Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) and Not Me We, two community organizations based in and around Woodlawn and South Shore, formally united last week in an effort to “build ...

Blue,” the opera by composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson, was to be part of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2019–20 season, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

If it wasn't for Steppenwolf ensemble member Jon Michael Hill's stellar performance, the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's ...

Amid ongoing talks to close Chicago’s projected $982.4 million budget deficit in fiscal year 2025, City Council batted back Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase to help ...

Times are tough for Chicago theaters, and one way they're coping is by collaborating with each other. Each project is unique, but in general, they offer opportunities to share resources, learn about ...

For those who grew up on the South Side in the late 1950s, the sight of a makeshift fence of mismatched front doors ...

Two University of Chicago students walking near campus were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning, according to the U. of C ...

A state pilot program designed to erase medical debt for 300,000 Illinois residents has already helped thousands eliminate ...

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is hosting a workshop this Saturday to help CHA voucher holders learn how to use their ...

After a year of belt-tightening measures, University of Chicago leaders presented on Monday their plan to close a $288 ...