Charles Joseph Smith is a beloved fixture on Chicago’s DIY scene, but the ambitious music he's been making for decades has ...

Governor Pritzker has encouraged people to peacefully protest federal immigration agents. More than 100 people in Cook County ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

Two critics share their thoughts and memories of David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive Theater of the Mind.

After 28 years of being told he wasn't worth educating, Anthony Ehlers and his classmates made history. He’s not done arguing for the people still waiting.

Growing up in Little Village, Jorge Valdivia’s mother reclaimed her voice through art. Today, he reflects on immigration, gender, and grief against the backdrop of renewed federal immigration ...

A new south-side hospital promises jobs and better care, but it may be a symptom of, rather than a treatment for, decadeslong ...

The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even if it’s ...

Chicago’s west side is rich in history, not only in its monuments and institutions but also in the everyday rituals of memory: family photographs passed hand-to-hand, kitchen table stories told ...

In Little Village, two sex workers built Pynk Portal, a pole studio that the rest of Chicago’s pole scene has yet to ...

The Chicago Public Library’s film program allows branches citywide to screen movies every day, free of charge.

Kelly Moran has taken the piano far—and vice versa. Born and raised in Port Washington, New York, Moran began studying the ...