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Taigo Onez talks about straddling hip-hop and house, his goals for his Bang Le’ Dex label, and his work as electronic format ...

Plus: A proposal to ease housing banishment laws and the Army Corps drops plans for a toxic sludge dump in Calumet Harbor.

A history of a "school for wayward girls" reveals issues with youth justice and juvenile detention centers in Illinois.

The Non-Equity Jeff Awards move to the Harris in a night of celebration marked by joy, love of community, and resistance.

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A neighbor’s doorbell recording showed Sheila Albers that the official report was wrong. She turned to public records to find ...

Arts of Life is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a yearlong series of programming, which kicked off with a book launch ...

Splash Hatch on the E Going Down at Definition Theatre looks at environmental racism and Black maternal health.