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Wouldn’t it be great if the city of Chicago figured out a way to let restaurants use offset smokers in a safe and responsible manner?

Better walking, biking, and transit

The alt-weekly is disappearing alongside the sinking taste hierarchies of the Internet age.

Raven Theatre has announced its 41st Season, kicking off this fall with an ingenious and hair-raising revival of Lucille Fletcher’s drama Night Watch directed by Georgette Verdin.

Chevy Chase was the first Saturday Night Live star to leave the show and seek big-screen glory. Here, we rank 12 of the controversial funnyman's best movies.

The South Shore native and alternative R&B musician releases debut album MOODY UMBRA after years of singles and collaborations.

Artist and composer Yasser Tejeda announced the May 19 release of his new album, La Madrugá, with the uplifting single, 'Tú Ere' Bonita.' The composition praises the natural beauty of women, with a chorus that affirms their power and connection with nature.

Izidora Angel is a Bulgarian-born writer and literary translator.

Before Chicago’s mayoral election last week, the top two electoral performances in the city (in my eyes) were that of Anton Cermak and Harold Washington.  Cermak, who was born in Bohemia, won his mayoral race in 1931 by defeating then-incumbent William Hale “Big Bill” Thompson. That election marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon power structure...

Two related plays by Ellen Byron, “Graceland” and “Asleep at the Wheel” connect people of different generations in Venice Theatre production.