Five Fun Things to Do in Chicago This Week Ride your bike to see the Carolina Chocolate Drops, watch This Is Our Youth, and more. Read more
10 Free Art Classes at University of Illinois Chicago By Jason Foumberg Taught by some pretty big names in Chicago's art world, these no-cost courses in July and August are sure to fill up fast. Read more
Hebru Brantley Is Chicago's Hip-Hop Art Star By Elly Fishman He was a former street artist born in Bronzeville—and now the 33-year-old's work fetches thousands from blue bloods and rappers alike. Read more
Why Was This Frank Lloyd Wright Home So Hard to Sell? By Ian Spula Wright’s McArthur house in Kenwood just sold—finally—for $925,000. Here’s what’s behind the $555,000 price drop. Read more
Cristina Henríquez’s The Book of Unknown Americans Is Her Best By Rachel Bertsche Five years in the making—and released today—the Hinsdale author's new novel has early buzz, a top publisher, and a grand scope. Read more
This Amazing, Eccentric Larry Booth Home in Winnetka Costs $1.85 Million By Ian Spula The Modern house by the celebrated Chicago architect is a big, bold space on the market for the first time since its 1979 construction. Read more
Robbie Fulks Kicks Off Millennium Park's Summer Concerts Tonight By Erin Osmon The godfather of the local alt-country scene says staying in Chicago makes him a better musician. Read more
A Visit With Local Fiction Writer and Poet Stuart Dybek The celebrated author reads from his new collection of short stories “Ecstatic Cahoots”—and rides the el with us. Read more
Q&A: Oshwa Frontwoman Alicia Walter on Punk Shows, Scriabin, and the Polar Vortex By Erin Osmon The gifted young avant-garde pop quartet, which plays The Hideout on Saturday, gets inspiration from a "totally bat" color-organ composer and the terrible winter. Read more
