Remembering the Chicago mariachi who serenaded Richard J. Daley and Nixon (and everyone else) By Christopher Borrelli March 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Mariachi Potosino were so ubiquitous around Chicago for so many decades, it was not always...
For Your Eyes Only: Visiting the unlikely gadgets of MSI’s ‘007 Science’ exhibit By Christopher Borrelli March 12, 2024 at 3:45 p.m. The last time we saw James Bond he was being blown to bits. Sorry, but...
The Newberry Library’s first female president is making big plans By Rick Kogan March 6, 2024 at 9:19 a.m. If you don't know this Chicago gem on Walton Street well, its new leader Astrida...
Often overlooked, Turtel Onli, an advocate for Black artists in comics, has a new exhibition in Café Logan By Christopher Borrelli March 5, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. Turtel Onli's art is created with African and European influences, and a heady sprinkle of...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago announces $66 million Tropical Forests for primates as part of major redesign By Hannah Edgar March 16, 2024 at 9:07 p.m. Brookfield Zoo announces new name and site redesign, starting with new $66 million primate facility
Review: With ‘Contemporary Ex-Votos’ an exhibition about devotion, UIC galleries become its churches By Lori Waxman February 22, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. First, a confession: As a Canadian Jew of Eastern European ancestry, I have rarely felt...
Landmarks: Roots of Black aviation in America can be traced to a short flight from Robbins to Oak Lawn By Paul Eisenberg February 27, 2024 at 4:12 p.m. Landmarks: Roots of Black aviation in America can be traced to a short flight from...
Jupiter Magazine launch centers art criticism in a radical way By Darcel Rockett February 21, 2024 at 12:36 p.m. At a time when the consolidation of journalism endeavors is producing a homogenized journalistic landscape...
Carlos Cortez at 100: The activist soul of Pilsen had a plan to keep his art affordable, even after his death By Christopher Borrelli February 14, 2024 at 11:29 a.m. The National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen has a show that spotlights some of...
Artist Wu Tsang’s ‘perfectly perverse’ adaptation of ‘Moby-Dick’ sets sail at the MCA By Hannah Edgar February 13, 2024 at 1:20 p.m. Wu Tsang turned to the Pequod as a theoretical sandbox — an arena to explore...