Henry Johnson Through 5/4: Wed–Fri 7 PM, Sat 3 and 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; no shows 4/18-4/20; Victory Gardens Theater, 2443 N.

Here are eight exhibitions happening during EXPO Art Week that capture the spirit that makes the fair possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MFnMelo is a Pivot member. Poem curated by Frsh Waters. Frsh Waters from Chicago's Westside is a writer, performance artist, ...

Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when she found herself in front of a judge in 2016. The Chicago Community Bond Fund had just helped her buy her freedom ...