Pioneering punk rocker and artist Tim Kerr the focus of a new art show starting Saturday

Tim Kerr, the 61-year-old co-founder of the Austin hardcore band Big Boys, has made a name for himself as a punk rock pioneer and also as…

United Flight 232 to run again — A conversation with its director, Vanessa Stalling

Chicagoans who missed it the first time around are in for a treat. The House Theatre of Chicago is opening its 2017-18 season with a remounting…

Stuart Dybek, America’s best short-story writer and regular Chicago guy

Stuart Dybek is not only a Chicago treasure, he’s perhaps the best short-story writer in America. A youthful 75, Dybeck is a second-generation Polish American who…

Youth football league founder, coach, says football should be played by adults only

Mike Oliver played football for a good portion of his life – youth football, then high school, where his Downers Grove South team was state runner-up…

Kelsie Huff, Chicago’s finest stand-up comic

  Sitting down with Kelsie Huff is a fun challenge because she often goes off on talents and hardly sits still. At a recent one-on-one meeting…