Che “Rhymefest” Smith: 2016 Chicagoan of the Year By Mark Bazer This rapper and community activist aims to bring police and the communities they serve together. Read more
Kerry James Marshall: 2016 Chicagoan of the Year By Elly Fishman This painter’s three-decade-long documentation of the everyday black experience is changing the face of Western art. Read more
With Trump's Election, Chicago’s "Donnie Trumpet" Is No More By Matt Pollock The Social Experiment producer and musician is killing off his stage name to distance himself from the President-elect. Read more
5 Things You Might Not Know About the Krocs of McDonald’s By Sarah Watts A new book dives into the lives of the longtime McDonald’s owner and his wife. Read more
Diana Guerrero-Maciá’s New Work Looks to the Future By Jason Foumberg The artist’s show, Slow Blossoming, opens at Carrie Secrist Gallery this month. Read more
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, The Fundamentals, The 1975, Khecari, and Pop-Up Magazine Read more
Haunting New Book Revisits Japanese Internment Camps By John Hardberger Richard Cahan and Michael Williams’s Un-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II captures a grim part of American history. Read more
Five Great Local Podcasts You Should Listen To By Nissa Rhee Chicago is in the midst of an audio boom. Find out which show is right for you. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week SOFA, I Am My Own Wife, Deeply Rooted Productions, Mitski, and Craig Ferguson Read more
Video: Artist Behind Emerging Buddha Heads Talks of Peace and Interconnectedness Indira Freitas Johnson explores the connection between art and activism, and talks about her citywide installment of Ten Thousand Ripples. Read more
