This March has been a special month for the city of Chicago, and it’s not just because the river’s dyed green. Eat for Impact is creating change one plate at […]

With the opening of Robert Weinberg’s poem—“On North Broadway/Middle aged women roll their pushcarts into Rexalls”—you know you’re not in Kansas any more. Instead, you’re back nearly 40 years to a […]

The Seldoms are a Chicago dance company, known for dance as an intersection of movement, intellect, and social consciousness. The Seldoms’ performance, titled Floe, is a graceful yet urgent plea for action […]

Hey, would you look at that—it’s the first weekend of spring. It may not feel like it but I assure you the astronomical spring starts this Friday March 20 and […]

In the mid-1960s, Anne Keegan wore white gloves to apply for a job as a reporter at City News Bureau of Chicago. She recalled riding the elevator to the wire […]

I knew that I was in for a spiritual experience when I walked into the Harris Theater on Sunday. The stage was set with candles, a swathe of multicolored silk, […]

Editor’s Note: the following article contains spoilers about Peaky Blinders. Here’s the thing about the Netflix original series Peaky Blinders: if you know it, you love it. Unfortunately, for some […]

Summer music lineups are pouring in this week and the four-day behemoth of a festival that is Lollapalooza just jumped into the fray! Lollapalooza will take over Grant Park July […]

There may be snow on the ground and the temps well below freezing right now, but beautiful summer festival are announcing their lineups; giving us something grand to look forward […]

The Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on Saturday. It has been highly anticipated with a new vision for the story of Cio Cio […]

When Survivor brings back returning players, it’s not uncommon for them to carry with them baggage from prior appearances. In the original All-Stars, Jerri Manthey was eager to get revenge […]

The National Hellenic Museum’s annual trial of a Greek legend returned triumphantly this year with The Trial of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Since the series was founded in […]