Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor
• May 8, 2025
Humo blanco salió del Vaticano esta mañana, señalando que un nuevo líder de la Iglesia Católica había sido elegido.
El cardenal Robert Francis Prevost, de Estados Unidos, será el 267.º líder...
Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor
• May 8, 2025
White smoke billowed from the Vatican this morning, signaling that a new leader of the Catholic Church had been elected.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States will be the Catholic Church’s...
On a recent rainy Friday afternoon, amid an endless sprawl of concrete and construction zones, a handful of curious city dwellers find themselves surrounded by dense moss, curious rocks, thousands of insects,...
From an outside perspective, it might look like OK Go has been off the map — or on hiatus — for almost a decade. But according to bassist and founding member Tim Nordwind, their new album “And the...
Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water. Even as the city tries to tackle this issue, it means that microplastics...
On a brisk Friday afternoon, Chicagoans immersed themselves in a world of vibrant blooms and fragrant scents. The welcoming scene inside at the Garfield Park Conservatory contrasted the dreary final grasp...
“I’d rather go naked than wear fur,” critics and campaign ads once argued. For decades, fur has been more than a fabric — it’s been a statement, status symbol and the center of controversy. Once...
Leaders in Chicago’s diverse performing arts community are worried about the Trump administration’s push to control the country's cultural narrative and the impact it could have on funding.
On Feb....
Amy Colucio’s cat, Little Man, struts around the quiet tent community in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood next to the bustling Lakeshore Drive. But he never strays very far from his owner as the frigid...
Educators in Chicago are considering what it means to celebrate Black History Month as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity, equality and inclusion.
Last month, the White House released...
Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor
• February 17, 2025
The Chicago Reader, operating as a board-governed, unionized nonprofit, provides free news coverage for the Chicagoland community. Founded in October of 1971, the Chicago Reader’s focus has always been...
After three years as the star goalie for DePaul, Gandhi Cruz departed Lincoln Park for the next chapter of his soccer journey. To the surprise of many, but certainly not Cruz, Santiago Dávila has stepped...
