Aight Bet's stomp-you-out beats, slap-you-up lyrics, and seamless juxtaposition of booming rap and hardcore vocals have loads of artistic potential.

Fruit LoOops' live shows can switch between the raw, stripped-down aesthetic of punk and the rehearsed technique of performance art, but they’re never pretentious.

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Chicago’s “spirit of creation and love of play” are helping filmmaker Rey Tang find artistic opportunities for herself and ...

The pledge to host eight Palestinian academics resulted from negotiations between university administration and student ...

Chicago drummer Lily Glick Finnegan and New York violinist gabby fluke-mogul throw it in the sink at this weekend’s Catalytic ...

A new report found the department responsible for government contracts doesn’t monitor whether companies violate ...

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Biz 3 publicist Dana Meyerson works with the likes of Ms. Lauryn Hill and Chappell Roan, but she grounds herself in her Chicago community.

Demetrius Amparan is a music artist and poet from the south side of Chicago. He is a nonprofit leader and father to daughters ...

Opened in 1974 as part of the University of Chicago’s art department, the Smart has long since become a stand-alone ...

Thornton Wilder'sThe Long Christmas Dinner, now revived by TUTA, traces one family through 90 years of mundanity and loss.