Chicagoans Respond to Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq Trailer By Tomi Obaro and Emmet Sullivan Ferrari Sheppard, Lil Durk, and other prominent locals took to Twitter to react to the film's first footage. Read more
Poetry Brings These Photos of Chicago Funk to Life By Tomi Obaro A new book pairs Michael Abramson’s photos of 1970s South Side juke joints with original poetry by Patricia Smith. Read more
You Should Really Watch the Documentary Dreamcatcher Tonight By Tomi Obaro It's your last chance to watch this gripping film about Chicago’s sex workers. Read more
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Concerts By Tomi Obaro At the top of our list: Janet Jackson at the Chicago Theatre. Read more
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Readings and Talks By Tomi Obaro At the top of our list: Gloria Steinem and Roxane Gay together in Uptown. Read more
Nate Marshall Knows What’s Beautiful About West Pullman By Tomi Obaro Plus Marshall’s poem “Indian Summer” Read more
5 Best New Books by Local Writers By Tomi Obaro Among our picks: a vivid recounting of Carol Moseley Braun’s game-changing 1992 U.S. Senate run. Read more
Comedian Lil Rel on Impersonating Kevin Hart and His New Special By Tomi Obaro "Jay Pharoah does one twenty times better than me, but I’m just being silly." Read more
Negroland Examines the 1950s Black Bourgeoisie By Tomi Obaro Margo Jefferson’s new memoir delves into her upper-middle-class upbringing on Chicago’s South Side. Read more
The Best and Worst of Lollapalooza 2015 By Britt Julious, Tomi Obaro, Matt Pollock, and Carrie Schedler Paul McCartney plays the hits, Travi$ Scott gets the cuffs, and Metallica triple-broadcasts its virtuosity. Read more
