Pied Piper of R&B" was going to perform in Chicago. Then the #MuteRKelly campaign began. Now R. Kelly, the 51-year-old Grammy-winning R&B artist and Chicago native, whose full name...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Julia Sweeney: Monologist, stand-up comic, improvisational tour guide at the Art Institute

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Have you ever laughed, loudly, in the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago? Probably not. Serious place. But know that if you ever walk past the bronze...

Judith Miller, left, a University of Chicago assistant clinical law professor, and her colleague Alison Siegler meet with student lawyers during a strategy session in 2017 at the university.

Mother files complaint, says while she was at Daley Center for jury duty, staff sent her to men’s room to pump breast milk

December 14, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

She was summoned to jury duty at the downtown Daley Center courthouse, but the Chicago attorney and mother to a newborn said she couldn't fulfill her civic duty because there...

American Ballet Theatre, Four Seasons, Alvin Ailey in Auditorium’s 2018-19 season

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

The Auditorium Theatre has announced its 2018-19 season, which will include Chicago premieres, the return of familiar companies and contemporary artists, and a special speaker series showcasing the narratives of...

Woody introduces the gang to a homemade spork toy with self-esteem issues in "Toy Story 4."
<a href="/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-toy-story-4-movie-review-0617-story.html" target="_blank">Read the review.</a>

‘Lightning Thief’ tour to launch in Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" will launch its national tour in Chicago, it was announced Wednesday. The rock-musical adaption of Rick Riordan's best-selling novel, about a son of...

Hubbard Street announces 2018-19 season programming

May 31, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, with artistic director Glenn Edgerton at its helm, has announced a new season filled with world premieres and international collaborations. The fall series will bring together...

Three world premieres in Strawdog’s 31st season

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Strawdog Theatre Company's first season at its new North Center home will include three world premieres, the company announced Tuesday. Kicking off the company's 31st season will be "Masque Macabre"...

Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks to lead Chicago’s ‘Cher Show’

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond will star in "The Cher Show" in Chicago, producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller announced Tuesday. Block, previously self-announced as one of...

Martin Scorsese to direct Netflix comedy special about ‘SCTV’

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Martin Scorsese will direct a Netflix original comedy special about the legacy of the Emmy-winning sketch comedy show "SCTV" (Second City TV), Netflix announced Thursday. The reunion special will feature...

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