As Israel persists in its genocide of Palestinians, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival returns as both witness and guide.

A Northwestern Prison Education Project graduate discusses Mayor Johnson's historic visit to an Illinois prison.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

Caroline Bird's contemporary adaptation reimagines the survivors of the Trojan war as inmates at a women's prison.

Omnia Sol elevates the role of the VJ with their concept of the “cinematic rave,” which draws on media archaeology, cyborg ...

Nocturne” by Dabin Ann balances the artist's technical acumen with representative images with his equally deft faculty in ...

The talent and generosity Simon Small brought to the city’s studios and stages won over a huge number of people in the emo, ...

Plus: Emma Hospelhorn celebrates her second album as Em Spel, cassette label LittleHeadButt throws a release party for ...

Charles Joseph Smith is a beloved fixture on Chicago’s DIY scene, but the ambitious music he's been making for decades has ...

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A new south-side hospital promises jobs and better care, but it may be a symptom of, rather than a treatment for, decadeslong ...

The Imminence Festival, an extension of the Improved Music Series, places the practices of its alumni in dialogue with the ...