Wizard World was in high gear on Friday, opening its doors at noon and getting straight into the cosplaying, panel attending, gear-buying madness. We were there from beginning to end, and […]

It was time to hit the floors at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center today, as things kicked off a little early for Day One of Wizard World Chicago. The […]

[soliloquy id=”35483″] It might have been a slow start for cosplay at Wizard World Chicago as the doors opened Thursday at 2 for Outlander fans to get their Caitriona Balfe […]

Summer might be starting to wrap up, but Wizard World Chicago is just getting started. We were out on the floor for the first day of the convention, and we […]

“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” The famously acerbic journalist, A.J. Liebling, wrote that in the New Yorker in 1960. Although that may well […]

We’re quickly careening towards Labor Day, kids are headed back to school and (hopefully) we’re looking at a cooldown from the hot hot heat of summer. But don’t despair, even as summer […]

Local shelters have been in the news lately as they are in desperate need of animal fosters, due to overcrowding, economic uncertainty and because kitten season runs a long stretch […]

Since June 21 our days have grown shorter. The sun shows less and less every day, and the flowers of early summer have completed their cycle. The Golden Alexanders have […]

For the first time since its inception in 2015, Refinery29’s travelling art exhibition, 29Rooms, made its way over to the Midwest, having its inaugural launch in Chicago for an excitement-filled, […]

By Adam Prestigiacomo News last month regarding plans to restore the Uptown Theatre came as a welcome surprise to Chicagoans and cinema lovers nationwide. It was hailed by theater enthusiasts […]

One thing was clear and frankly, obvious from the get-go at Wednesday evening’s mayoral forum – none of Rahm Emanuel’s nine challengers have much good to say about him. Residents […]

Last year, we introduced you to the Lipizzan horses of Tempel Farms—their tradition, their lineage, and the riders and caretakers. We talked about the art of the classic school of riding, […]