How John Singer Sargent Made Chicago an Art Town

By Abhinanda Datta

The Edwardian portraitist, whose work is currently on display at the Art Institute, made an unlikely hotspot of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Read more

Stacy Keach Returns to the Stage

By Novid Parsi

The actor heads back to the Goodman to finish what he started. Read more

The Top Ten Things to Do This Week

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, West Fest, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, Nike Tournament of Champions, Brigid Mae Power, and more Read more

Happy Place Is an Instagram Trap, but Who Cares?

By DS Shin

The roving installation opens in Chicago with 13 irresistible selfie backdrops. Read more

Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago

Kathy Griffin: Laugh Your Head Off, SummerDance, A Johnson Publishing Story, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow, Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta, and more Read more

Extremely ’70s Artifacts from Johnson Publishing’s Heyday

By Adrienne Samuels Gibbs

A new exhibit at the Stony Island Arts Bank toasts the Ebony and Jet founder's pizzazz. Read more

What's the Deal with This Creepy, Beloved Statue at the Art Institute?

By Claire Voon

It's a Chicago treasure and a favorite of museum-goers... but what does it even mean? Read more

Joseph Chilliams's 'Mean Girls' EP Is Both Fetch and Grool

By Phoebe Mogharei

On 'The Plastics,' the West Side rapper toasts 2004's foremost cinematic classic. Read more

Ten Things to Do This Week

Grant Park Music Festival, Make Music Chicago, Cinepocalypse, The Seldoms, The Roommate, and more Read more

Five Questions for Chicago Singer-Songwriter V.V. Lightbody

By Josh Terry

The indie-rock vet creates her self-described ‘nap-rock’ sound on her solo debut 'Bathing Peach,' a quieter and more introspective turn from her work in Santah and Grandkids. Read more

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