The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Jessica Lang Dance, Kendrick Lamar, Agamemnon, David Mitchell and Lana Wachowski, and SOFA
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Five Things to Know About the Trailer for Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
Early footage appears to confirm a few things you already heard—and some you may not have.
Six Flicks to See at the Chicago Comedy Film Festival
The fifth-annual comedy showcase runs Friday and Saturday in Rogers Park.
Chicagoans Respond to Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq Trailer
Ferrari Sheppard, Lil Durk, and other prominent locals took to Twitter to react to the film’s first footage.
Watch the Trailer for Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
The movie, based on the Greek comedy Lysistrata, opens in December.
An Ode to Funk
A new book pairs Michael Abramson’s photos of 1970s South Side juke joints with original poetry by Patricia Smith.
Nine Creepy Halloween Events to Hit Up This Weekend
‘Tis the spooky season.
Nine Acts Worth Seeing at the Newly Expanded Freaky Deaky festival
Vic Mensa, 2 Chainz, and Mac Miller take the stage this year.
Thomas Bradshaw Is in Pursuit of the Perverse
The Skokie playwright knows how to make his audience squirm.
Barak adé Soleil Transcends Notions of Disability
The dancer premieres a new suite of performances.