A real estate investment trust is a firm that owns and usually operates income-generating real estate and related assets.

As Sandy Shinner's tenure as producing artistic director at Shattered Globe winds down, she reflects on her decades in Chicago theater.

Music Theater Works's Cats is an excellent rendition of a maligned crowd-pleaser, but the use of generative AI is a bummer.

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

The UI system and Northwestern agreed to scrap programs meant to uplift students and faculty from marginalized backgrounds.

Emancipation Park," magicfeifei’s show at SkyART South, traps viewers in a taboo relationship dynamic: that between old men and young girls.

Eileen O’Neill Burke promised to protect pretrial justice. One year in, her policies suggest a return to the politics of punishment.

The company's one-weekend revival of Poor Poor Lear takes them back to where it all began in 1999 as an aging actress plays the addled king.

Nilo Cruz's Two Sisters and a Piano at Writers Theatre traces the thwarted ambitions and romances of women under house arrest in 1991 Havana.

The founder of the Instagram-based community archive talks about preserving snapshots of love, resilience, and everyday Latine life in Chicago.

Southeast side residents gather to discuss community needs as developers push forward with a $9 billion quantum computing center.

The 2026 municipal budget opened the door to slot machines in city bars and restaurants—but some doubt the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.