While dancing "Queens" at Counter Balance earlier this month at The Center on Halsted in Chicago, Stephanie Clemens joined others of various abilities on stage, including "best friend" and dancer Ginger Lane.

While many know her from her groundbreaking work on fair housing, Bobbie Raymond's presence in the Oak Park arts community did not go unnoticed.

For Laura Young, who just published her first novel, writing is a disciplined practice.

At an exhibit titled, "We the People?" at the Main Library in Oak Park, Chicago-area photographers document how the United States government responded to communities of color in the aftermath of the 2017 hurricane season.