The Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary
Plus: New music from youth-scene supergroup Leroy the Poet, veteran glam-rock weirdo Bobby Conn, emerging rapper Your Stepdad, and more
music
Danny Brown cannonballs into the digicore underground on Stardust
Sun 11/16 at the Vic
Former Chicagoan Chad Taylor returns with a new ensemble that shows new roots
Sat 11/15 at Constellation
Facing combine fresh and familiar art-pop sounds on Temporary Bodies
Thu 11/13 at Empty Bottle
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Psychedelic metal greats Rwake reemerge with newfound magik
Fri 11/14 at Sleeping Village
Pixel Grip make dangerous dark electro to thrill the pop set on Percepticide
Fri 11/14 at Pixel Grip
Muchos habitantes de Chicago sin vivienda no fueron contabilizados entre los desaparecidos
Los secuestros por parte de agentes federales de inmigración ocurrieron tras los recientes desalojos en parques de la ciudad.
Conozca sus derechos
Lo que saber durante interacciones con policía o agentes federales como persona sin hogar
Know your rights
What to know when interacting with federal law enforcement as an unhoused person
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared
Abductions by federal immigration agents follow recent evictions from city parks.
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Muchos habitantes de Chicago sin vivienda no fueron contabilizados entre los desaparecidos
Los secuestros por parte de agentes federales de inmigración ocurrieron tras los recientes desalojos en parques de la ciudad.
Conozca sus derechos
Lo que saber durante interacciones con policía o agentes federales como persona sin hogar
Know your rights
What to know when interacting with federal law enforcement as an unhoused person
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared
Abductions by federal immigration agents follow recent evictions from city parks.
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up?
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—even as it continues to spread a grassroots DIY spirit in Chicago and beyond.
News & Politics
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
State lawmakers end 2025 with last-minute transit package
Plus: Illinois prisons pilot no-cost phone calls and the OIG accuses Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration of thwarting surprise inspections.
‘Make SNAP great again’
IDHS workers speak out after an unknown employee hung a MAGA-themed sign at the Lincolnwood family community resource center.
Music
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up?
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—even as it continues to spread a grassroots DIY spirit in Chicago and beyond.
Atlanta rapper Anycia captivates listeners with her slow drawl
Wed 11/12 at House of Blues
Film & TV
Buñuel was here
Home Movie Day, Luis Buñuel’s ashes, and more
A seat at the table
jada-amina on curating the 31st Black Harvest Film Festival
Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere resists the spirit of creative risk that inspired it.
Theater, dance, comedy
All on the line
The Wash airs out the story of the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike.
Town without pity
Aguijón’s Uz, el pueblo is a sardonic black comedy about faith and family.
It’s in the cards
The Pilon is a smart and heartfelt portrait of fandom and friendship.
Visual Arts, books
The future is here
At the Art Institute of Chicago, Diane Simpson has built herself into the heart of the city.
Abstraction in motion
Artist Kim, Jung Soo’s sculptures take a stroll around the Loop.
CITY LIFE
Putting Chicago fashion on the map
Chicago Fashion Week returned for its second year to an industry in flux.
Beyond trends
This year’s Chicago Fashion Week was a window into the personal and unique style of Chicago.
Food & Drink
Middle Eastern restaurant Old School keeps it commercial-free
At Mohd Mahd’s Palos Hills restaurant, the poet, philosopher, free thinker, food scientist, and chef offers his own style of radical hospitality.
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Demystifying Acupuncture provides answers for the curious skeptic
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