Soundwalks in Chicago Public Parks Activate Communal Listening 

Soundwalks in Chicago Public Parks Activate Communal Listening 

Report by Noé Cuéllar, sound artist and MSAE 2025 Summer Soundwalks in the Park Program Director. Edited by Eric Leonardson, sound artist and MSAE President. The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) engages communities in Chicago and across the country. Founded in 2009 as a 

It’s A MagiCicada Fest Across the Midwest!

It’s A MagiCicada Fest Across the Midwest!

For the first time since 1803, two broods, or groups of periodical cicadas, are emerging simultaneously. Both broods will appear in Illinois and Iowa, allowing residents of Cook and Lake counties to hear this unique sonic event! June 9 at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area