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The hip hop artist, songwriter, actor and community activist praised the grassroots support that enabled him to overcome other well-heeled candidates in the first ever election to head the Chicago public school system.

The public artwork by artist Max Sansing pays tribute to Frankie Knuckles, house music in Chicago and cult house music label Gherkin Records.

New murals are part of a massive public art campaign by the City of Chicago and Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events with train wraps and murals throughout the city.

Thursday is opening night of the 2024 Chicago House Music Festival, a series of free workshops, conferences and events leading up to the Chicago House Music Festival itself on June 2, 2024 from 10am to 9pm

Harold Washington Library is offering up over 9,000 unneeded or discarded vinyl LPs from their collection for sale this week only.

The line-up and times for the panel discussions as well as the keynote "fireside chat" with Robert Owens at the Chicago House Music Conference held this Friday, June 23 2023 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Part of the city's Protect Chicago Music Series, the Chosen Few will play for free for all Chicago residents vaccinated by August 14.

The city is among the supporters of this year's Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival, which like everything else has moved online.

It's real: the new Red Line terminal at 95th Street is getting fitted out courtesy of Theaster Gates.

The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has released their calendar for 2019. The good news: The Chicago House Music Festival is coming back to Millennium Park Memorial Day weekend.

Free master classes on Friday May 25 as part of the City of Chicago's huge Chicago House Music Festival, by instructors Czarina Mirani, Carlos Morris, Lyrik Cruz and Carlos Lanvin.

House Music is one of Chicago's "great contributions to the world," says Mark Kelly.

WIRED FRIDAYS is back for Fall 2015 featuring House Music first and third Fridays, including DJs Cajmere, Derrick Carter, Roy Davis Jr, Mickey Oliver...

Many moons ago, there were evening DJ-centered events held in Grant Park's Spirit of Music Garden, attended by thousands and loved by them all....

"I didn't think we needed to wait 50 years until everyone who was there at the beginning of the House scene was dead to...

The Chicago summers keep getting better and better for House Music. With the wild success of their Wired Fridays lunchtime dance party series every...

Get up, get dressed and get down at the Chicago Cultural Center at noon, Wired Fridays continues into 2015 with Chicago's favorite downtown daytime...

Every few years, another European label "re-discovers" another "lost" Chicago guy and anoints him with the title of "forgotten founding father" of House Music,...

Wake up late? Get dressed, wash the sleep out of your eyes and head down to the Chicago Cultural Center at noon, where the...