Muchen Wang, a big-hearted artist from Zhengzhou, produces charming oil paintings that share her affection for snacks and pets.

Taverns and saloons were an integral part of Irish and German immigrants’ lives and social connections in the 19th century. Social Turners, a German American gymnastics club, founded its Chicago ...

Brian Friel's Translations receives a lovely and thoughtful revival at Writers Theatre under Braden Abraham's direction.

Here are eight exhibitions happening during EXPO Art Week that capture the spirit that makes the fair possible.

A "chronic-cle" of weed, THC, CBD, and more high things to do this month while celebrating "the kind" in Chicagoland.

Laylit, New York's celebration of dance music from diasporic SWANA communities, comes to Sleeping Village for one night.

Henry Johnson Through 5/4: Wed–Fri 7 PM, Sat 3 and 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; no shows 4/18-4/20; Victory Gardens Theater, 2443 N.

In the landscape of online adult entertainment, Black cam girls and content creators often navigate challenges that go far ...

The paintings of Xiaohan Jiang are wispy and sinuous, they pulse with potent colors and symbols, conjuring wondrous pastoral landscapes ...

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

An effort to shutter a registry for violent offenses raises questions about to treat people who’ve completed prison sentences ...

Jeffrey O’Malley, 34, chooses Mondrianesque colors and vintage clothing for his street style while waiting for a Chicago bus.