Studio Audience
In a new exhibition, photographer Mark Ballogg lets us into local artists’ workspaces.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
November Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Johnny, Bill, and Me
The author once served as the legman for a celebrated writer. And when that writer died before completing his opus, it was his protégé who finished it for him.
A Bibliophile’s View of Life Through Books
A new memoir from Donna Seaman, editor for adult books at Booklist, explores her journey through literature.
Ruth on the Rocks Showcases the South Side Mexican Experience
Ruth Guerra’s immersive, autobiographical solo work, part of Destinos 2024, is performed in her late father’s repair shop in Back of the Yards.
Love and Humor Amid Woes in Happy Families
Local filmmaker Haroula Rose crafts a comedic drama about complex family dynamics, wrapped in a visual ode to Chicago.
How the Harlem Globetrotters Were Born in Chicago
The five Black basketball players hailed from the South Side, and they were managed by a 5-foot-3 North Side Jewish guy.
Photo Essay: Inside the Salt Shed’s Rebirth
Sandra Steinbrecher’s images capture how Chicagoans transformed and preserved the industrial complex into a cultural center.
Exhuming the Ghosts in the Family Closet
In her documentary King of Kings, Parisian filmmaker Harriet Marin Jones uncovers the incredible story of her grandfather and uncles. The so-called Policy Kings helped turn Bronzeville into the Black Metropolis — until the mafia and the feds took it all away.
Artists in Their Natural Habitats
Four of the city’s buzziest creators offer a peek inside their studios — and a glimpse of this season’s looks.