CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago is getting ready to celebrate 40 years as the birthplace of house music. On Tuesday, the city revealed plans for the big anniversary, turning Daley Plaza into a dance party.

In early March, Adam Cahoon, known better by his stage name Equalizor, was in the middle of emulating an early-2000s breakbeat track about the ritual of going to a rave. He was trying to absorb its ...

Who is he? DJ Deeon, legendary house music DJ and producer, has died at 56. Deeon 'DJ Deeon' Boyd was a pioneer of the Chicago-based house music sub-genre "ghetto house." The genre is characterized by ...

The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House. The Chicago ...

In the last year, appreciation for house music has seen a bit of a renaissance. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: That's a Beyonce reference. I got it. And it's true. The genre emerged in Chicago, and we're going ...