Chicago’s ’90s Poetry Scene Shaped Illinois’ Laureate
“On any given night, you could read poetry on a stage,” recalls Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte.
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Reframing the Immigrant Story
Intuit Art Museum reopens with an exhibition featuring works by 22 self-taught, foreign-born Chicago artists.
Summer’s Required Reading
From stories steeped in the rhythms of the city to a lighthearted romance, these new novels by Chicago-connected authors provide ample beach-chair fodder.
Shades of Boredom
Newly published images by photographer Mark Steinmetz highlight everyday life in a Chicago of 35 years ago.
The Wild, Wild Midwest
You don’t need to hop on a plane to California or Colorado to find adventure. Whether you want to spend your vacation surfing, climbing, or biking, here are 12 epic getaways within a few hours’ drive.
“House Music Is the Chocolate”
Producer-DJ Vince Lawrence takes center stage in a new documentary about the birth of house.
Found in Translation
Two theater veterans forge their own artistic path by freely adapting the acclaimed graphic novel, Berlin.
A Castle Made From Gum
A faulty clock. An aerial shortcut. Second-floor jam sessions. Here’s what we learned from a new book about the history of the iconic Wrigley Building.
The Mighty Del-Crustaceans
For 54 years, through raucous parties and life’s twists and turns, the author has rocked on with his band.