The Jesse White Tumbling Team returned to the “America’s Got Talent” stage Tuesday night for the first round of live quarterfinal competition this season.

Cory Morrison, who performs as B4Lasers, has built a small ecosystem of Chicago shows and events designed to put producers — not just rappers or singers — front and center.

The latest Chicago Media Report tackles Jennifer Keiper’s new role, the latest radio station rankings and a lawsuit filed the by parent of ABC 7 against the FCC.

Generations of trauma are powerfully intertwined in this revival of British playwright Alice Birch’s 2017 drama, delivered by a standout Chicago storefront cast.

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” has died. He was 77.

There was a time when a book could shake the world and on Aug. 17, 1976, a book titled “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley arrived on bookstore shelves.

Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency’s demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an “existential threat” to its operations.

Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36.

“Jesus is an answer; Judaism is a series of questions,” the Jewish comedian Alex Edelman says as part of his latest show, now in Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre.

Dave Marsh, a longtime music critic who wrote several influential books about Bruce Springsteen, including the early biography “Born to Run,” has died. He was 76.