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Chicago Is Lit: June Literary Events in and Around Chicago

by Dan Kelly
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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: John Carney’s Latest Music Movie Power Ballad Is a Slight yet Heartfelt Tribute to Songwriting and Finding One’s Voice

by Lisa Trifone
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Review: Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells Center the Bittersweet Yet Charming Grief Dramedy Miss You, Love You

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: World War II Docudrama Pressure Recounts 72 Hours—and a Weather Forecast—that Changed History

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  • Food

Avoid Your Oven This Thanksgiving; Chicago Restaurants Are Ready to Cater (or Host) Your Holiday

As we careen full-steam ahead into the holiday season, it can all start to feel like quite a lot. If you’re looking for ways to minimize effort and yet still […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • November 12, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Gabe Polsky Brings New Documentary The Man Who Saves the World? to Hometown Chicago for Special Screenings

    “Patrick is probably the most extraordinary person I’ve met.” — Jane Goodall The above quote was made about Patrick McCollum, whose list of jobs, experiences, and titles is not only lengthy, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 11, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Starring Joel Edgerton as a Man Confronting Change, Train Dreams Wrestles with Nature, Progress and Loss

    I sometimes think about the shrinking of our world. Each leap in transportation—trains, cars, planes—has made trips shorter and less significant, sapping our sense of wonder. Werner Herzog once said, […]

  • Anthony Miglieri
  • November 11, 2025
    • Food

    Defying Gravity: A Wicked Rooftop Experience at The Gwen

    In anticipation of the Nov. 21 premiere of Wicked: For Good, part two of the global smash phenomenon released in 2024, we’re all doing our homework and rewatching Wicked. I […]

  • Row Light
  • November 11, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Ego Death Theatre’s Days of Rage Is Ferocious, Funny, and Heart-Wrenchingly Human

    Ego Death Theatre Collective successfully hits the mark with Days of Rage by Steven Levenson. A compelling script, following a group of young radicals who are willing to do anything […]

  • Erin Ryan
  • November 9, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Chicago Repertory Ballet Brings the Drama Before the Balcony with The Capulets

    The Capulets is a new ballet created and directed by Wade Schaaf, artistic director of Chicago Repertory Ballet. This world premiere is a multimedia collaboration with fantastic projection design by […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 9, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Friends with Guns by A Short Leap Theatre Finds Sparks in a Tricky Conversation

    Friends with Guns, written by Stephanie Allison Walker and directed by Nathan Dale Short, is a provocative play that explores both sides of one of the most controversial debates happening […]

  • Erin Ryan
  • November 9, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Superior Donuts by Artistic Home Is Warm-Hearted and Entertaining But Needs an Update

    Tracy Letts’ 2008 play Superior Donuts is a story about friendship between two unlikely souls—with a good dose of violence added. The story is set in an Uptown donut shop […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • November 8, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: The Joffrey Ballet Delivers Classical and Soul/Funk Ballet in Matters of the Heart

    One of the things I love most about humanity is that there are so many paths in tune with spiritual matters. I am not talking about religion. I am thinking […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 8, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: The Aces Get a Colorful Thalia Hall Crowd Dancing

    This article was written by Wendy Davis. The powerful, energized, girl-powered quartet The Aces has returned to Chicago stronger than ever! Playing at the historic Thalia Hall, this band has […]

  • Guest Author
  • November 7, 2025
    • Music , Previews

    Quick Spins: the Mountain Goats, Sadlands, Gina Barcal, MEGG, Pink Fuzz, and The Lemonheads

    Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]

  • Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
  • November 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Beyond Fest Heads to Chicago: Genre Film Festival Pops Up at Music Box Theatre in April 2026

    On the heels of Music Box Theatre’s popular annual Halloween programming, Music Box of Horrors, the theater announced this week a new partnership to bring Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest to […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • November 7, 2025
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