Chicagoan of the Year –

Chicagoan of the Year in Theater: Glenn Davis is helping lead Steppenwolf into a new era

December 18, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Along with moving to Broadway with the Pulitzer Award-winning play "Purpose," he and co-artistic director...

December 18, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The genre-defying, femme-forward burlesque "Fly Honey Show" was a force in DIY dance but won’t...

December 18, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

This year, the Chicago rapper turned 40, released a new album and expanded a library...

December 17, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s...

December 17, 2025 at 5:35 a.m.

Museum staffers, many of whom are have lived in public housing, share their experiences, inspiring...

December 16, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

She's the unassuming champion behind the rise in horror lit. "To me, Becky is the...

December 16, 2025 at 5:35 a.m.

The CheckOut — a cozy music venue housed in a former 7-Eleven — opened in...

December 25, 2024 at 12:32 p.m.

As we approach the end of 2024, the critics and columnists of A+E reflect on...

December 20, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

After decades of smaller meat-and-potatoes screen roles, Chicago stage veteran Keith Kupferer took the lead...

December 19, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

His project “The Story of 400 Years" is one of several signs that the 26-year-old...