Two new art exhibits are coming to downtown Chicago starting Saturday, Jan. 31.

As 2026 kicks off, several companies are preparing plans for new homes that will give them more space for community involvement.

Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago (BACA) will host a free town hall discussion titled Chicago’s Black Arts Organizations…What We Can Do on Monday, February 9, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at ...

On their self-released July EP, the unrelentingly heavy What Lives Inside of Me, Latter play with self-consuming force.

CHICAGO — A West Side casket warehouse has come back from the dead. The old Loyal Casket Company is now beating with brand-new life. A non-profit called Bandwith Chicago is transforming the space into ...

In celebration of Black History Month, Chicago filmmakers will be showing their short films at Music Box Theater and Facets.

Cole Escola’s much-acclaimed play about former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln will tour the states starting this fall.

Our picks for events in and around Chicago this weekend. Drama The Chicago-based dance-R&B duo lights up the Salt Shed this weekend with new tunes from their just-released album, “Platonic ...

The old Loyal Casket Company is now beating with brand-new life. A non-profit called Bandwith Chicago is transforming the space into an arts playground for hundreds of kids who might never get the ...

Chicago poet Imani Jackson shared works in progress and excerpts from her 2024 collection “Flag” during a speaker event organized by the Black Arts Consortium on Thursday evening in Annie May Swift ...