ART. Edie Fake On Drawing The Future. Edie Fake’s “radical vision of trans joy and abundant acceptance heralds the MCA’s ‘City In A Garden: Queer Art and Activism’ exhibition, which opens on July 5,” ...

Community Meeting Planned For Damen Silos Demolition “A June 27 public meeting is set to discuss the demolition plans for the more than century-old grain silos on the city’s Lower West Side,” reports ...

What Happens To The “Brick Epicenter” Of St. Louis After The Tornado? “Beyond immediate needs tied to shelter and safety, preservation experts and local officials say they’ve heard a common refrain in ...

New Greektown Restaurant Ithaki Rises From Fifteen-Year-Old Ashes Of Costa’s. Kosti Demos is returning to Greektown fifteen years after a fire destroyed his family’s restaurant, Costa’s Greek Dining ...

Today in Chicago culture: Monday, June 16, 2025. See “Chicago’s Met Gala” in pictures: “The Joffrey Ballet transformed its largest annual fundraising event into an immersive journey through wonderland ...

Development Group Named For Roseland’s 1Fifteen at Michigan Station. The city has selected a development team “to turn long-vacant land at the southwest corner of 115th and Michigan into a residential ...

STAGE. Tonys Find “Purpose”: Steppenwolf Takes Best Play, Best Actress. At the seventy-eighth annual Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of “Purpose ...

MEDIA. Last Voice Of America Employees Could Be Fired This Week “All remaining staff at Voice of America are expected to receive reduction-in-force notices this week, likely closing the book on the ...

Today in Chicago culture: Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Taking on the recent Sun-Times A.I. blunder, Chicago media maven Dan Sinker posts at his site a hopeful reflection on what we can learn. He considers ...

Today in Chicago culture: Thursday, May 22, 2025. “What does it take to revitalize a venerable roots music venue? Millions—plus solid hospitality experience and some big ideas,” reports the ...

Today in Chicago culture, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. MEDIA. Block Club Sues ICE Over Immigration Arrest Information Access “Federal immigration officials still haven’t released records showing how many ...

Most ethnic social clubs like the Aid Society have disappeared. Built by immigrants as bridges to the old country, their children still used them as gathering places. But grandchildren—forgetting the ...