Mavis Staples leveraged more than 70 years of performance and activism to meet the moment Saturday at a sold-out Chicago Theatre. Navigating a sociopolitical and cultural backdrop vastly different ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s Dean Richards is offering a look at some of the shows and events taking place around Chicagoland this weekend. In music, Chicago legend Mavis Staples performs at the Chicago Theater ...

People would have laughed and rolled their eyes if the 1977 movie smash “Star Wars” had even suggested that — one day in the future, in a galaxy far, far away — hit records would be created entirely ...

Just as Mavis Staples kicks off her new album, “Sad and Beautiful World,” with a cover of Tom Waits’s “Chicago,” the beloved singer begins her 2026 tour this weekend in her hometown. Expect her to ...

Christy Bennett: 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Part of the Women’s Jazz Festival. Tickets start at $14. heynonny.com. Marshall Charloff & the Purple ...

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