Prior to the release of her new album How Are You Lately?, Smile Politely had the chance to catch up with Peoria-based ...

As Seinfeld’s George Costanza famously said when a woman cut ahead of him in line, “You know, we’re living in a society.

It was a full house in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ lobby for Illinois Soul’s Juneteenth Celebration featuring legendary knowledge rapper Talib Kweli. Even though Kweli’s keyboardist ...