Folk music became popular with youth in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. As alcohol-free third spaces, coffeehouses were key to that ...

1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” It was destined to be the definitive literary monument of the Roaring ’20s, a decade of ...

The National Public Housing Museum opened April 4 in Chicago, with installations and exhibits as well as intimate individual, family, and community stories of living in public housing.

Formed in 1967, Chicago has enjoyed quite the longevity, still playing live and drawing crowds to enjoy its Hall-of-Fame legacy. Even through tragedy and various lineup changes, Chicago has ...

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WHAT: Villain Arts presents the 15th annual Chicago Tattoo Arts Festival, where you can meet artists, get new ink or just enjoy the sights. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the ...

But who will use it? OpenAI has released a new image generator that’s designed less for typical surrealist AI art and more for highly controllable and practical creation of visuals—a sign that ...

At least four people were killed and five others were wounded in Chicago weekend shootings as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range from 14 to 64. In the first shooting of the weekend ...

Thanks to a fascinating piece of archive film, available to view for free on the British Film Institute’s streaming service BFI Player, we have a glimpse at what life was like for cotton ...

Thanks to a fascinating piece of archive film, available to view for free on the British Film Institute’s streaming service BFI Player, we have a glimpse at what life was like for cotton workers back ...

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "my best photo". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world. Matthew Logan: "These boys ...