Mud, Faygo and corndogs were the holy trinity of Riot Fest 2026. The punk-rock festival, held at Douglass Park Friday through Sunday Sept. 18-20, prevailed despite severe thunderstorm warnings and ...

Did you know the old Mundelein College produced a newspaper titled “The Skyscraper” for over 30 years? How much has really ...

Furthermore, “Songs in the Key of Life” is Wonder’s sonic celebration of human joy, accomplishment, sadness and love, a ...

Independent political journalist Amy Goodman urged the University of Illinois Chicago to “step up” against authoritarianism and use independent journalism to challenge systems of power at Independent ...

Welcome to the maiden flight of The Phoenix news team’s “Birds’ Eye View” column. The aim of this column is to combine top headlines from the week in local, national and international news, mixing ...

I don’t come from a small town. The population of Grand Rapids, Michigan, totals 201,183 people as of July 2025, yet it only accounts for a small fraction of the 2,731,585 residents of Chicago. A ...

The popularity of streaming services has made an irreversible impact on the production of film and television. Second screen culture, or the habit of using other devices while watching TV, has led ...

Before The Phoenix was seen in stacks across campus, Mundelein College had its own newspaper — The Skyscraper. On Jan. 30, 1931, the first issue of the paper came hot off the press. Mundelein College, ...

Welcome back to “The EVArything Bagel Chronicle,” where I embark on a relentless pursuit to find out if Chicago can actually bake up a bagel that satisfies a homesick New Jerseyan. This week, my ...