At Ascension Chicago, Audrey Robinovitz opened a small reliquary of scent, guiding attendees through the fragrant history of anointing.

Despite restrictions and dwindling access to supplies in Illinois prisons, I’ve built a life and practice as an artist.

Chicago-based artist Sara Grose’s sculptures traverse the imaginary and the actual to get at the vastness of time itself ...

Plus: Beat-scene showcase Electronic Buffet returns, Make Music Chicago presents a day of dozens of events, and more.

Become Death's forthcoming debut full-length, Vorara (due July 3), is one of the most anticipated local metal releases of the ...

Hard Scrabble Sky by James Turrell was not only the first free, public Skyspace, but also the first in an urban environment.

Malcolm Riordan presents concerts through Chicago Community Fest to raise money for mutual aid groups such as the Midwest ...

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that was a haven for queer Black residents.

Genre-blending Chicago collective Mansa create fully formed environments from R&B, jazz, alternative, and hip-hop.

Plus: Roving underground party Trench drops its own debut comp, Bookclub hosts a benefit for two of the Broadview Six, and ...

Retired steelworker Tom Wells documented Chicago’s 60 miles of freight train tunnels under the city—it was just a matter of ...

Founder Ramona Slick reflects on five years of Rated Q, the Music Box Theatre’s monthly series celebrating drag and queer film.