Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/27 – 9/30
It’s the final week of September! Oktoberfest parties are happening all around the city, the temps have finally cooled, and the events are as fun as ever. So let’s take […]
David Cale at Goodman Theatre: Lyrical Storytelling and Songs That Feel Like Poetry
Writer/composer/performer David Cale spent a great deal of his childhood looking for places to escape to, which was not always easy since he rarely left the his family’s modest property […]
White Rabbits and Purple Lines: Upended Productions’ Inventive Alice Turns Evanston into Wonderland
This remount of Upended’s multi-disciplinary “walking tour” takes audiences on a 90-minute adventure throughout the Main-Dempster neighborhood of Evanston, and recreates various moments from Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice stories. Fusing […]
Review: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Feels Like the Classic Series I Grew Up With
For some of us, a new entry in the Tomb Raider series is always reason to celebrate. It’s a bit like going home, if you’re someone, like me, who started […]
Bodied: Living Deaths I Haven’t Died
Guest Author: Arthur Haynes Arthur Haynes is a Black fiction writer, feminist, backseat freestyler, and juris doctor. He is a student and enthusiast of all things creative. Much to his […]
CPD Ready to Expand Hours Ahead of Van Dyke Verdict, Lawmakers Vow to Override Rauner Veto – TCT 09-25-18
Chicago Police Ready to Expand Hours in Wake of Van Dyke Verdict Officials with the Chicago Police Department say they’re ready to cancel days off and expand hours when the […]
Horror is Healing: A Conversation with Hilary Williams of WildClaw Theatre’s Second Skin
Hilary Williams loves horror. In the dim light of the bar at the Den Theatre (where she is performing in Wildclaw Theatre’s production of Second Skin) her eyes grow wide when […]
Third Coast Audio Festival Puts Chicago at the Center of Podcasting for Two Weeks
Long before the podcast, there was Third Coast International Audio Festival. Since 2000, Third Coast has been a leader in audio storytelling, paving the way for this craft back when […]
Some Striking Hotel Workers Settle, 18 Men Exonerated of Crimes Linked to Corrupt Cop – TCT 09/24/18
Some Striking Hotel Workers Reach a Deal with Management Striking hotel workers at 9 of 26 Chicago hotels have reached a deal with management and ratified a contract. “On behalf […]
Let’s Celebrate – The Whistler is 10 Years Old
Photo courtesy of The Whistler If you’re a longtime Chicago resident, you’ve probably spent a late night (or 12) at The Whistler. A dimly lit ambience, craft cocktails full of […]
She Wore Red Shoes by the Newsstand: An Interview with The Gold Pawn Author L.A. Chandlar
New York-based writer L.A. Chandlar is the author of The Silver Gun and the just-published The Gold Pawn, the first two books in her Art Deco Mystery series. I spoke with […]
Review: An Evening of Discourse and Dance With Natalie Prass at Lincoln Hall
When Natalie Prass completed the follow up to her dazzlingly ethereal self-titled debut, she shelved the whole thing. In the wake of the Trump election and the ensuing political and […]