FEATURED

AARON EL SABROUT

December 31, 2025

Aaron El Sabrout is an Egyptian-American visual artist and community activist who has been working at the intersection of racial justice, queer issues, housing and food justice for many years. All his work depicts and reflects these issues and experiences, particularly those examining the relationship between queer/trans people of color, our bodies and the land. 

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RECENT COVERAGE

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT

We at The Limelight are constantly inspired by the vibrant arts scene that permeates Chicago’s every corner. In hopes to connect our audience to the infinitely talented artists who make it on…

December 31, 2025

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‘SLOPDOGS’ ALBUM REVIEW

One of the strongest aspects of the Chicago music scene is the rawness and authenticity that come with each act, and the punk/alternative rock band Slopdogs is no exception.

October 30, 2025

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BLONDSHELL & MEL ELSIER

Earlier this month on June 13th, The Limelight’s Stephanie Haro attended The Metro in Wrigleyville to catch Blondshell on the sold-out Chicago stop of her nationwide tour. Not only that, we had…

June 24, 2025

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View fullsize The Limelight would like to thank you all for your support in 2025! 🤩 We have big plans for 2026 and beyond, and we would love your help to make it all happen. If you have the means and resources, please consider checking out our GoFundMe through t
View fullsize Aaron El Sabrout is an Egyptian-American visual artist and community activist who has been working at the intersection of racial justice, queer issues, housing and food justice for many years. All his work depicts and reflects these issues and experi
View fullsize Here’s our ode to 2025! 🩷💚 From live events to new team members, we’ve had a super impactful, fun, and INSPIRING year, and we hope some of our releases made your year the same! We’re just a little over 2 years into the game, an
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View fullsize HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎁🎊 Our gifts to you during this new season are TWO NEW BLOG POSTS featuring a handful of talented visual and musical artists! 🤩 BLOG INTERVIEW with @aaron.elsabrout by @_stephanieisabella_ BLOG HIGHLIGHT featuring @giverupper.mus
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View fullsize MEET THE TEAM 💫 JOEY MARTINEZ A lifelong Chicagoan, Joey is an aspiring filmmaker studying their fourth year at Columbia College Chicago. They are the videographer for The Limelight. Outside of working on student film sets, they love learning about
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View fullsize MEET THE TEAM 💫 SAMMY HERNANDEZ Samantha Hernandez graduated from Columbia College Chicago as a performing arts management major in May of 2025, and is The Limelight’s Production Manager. As a performing artist herself, Sam has been dancing f