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

The veteran Los Angeles MC is an indie rap godfather and a boon to hip-hop. He performs at Subterranean in Chicago in April.

An effort to shutter a registry for violent offenses raises questions about to treat people who’ve completed prison sentences ...

Jeffrey O’Malley, 34, chooses Mondrianesque colors and vintage clothing for his street style while waiting for a Chicago bus.

Film and television production can be a significant pollutant, but companies like Ecofixr are setting greener standards ...

Though artistically driven communication has existed as long as communication itself, Ray Johnson is considered to be the ...

The artistic director's newest show, Scary Town, draws on family secrets and the anthropomorphic storybook style of Richard ...

Plus: Pritzker vetoes a bill to protect warehouse workers, Tony’s Fresh Market rejects union push, and more labor news from ...

Pictoria Vark celebrates the release of the project's second full-length, Nothing Sticks, with an Empty Bottle show on Sunday ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas emerged from different corners of Chicago’s music scene, but the commonalities ...

Country bluesman Jim Brewer gigged for decades at No Exit and the Maxwell Street market, but he didn’t leave a recorded ...