The 2026 Frequency Festival draws a line through one-bit electronics, Scottish balladry, musically hybrid fictional history, ...

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The Chicago Reader is back in print! Our February issue is being delivered to more than 600 locations across the city beginning. Find the closest newspaper box, coffee shop, bar, library branch, ...

A reader submits a letter calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject Peoples Gas’s proposal to pass its reckless spending onto residents.

Chicago’s south side has reinvented itself before; knowing this history can change its future.

Set in a less-than-modern Bronzeville condo, Squat laser focuses on a group of neighbors navigating their own personal lockdown restrictions. Zaria, a young, attractive social media fitness instructor ...

Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.

Ratboys roll out the "Bolo Joe" at JT's, Beverly Phono Mart opens a pop-up while its crashed-into storefront gets fixed, and ...

Mama African Marketplace, the beloved South Side community anchor, will be missed by local youth, families, and vendors.

Purelink's delicately layered tracks are so immersive that even the smallest details, which might fade into the background in ...

Mozart's Così fan tutte at Lyric Opera is like opening a heart-shaped box of delicious eye and ear candy for Valentine's Day.