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New Chicago statues will honor police torture victims, among others

The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday.

Photos: Hyde Park Summer Fest 2023

Hyde Park Summer Fest was back June 17-8, 2023, on the Midway Plaisance at 59th Street and Dorchester Avenue in Chicago. This year, with the 50th anniversary of hip hop, fest organizer Jonathan Swain says organizers were intentional about highlighting Chicago’s hip-hop scene and music. “We’re putting that front and center to honor the folks and hip hop that has come out of Chicago,” he said.

Photos: Grant Park Music Festival season opens for summer 2023

The Grant Park Music Festival opens for the 2023 season in Millennium Park on June 14, 2023.

Review: Grant Park Music Fest openers crackle despite chill

In the 2023 installment of “Grant Park Musicians vs. the Universe,” the orchestra and chorus bundled up for unseasonably low temperatures in the 50s and 60s.

Chicago footwork musician RP Boo releases “Legacy Volume 2”

“Legacy Volume 2” is RP Boo's first cumulative assemblage of music like this in 10 years.

Riot Fest approved to return to Chicago's Douglass Park

The three-day music festival faced heavy backlash as community members led a movement to evict big-ticket festivals from Douglass Park. Two other large music festivals held in the park last summer have since moved to other venues.

Blues on the Fox takes center stage in Aurora

The 24th annual Blues on the Fox festival opens Friday evening at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, with organizers saying this year’s event will feature both veteran blues artists and “up-and-coming” performers.

Review: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Salt Shed: Strange days

You don’t know what version of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard you’ll get in concert. At their first Chicago show, I met people who drove in from Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh.

Photos: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard perform at Salt Shed

Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard performs at Chicago's Salt Shed on June 11, 2023.

Review: The Cure is a band undiminished in Shows of a Lost World

The Cure began its career-spanning show Saturday at a sold-out United Center in Chicago by singing about the end.

Photos: The Cure play Chicago's United Center

English rock band the Cure plays Chicago's United Center on June 10, 2023.

Review: Jakub Hrůša concert at the CSO was high on drama

If there was ever a test of a conductor’s mettle, it’s Mahler’s Ninth Symphony.

Review: Jakub Hrůša concert at the CSO was high on drama

If there was ever a test of a conductor’s mettle, it’s Mahler’s Ninth Symphony.

Summer Smash adds Chicago’s Lil Durk to lineup

Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash is next weekend, playing June 23-25 at SeatGeek Stadium with Kid Cudi, Future and Playboi Carti.

Sk8 Jam in Elgin combines live music with skateboarding culture

A pop-up skate park and a graffiti wall will be part of Saturday night’s Sk8 Jam, the city of Elgin’s first concert of the summer season and a celebration of skateboard culture.

Taylor Swift reveals Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy as featured guests on ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’

The new song featuring Fall Out Boy is “Electric Touch,” whereas Hayley Williams guests on “Castles Crumbling.”

Chicago jazz legend Redd Holt, drummer of the original Ramsey Louis Trio, dies at 91

Redd Holt, a drummer who in the 1960s, before jazz fusion became a popular term, struck a beat that had both the kick of funk and the delicacy of jazz on a number of surprisingly popular instrumental tunes, died May 23 in Chicago. He was 91.

Photos: Super Swifties gather in Chicago

Their connection was born in the virtual realm, but a squad of tightly-knit Taylor Swift fans have made it hybrid, connecting in person at concerts and events. Members, who are widely recognized as some of the most passionate Taylor Swift fans, with followings across multiple social media platforms, met in Chicago last weekend for the Eras tour. Chicagoan Dominic Cielak hosted the Swiftie super group, which had a similar meet-up for the 2018 Reputation tour and another last year for “Midnights” album release.

Review: Taylor Swift puts on fearless show for Chicago fans

At her first Chicago show, Taylor Swift was able to make a massive event feel personal, inviting and warm. That's part of what sets her apart from her mainstream musical peers.

What's your favorite Taylor Swift lyric? Polaroid dispatches from the Eras Tour in Chicago.

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