As many are still trying to wrap their heads around the results of last week’s presidential election, it’s certainly been hard for some to accept this new reality of the soon to be President Donald...

With the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in 108 years, the city’s streets were filled this weekend with a sea of people sporting their red and blue in celebration.  With what’s now being...

As we find ourselves midway through the month of October, the giant cobwebs and bright-lit pumpkins have finally made their way out in front of the Lincoln Park homes. While students and kids alike...

This past week, acclaimed musician Bob Dylan joined the ranks of T. S. Eliot, Gabriel García Márquez, Toni Morrison and Samuel Beckett in being awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature.  Being...

With the Cubs fighting their way through the MLB playoffs right now, the Blackhawks starting off their hockey season this week and the Bulls officially hitting the court for their opening season late...

After the long awaited debate last week, and another between the vice president candidates this week, this election cycle has taken full force of the television, social media and radio news.  With...

From surprise appearances of Common to Kanye West, Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day at U.S. Cellular was an unforgettable day for those in the audience.The all day festival featured not...

To spice things up a little different from last week’s issue of local sound by Chicago’s young artists, this week’s selection is entirely compiled of not only international artists, but also...

Whether it’s soothing blues, robust punk sound, or the rising vibrant hip-hop environment, Chicago has been home to an array of diverse music scenes that continue to reinforce the unique liveliness...

After numerous years, and thousands upon thousands of dollars, some of us are finally graduating.  As this is an end to a major chapter of some of our lives, it’s only normal that we’d start...

Riot Fest announced the first wave of its lineup this past week, with some staples of the Fall festival (Gwar, of course, is playing again) and some surprises (who would have ever guessed they’d...

It’s starting to dawn on me that after five years of attending DePaul, I’m down to my final few weeks — which is truly frightening and very exciting at the same time, and is leading to a lot...