How Activist Bernard J. Kleina Documented the Fight for Fair Housing
The life’s work of the photographer anchors an exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
Ten Great Things to Do in March
Chicago is slowly, kinda reopening: See comic book heroes at a museum or go jump in the lake (from the comfort of your own home).
The Return of Ballet
After a year away, the Joffrey is back — online — with Bolero.
Why the Holocaust Museum Is Tackling Apartheid
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center continues to expand its purview with an exhibition devoted to the South African leader.
Ten Great Things to Do in February
From a reopened Art Institute to a Children’s Choir concert featuring Chance the Rapper, Chicago’s cultural offerings are beginning to thaw out.
Second City’s Second Life
New executive producer Jon Carr aims to rehabilitate the iconic improv company.
Elizabeth Margulis’s Artist
The Buffalo Grove celebrity stylist, closet curator, and woman behind @BigHairBigCity reveals her go-to painter.
Illinois Needs a New State Song
The aptly titled “Illinois” was written by a Civil War vet to promote Chicago’s bid for the 1893 World’s Fair. Surely we’ve earned an upgrade.
When the Government Paid Writers to Travel Illinois
On the enduring appeal of The WPA Guide to Illinois, and why we might be due for a second edition
How Will History Museums Remember This Moment?
What local institutions and archivists are doing to immortalize a disorienting time in Chicago