Laughing Bee drops live records by Eleventh Dream Day and Naked Raygun, emo band Nymb reissue their whole catalog, and Tone Deaf celebrates seven years.

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

The Chicago Film Archives series features four free screenings of films made by Chicago-based women exploring themes of ...

Hawaii-born, Mexico City–based artist Clotilde Jiménez returns to Chicago on September 16 to showcase new artwork.

Advocates are suing the state for failing to comply with transparency mandates as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act. Credit: Courtesy Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice The Better Government ...

A new Russian Circles album is always something to look forward to. The instrumental metal trio’s most recent album, 2022’s ...

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans. A proposed landlord registry could help the city track irresponsible ...

Two massive data centers are eyeing drinking water from Lake Michigan. Advocates and experts are unsure if that’s the best ...

The Kelderons, mistakenly credited as the Kaldirons, later renamed themselves the Solution and then, regrettably, the Final Solution. Credit: Steve Krakow Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve ...

After I lost my cousin to gun violence in 2023, I struggled between my desire for justice and the reality of Illinois’s harsh gun sentences.

Anna Johnson has been on a musical crusade ever since she moved to Chicago from Minneapolis in 2021 to pursue a master’s of fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.