6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (366+ words) If you’re looking for Chicago outings that spark curiosity, create lasting memories and encourage active learning, the city’s museum scene delivers. From classic natural history halls to immersive prehistoric adventures, these five family-friendly museums stand out for their variety and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (51+ words) Chicago Reader Traveling to Black Oaks Center, a Black-owned farm located in Pembroke, Illinois, roughly 80 miles south of Chicago, Derion Melton looked out at the farmland as he ate his lunch, taking it all in....

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (263+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has served as the Chicago Reader’s theater and dance editor since 2019. During the 90s, Kerry lived in San Francisco and wrote for the East Bay Express and Backstage West. In addition to freelancing for the Reader starting…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (799+ words) Rock climbing is all the rage right now, with most specialty gyms in Chicago opening in the last decade. But with high membership costs and a predominantly white, heterosexual audience, the sport struggles to prove itself accessible to marginalized groups....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (611+ words) The Peace Room was created as part of a school safety plan in 2021, following a vote by the school’s safety committee to remove one student resource officer and redirect funds to holistic and restorative justice practices. Offerings inside the Peace…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (140+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has served as the Chicago Reader’s theater and dance editor since 2019. During the 90s, Kerry lived in San Francisco and wrote for the East Bay Express and Backstage West. In addition to freelancing for the Reader starting…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (173+ words) Chicago Reader Rodriguez opened the shop 15 years ago with a simple goal: to work for herself. At that time, Southport was packed with independent boutiques, and she was the only Latina owner among them. She’s proud that BabyDolls is still…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (181+ words) Chicago Reader Maciel and her husband, Jeremy Wright, opened the playroom in July as a space for children ages zero to six and an oasis for families where language and culture are affirmed. The 1,300-square-foot space is stocked with practical…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1025+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has been the theater and dance editor at the Chicago Reader since 2019. Graduating from Columbia College in 1987, she worked with several off-Loop theater companies before beginning her arts journalism career by writing pro bono for Streetwise....

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (267+ words) In her 2002 novel The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold imagined the aftermath of the kidnapping and murder of a young girl from the POV of the victim in the afterlife, who sees how the tragedy ruptures her family. But what would…...