CHICAGO (WGN) — Over 40 years after it emerged from underground clubs on the South and West Sides, house music continues to be celebrated as one of Chicago’s greatest cultural contributions. This ...

Is a dancefloor even worthy minus house music? The past half-century has seen legions of hits—from Inner City to Stardust—and nothing keeps people shaking like that inescapable four-on-the-floor blitz ...

Lori Branch represents the living history of Chicago house music. Starting her DJ career in 1980-81, she has been spinning since the genre’s inception and maintains close relationships with the Chosen ...

Tony Hatchett, one of the original members of the legendary Chosen Few DJs, has witnessed the evolution of what started as a simple Fourth of July gathering among friends into one of the world’s most ...

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