I remember my college move-in day like it was yesterday. I got my room assignment, marched up the stairs, opened the door, and was disappointingly greeted with four walls of uninviting cinder blocks.

Owner of The Silver Room, Eric Williams and Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson at The Silver Room Sound System Block Party (Photo credit: Eddy “Precise” Lamarre) In its final year, the Silver Room Block ...

What started as a block party to bring dozens of Silver Room customers together to celebrate arts and culture grew into an event for thousands in Chicago over 17 years. Now the Silver Room Sound ...

What do you envisage when you hear 'breeze block'? For me, it's always had connotations of ugly, oversized bricks in the most depressing gray color you can imagine. However, in interior design right ...

The Silver Room Sound System Block Party is coming to an end following a final edition at Oakwood Beach on July 29 and 30, its organizers say. Founded in 2002 by local entrepreneur Eric Williams as a ...

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