John Wrory Ficklin was 7 when he learned that his father, the son of a slave, was important. It was 1963, and the nation was mourning President John F. Kennedy. Wrory Ficklin was ...

‘70s rock wouldn’t have been the same without the revolutionary Walter Parazaider. The Chicago co-founder, whose band scored No. 1 hits with “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” and “Look ...

The Series, and Channel Zero are some of the perfect horror TV series that are completely forgotten by audiences.

After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the ...

Once a season or so, Jordan Brand reissues a sneaker that Michael Jordan wore on the basketball court in an iconic original colorway—the Air Jordan 3 ‘Black Cement,’ say, or the Air Jordan 1 ...

With Brigitte Calls Me Baby’s growing profile, the band has quickly ascended, capitalizing on a curious interest in their ...

WGN Morning News celebrated its annual St. Patrick’s Day party on Friday March 13. Larry Potash, Robin Baumgarten, Pat ...

In 1987, viewers in Chicago witnessed one of the strangest broadcast hijackings in television history. During live ...

This third tour of playing R.E.M.’s albums focuses on “Lifes Rich Pageant,” again with the full approval, and maybe the participation, of the original band.

In groups big and small, AACM reedist Ed Wilkerson has combined the joyous immediacy of early jazz with the daring collisions of the avant-garde.

But those aren’t the only three great sitcoms from the best decade. There were countless other great shows over just about ...

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti Returns to Chicago for Three Weeks of Programs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra including Rossini's Stabat mater with the Chicago Symphony Chorus Jean ...