Alandra Hileman's dark comedy about falling in love (literally) with Death gets an intimate staging with Open Space Arts.

Judith Thompson's Perfect Pie, a memory play about two women in Ontario, feels overloaded in Gwydion Theatre's production.

The nonbinding referendum follows Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election—while poll workers report their own harassment.

Whenever I can help make the crowd move or sing, there's a type of unity," says dancer, pianist, and singer Kopano. "The ...

City of Win is a series curated by Isiah “ThoughtPoet” Veney and written by Joshua Eferighe that uses prose and photography ...

Nick Gravenites helped Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg develop modern blues rock, but much of his best-known work was for ...

Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including releases by Desert Liminal, Gigan, and ...

The longtime Reader film critic discusses his life, career, and artistry amid the release of his new book, In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: A Jonathan Rosenbaum Reader.

Noriko Sekiguchi, better known as Poison Girl Friend, is behind some of the most lustrous downtempo, trip-hop, and late-night ...

Advocates, families of missing and murdered women, and journalists appeared before the City Council to discuss the CPD’s ...