Forever Mine Festival is a cross-cultural celebration of Chicago house and R&B

The new Forever Mine Festival transformed Union Park into a sprawling celebration of house music and 2000s R&B over Memorial ...

Chicago's former tied houses once linked with Schlitz and other breweries offer a window to history

Production of Schlitz beer will soon go on indefinite hiatus, but its belted globe logo will live on etched in stone at what ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago House Music Festival lineup announced, celebrating 40th anniversary of music genre

The free music festival will take place June 2 in Millennium Park. The lineup of performing acts was announced Thursday by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City of Chicago. "House Music is a global ...
NPR

Chicago house music pioneer Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, has died at 54

The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House. The Chicago ...
Rolling Stone

Chicago House Music’s 40th Anniversary to Be Celebrated in Windy City

To mark the ostensible 40th anniversary of Chicago house music, Derrick Carter and DJ Heather will headline a free event at Chicago’s Daley Plaza, which begins at noon on May 29. House Music 40 has ...