Update: 01/12/2023In an email today seeking to “clarify misinformation posted on the museum’s website,” Chicago Park District Director of Communications Michele Lemons said this: “The Chicago Park District did not approve construction on a 5,000 square foot facility nor did the District approve a structure of any size.” Juanita Irizarry delivered a gut punch of […]
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Chicago native R.A.P. Ferreira can make you see your everyday in a different way
In the 2010s, Rory Allen Phillip Ferreira became a national force in underground hip-hop rapping as Milo. He retired that name in 2018 and now performs as R.A.P. Ferreira, but the whimsical, introspective spirit of his work as Milo remains intact. Ferreira builds his raps like Rube Goldberg machines, so that his tongue-twisting lines move […]
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Humboldt Park theaters on the move
Two Humboldt Park theaters take steps to secure new venues.
Posted inCity Life
More comedy, movies, and art, please
Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
Posted inCity Life
It’s a hot Chicago summer
Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
Posted inCity Life
Reopenings, discussions, and ¡WEPA!
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
Posted inMusic
Doug Malone, owner and lead engineer, Jamdek Recording Studio
“Something about a recording studio, I think it’s always overlooked as a place for community.”
Posted inNews & Politics
State rep. Delia Ramirez discusses the uphill battle to bring housing justice to Illinois
“There is a system in place that keeps people homeless and poor and it’s so much bigger than any particular organization.”
Posted inArts & Culture
It takes more than #OpenYourLobby to address racism in American theater
UrbanTheater Company and other BIPOC theaters deserve solidarity—and funding.
Posted inNews & Politics
Prime suspects
How would anyone benefit from sending unsolicited, free Amazon packages to random addresses?
Posted inMusic
Riot Fest’s elephant in the room
Does Riot Fest have any business taking over a public park in a largely Black and Brown neighborhood?
Posted inFood & Drink
Big Boss and Chicken Pollo Shack: new contenders on the hot-fried-bird front
Bridgeport and Humboldt Park have spicy spring chickens to boast of.
Posted inArts & Culture
How Lily Be made the local storytelling scene look more like Chicago
“Am I the only Latinx sharing stories right now? Where are the rest of us?”
Posted inNews & Politics
‘Don’t push us out’
The First and 26th Wards will vote on a nonbinding referendum that asks whether Illinois should lift the ban on rent control—prohibited in the state since 1997.
Posted inArts & Culture
Humboldt Park is changing, but it’s Not for Sale
UrbanTheater Company’s production uses humor and empathy to offer a range of perspectives on gentrification.