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 ...

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Mick Jenkins is one of many artists helping to send off the Silver Room Block Club Party in style. Credit: Leandro Lara I can’t say I’m happy about that choice, but I remain in awe of what Williams ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Silver Room Block Party is back in a new location at Oakwood Beach after a five-year hiatus, with the same House music Chicagoans know so well. It's a genre that has played ...

Kilwin’s Chocolates and Fudge franchise owner Jackie Jackson remembers the day The Silver Room came into her life. It was a Saturday, a couple of years ago, about 2 p.m. in July. When she got closer ...

Almost overnight, Eric Williams became a cultural force in Hyde Park. That's thanks largely to his shop the Silver Room and its Sound System Block Party, the massive festival that grew from his retail ...

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 ...