The Al Yankovic Story, which more successfully did for the biopic what Unfrosted fitfully does for the docudrama. Seinfeld ...

After the ring is found, her mother (Clotilde Hesme) asks what she can do to make up for the mistake, and Linda responds that ...

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Anaiet Soul is a primarily jazz-trained multi-instrumentalist, performer, and ensemble member whose main instrument is piano.

Shootings decreased overall last year, but the opposite was true in 17 neighborhoods. Most aren't included in Chicago's ...

Screamo blowout ZBR Fest Midwest packs Subterranean with 28 bands, WZRD celebrates 50 years on the air with a free Martyrs’ ...

A social housing program, included in the plan approved on April 19, could change Chicago's housing landscape forever.

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Two current productions of plays by the late August Wilson "create an exquisite time capsule of Black American community." ...

A breakout star at Second City, Mills directs the AAPI-focused Victor Wong showcase at the theater before heading west.

Shepsu Aakhu's play, inspired in part by the 2009 Burr Oak Cemetery scandal, gets a powerful and sensitive revival at MPAACT.