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Roger Ebert hated 1994's 'Trapped in Paradise' with a passion, despite his usual affinity for the work of its star Nicolas Cage.
On a late summer day in 1906, a small group of newly arrived Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia took a streetcar across town to Fairmount Park. Severa ...
Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget ...
Fashion is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and the world around us. Nowhere is this ...
Nearly 100 years before the Me Too movement encouraged women to speak up about sexual assault and harassment by powerful men, ...
Nearly 100 years before the Me Too movement encouraged women to speak up about sexual assault and harassment by powerful men, ...
Another prominent Illinois politician is not seeking reelection, as Rep. Jan Schakowsky won’t run for another term in ...
American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic ...
Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.
Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...
Pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, born in 1941 in Chicago, began his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group and quickly ...