As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 80 concerts in 2024. Here are some picks for the best and biggest shows of the year, excluding ...

In an effort to entice theater fans from their cozy confines this winter, Chicago-area companies are staging local premieres ...

From “Not Like Us” to “Nasty” and “Slut Me Out 2” to “You a Stepper,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year.

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The Eater Chicago Brunch Heatmap is here to help by highlighting the newest options for a delicious midday meal. The latest additions to the list include Chubby Boys’ residency at Drip ...

18, 2024, after she was one of two children PiggyBack Network co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin helped drive to school as part of the Piggyback ride-share network in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex ...

CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago has handed a Chinese national a 10-year prison sentence for laundering $62 million in drug money for Mexican traffickers. Between 2016 and 2018, Haiping Pan ...

As hip-hop grew more popular in the '90s, the industry started to see a lot more collaboration between rappers and singers. Whether it was a rapper spitting a verse on a singer's track ...

With Chicago Music Forever ... One chronicles the development of duranguense in the city’s Mexican American community around the turn of the 21st century; another details the Catholic school ...

It has been a long, beautiful journey for Rap/Hip Hop. What was once described as “not real music” has become a dominant figure in pop culture and produced some of the most innovative musical minds ...

“There’s a lot of controversy with Mexican rap, but he knows what he wants, and he had a blueprint. He’s a legend, and I’m so grateful for the chance he gave to me to prove my keep.