Her son was killed by a bullet in Chicago. Now, his memory lives on in song

A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans ...

‘Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind’ at the MCA upends assumptions

This new Yoko Ono retrospective is epic but intimate, impossibly earnest but funny and full of irony, without a single wink.
Opinion

‘A War Zone Created by Trump’: Four Chicago Rappers Speak Out Against ICE Occupation

Since September, ICE agents deployed by President Donald Trump have wreaked havoc on the Chicagoland area, with raids, detainment, and what rapper Recoechi tells Rolling Stone amounts to “abduction” ...
Chicago Reader

Chicago’s Fugu Dugu celebrate resistance through eclectic, joyful folk punk

Chicago folk-punk band Fugu Dugu have built their fan base with raucous, rousing live shows that dazzle indie-rock and folk audiences alike.
Chicago Sun-Times

'Hard Knocks' review, Ep. 1: Bears QB Caleb Williams butchers song, takes Slip 'N Slide

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Big countries, little people: Indian diaspora as seen in Bollywood films

As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic Bollywood film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the Indian diaspora that it ...

Welcome to Powder Mountain, Utah’s Skiable New Answer to Storm King

This summer I went to New Mexico for the relaunch of the Site Santa Fe International, then to Colorado for the Aspen Art ...