The most famous occult Chicago film is almost certainly Candyman (1992), largely set in Cabrini-Green and featuring many more ...
Vershawn Sanders-Ward talks about what she looks for in collaborators with her company; plus changes at Lookingglass and Lifeline.
The impact of incarceration can be calculated in lost years of freedom, time spent away from loved ones, and missed opportunities to earn degrees and build careers. But prisons in Illinois and ...
Structured as a series of obituaries, Eden Robins’s literary puzzle box uses an AI character's story to examine the very ...
A descendant of a victim of the Salem witch trials confronts contemporary traumas in Sarah Ruhl's Becky Nurse of Salem at ...
The more government, the more injustice.” At Mazdaznan’s peak around 1908, he attracted some 18,000 followers worldwide, ...
Subtext Studio Theatre's Que Te Vaya Bien, about a father and son confronting their issues at Wrigley Field, delivers a ...
Chicago organizers have long joined together across racial, ethnic, and geographic lines in the fight for a better city.
In her Newberry Library course, Kay Daly examines the depiction of witches onstage, from the 17th century to the present.
ZeroEyes proponents say it will improve public safety by helping police respond faster to potential gun threats. But there ...
November 5th will mark the first time in the city’s 187 year history that Chicago has elected a school board. Don't panic!
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