Policy & Advocacy Chicago’s FY27 Budget: Arts & Culture Funding Arts Alliance is organizing a citywide sign-on letter calling for increased arts and culture investment in Chicago’s FY27 budget. Read o...

Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman had bitter fights with her brother. With “My Brother David,” she tries to set things right.

Authoritarian assaults on free thinking, fellow feeling, and creative making call for artists to unite in defiance. The 2nd annual Fall of Freedom festival convokes us to assemble, to curate,…

Art in These Times October 2–4, 2026 Authoritarian assaults on free thinking, fellow feeling, and creative making call for artists to unite in defiance. The 2nd annual Fall of Freedom festival conv…

We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

What older women keep telling me (and what I wish I could say back)

Pictures of Clover a Manx for adoption in Versailles, KY who needs a loving home.

Join us for a discussion with Spencer Weber Waller and his fascinating forthcoming book, Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American

51 likes, 2 comments - seiulocal73 on April 13, 2026: "Union faculty at Loyola University Chicago are advocating for a fair contract and spreading the word in the university community. Stay tuned for ...

The image spread soon after the Department of Justice released more than 3 million files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.

After an internal investigation, a hearing officer recommended the Chicago Housing Authority revoke Parker's housing subsidy, finding that she engaged in a pattern of actions to mislead the agency.

Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra responds to the Grammarly “expert review” controversy, and whether AI is extracting more value than it creates.

Alderpeople in 2023 approved a gradual phase-out of the so-called subminimum wage for tipped workers by 2028. But pushback from restaurant owners led the City Council to halt future increases.

A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.

The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

The Beverly Arts Center’s Saturday afternoon production of “Disney's Newsies” will be followed by a discussion of the power of the press with local journalists, including Block Club co-founder Jen Sab...

The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures

The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.