Riot Fest 2025 will feature 20 full-album sets, including Weezer's "Blue Album"
Riot Fest organizers said that to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer.
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Riot Fest organizers said that to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer.
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones, and Kygo are among this year's performances in Highland Park from June 6 to Aug. 31.
Riot Fest announced its 2025 lineup, featuring Blink-18, Weezer, Jack White and Green Day as headliners.
Check out Val's Halla Records and Oak Park Records with Jackie Kostek.
The Chicago Park District and Riot Fest announced they have signed a deal to keep the annual music festival in Douglass Park through 2027.
Inside the Symphony Center, they performed next to Civic Orchestra members, giving a free concert.
Music is a universal language. It's not defined by the color of your skin, which is what Equity Arc wants listeners to take away from Sunday's performance.
Summer Smash tickets went on sale Friday. The music festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview features headliners like Future and Young Thug.
Lollapalooza announced the daily lineup for the 2025 festival in Grant Park July 31 through Aug. 3. Tickets are going fast.
Several speakers made their voices heard — highlighting the importance of the performing arts to their high school experience.
The Lollapalooza 2025 lineup is here, featuring Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, and Olivia Rodrigo among the headliners.
Lollapalooza is an essential part of summer in Chicago, and a new book has created a record of the oral history of one of the city's most defining festivals.
A musician from Chatham has written a song to help find a kidney donor, a musical plea to end his yearslong wait for a transplant.
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones, and Kygo are among this year's artists performing in Highland Park from June 6 to Aug. 31.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.
Val's halla Records will set up a pop-up event inside the Subterranean to celebrate the independent music venues 30th anniversary
The festival runs from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, May 25.
Copeland and Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer sat down with CBS News Chicago before the awards ceremony.
Tickets will be available on the band's website starting Jan. 29 at noon.
This year's Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees include iconic artists and producers like The Doobie Brothers, George Clinton and Ashley Gorley, among others.
The Whitney M. Young Magnet High School music teacher never had children, but Robertson affectionately called the women she taught to sing her "girls."
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Rappers Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs have been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl back in 2000.
Hip-hop royalty Kendrick Lamar, on the heels of dropping his surprise album "GNX," announced Tuesday morning dates for his forthcoming Grand National Tour, which will include a summer stop in Chicago.
Ja'Niyah McMichael, now 14, was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 12 from their home in the 1900 block of Malcolm X Boulevard.
The first incident happened on Dec. 26, 2024, just before 3 a.m., in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue.
The Village of Niles, Illinois is demolishing the residential Leaning Tower YMCA building Monday.
The State Street Bridge over the Chicago River is closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic until November for emergency repairs.
Chicago police are searching for the driver who seriously injured a woman in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Englewood.
Pritzker has not formally decided whether he is running for president.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest in an X post that has been deleted.
Sen. Durbin spoke from his home in the state capital of Springfield, where he announced his first senate run back in 1995.
Before being elected to the U.S. Senate, Durbin served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives — winning his first election to Congress in 1982.
The state of Illinois is considering cutting business ties with El Salvador in response to how that country is working with the Trump administration to hold deported migrants in prison.
Thomas McPeek placed stacks and stacks of bets last year — complicated wagers on football called parlays, where several events all have to happen for the gambler to win.
Back in February, Heather Radin had planned to give only $10 to someone she thought was really in need. She is out $5,000.
The iconic Chicago chain known for its hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches launched its brand new breakfast offerings in five restaurants Tuesday morning.
The application website is expected to open this summer.
Johnsonville, LCC is recalling over 22,600 pounds of cheddar bratwurst in 10 states, including Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Officials said the case is the only case in Illinois of which they are aware at this time.
The program involves a new text and chat support line — aimed at helping younger people who prefer digital communication.
Amanda Nelson is carrying a child who is not genetically hers for people she didn't know.
Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" movement.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
The owner of Timeless Toys said he was forced to buy $200,000 worth of toys due to the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Tinaglia said he supports a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the franchise and the village need to come to an agreement on common goals.
The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Notably in St. Louis, hometown company Anheuser-Busch ended a 30-year partnership. Bud Light is also a top sponsor of Chicago pride events — and there may be a change there too.
Singleton will be the first to tell you her success is not a solo act.
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones, and Kygo are among this year's performances in Highland Park from June 6 to Aug. 31.
"Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" star Eric Dane said he is still able to work and will return to the HBO drama.
Jay North, who starred on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.
Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
The threat of severe storms has lessened for the Chicago area overnight, First Alert meteorologist David Yeomans said.
They will hold their first meeting Monday night. It will be the first meeting since the shooter was sentenced to life without parole last week.
Here's the latest seven day forecast from CBS News Chicago's First Alert weather team. Monday highs will reach the 80s, with a possibility of storms at night.
Around midnight, police said a 40-year-old man got into an argument with another man as they exited the 77 Belmont bus near Cicero Avenue.
A massive and unprecedented power outage hit Spain and Portugal Monday, knocking out subways, phone lines, traffic lights and ATMs.
Chicago police confirmed an off-duty officer was involved in a shootout on the city's Southwest Side. COPA is investigating.
Illinois State University said there was one reported victim of a shooting near the Bone Student Center.
Ja'Niyah McMichael, now 14, was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 12 from their home in the 1900 block of Malcolm X Boulevard.
The first incident happened on Dec. 26, 2024, just before 3 a.m., in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue.
The Village of Niles, Illinois is demolishing the residential Leaning Tower YMCA building Monday.
The task force addressed its progress for the first time this week, nearly a year after the formation of the unit was first announced.
The lawsuit accuses Chicago Police of using excessive force on children.
The botched raid on the innocent Mendez family in November 2017 sparked CBS News Chicago's yearslong investigation into Chicago Police officers raiding the wrong homes.
Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city is the focus of many groups and city officials working with new standards, permits, and an eye on climate change.
Peter Mendez was only 9 years old when his family's home was wrongly raided by Chicago Police back in November 2017. Seven and a half years later, the Mendez family is finally getting their day in court.
Boxing is not for the faint of heart, but Brown is proving it's for all ages.
The Cubs wasted a sharp performance by Jameson Taillon, who pitched seven innings of five-hit ball.
Luis Urías hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning help the Athletics rally and beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2.
Chicago, which had lost 10 of 12 coming in, scored four times in the first and twice more in the second off Jeffrey Springs (3-3).
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler each had two RBIs for Philadelphia, which scored a total of 13 runs during its losing streak.
A woman who lives on the block said it all happened on the street behind Green Briar Park. She took video of the men driving off.
Commuters were advised to consider alternatives such as bus routes.
In each incident, the burglar has pried open a door into a building, made his way into the laundry area, pried open the coin-operated laundry machines, and stolen the coins.
Vancouver police ruled out terrorism as a motivator for the incident at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival, saying the suspect has a history of mental health issues.
Charles Green, 44, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated arson.
