Emmanuel “Manny” Jesus Cabrera, entrepreneur and founder of Chicago-based fashion brand Gente Fina, originally wanted to be a truck driver. But, Cabrera said fashion was his calling. Growing up...

In 2002, Chicago-based artist Sarah Krepp said she was raking leaves in her yard when a neighbor came up to her asking for advice on their art. This happened four times in the same month, she said. Krepp,...

Nine fashion designers, a variety of clothing and the art of storytelling astonished audience members at the “Threaded Stories: A Runway Show of Distinctive Fashion” show, presented by Evanston-based...

Nestled between the Shake Smart line and lake view study spots on the first floor of Norris University Center, a curated collection of fluorescent fruit photographs by artist Linye Jiang catches the eyes...

Weinberg sophomore Amber Constante is no stranger to the Art Institute of Chicago, home to famed works like Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” and Georges Seurat’s pointillism in “A Sunday on La...