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Chicago Is Lit: June Literary Events in and Around Chicago

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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

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

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

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  • Cafes and restaurants , Food

Interview: Casa Chi Infuses Afternoon Tea with Nikkei-Inspired Fun

Inside the InterContinental Chicago is cocktail-forward Nikkei lounge Casa Chi by Chef Richard Sandoval. Amongst the happy hours and night caps though, Casa Chi offers a classy take on afternoon […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • August 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Sketch Mixes Magic, Grief, and Big Emotions in a Thoughtful Family Tale

    The average moviegoer likely doesn’t pay much attention to which studio is behind releasing the movie they’re forking over their hard-earned money to see. Sure, there’s the Marvels and A24s […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 6, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Pick-Up Pairs Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in a Clunky Caper

    Director Tim Story is the king of two-film franchises. He helmed such series as the original Fantastic Four films, the Think Like A Man twofer, and the Ride Along movies, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 6, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Djo Comes Back Home to Chicago for an Exciting Show

    It came with no surprise that Djo, the viral musical moniker of actor and musician Joe Keery, took over Chicago’s Lollapalooza Music Festival over the last week! Not only was […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • August 6, 2025
    • Fiction , Lit , Romance

    Wide Open Doors: Bookstore Romance Day at The Last Chapter Book Shop

    On Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, Roscoe Village’s The Last Chapter Book Shop is celebrating Bookstore Romance Day. Amanda Anderson, the store’s owner and dedicated proponent for romance […]

  • Holly Smith
  • August 6, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Kokandy’s Amélie Recreates the Film Classic

    Kokandy Productions kicks off its 2025 season with the Chicago premiere of the musical adaptation of the 2001 French film, Amélie. The play is directed and choreographed by Derek Van […]

  • June Sawyers
  • August 5, 2025
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit , Nonfiction , Poetry , Short Stories , Writing , Zines

    Chicago Lit/Arts Zine The Ground Is Uneven Seeks Contributors

    When it came time to choose between literature and the law, Adam Kaz went with the written word. Now the writer, editor, and critic (and regular contributor to Third Coast […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • August 5, 2025
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Bites: What Actor Aurora Penepacker Eats in a Day

    Amelie is one of the most beloved, fanciful and visionary films set in Paris. For those, like me, who rewatch the movie over and over, Kokandy Productions is bringing all […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • August 5, 2025
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: Location, Location, Location…and Boosters, Chicago before the Fire, by Louis P. Cain

    For much of Chicago’s history, its strident boosters with their overblown assertions of the city’s present and, even more, its future greatness have been a subject of ridicule. In 1952, […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • August 4, 2025
    • Art & Museums , Painting & sculpture

    Review: Troubadour with a Brush— the Rory McEwen Exhibit at the Driehaus Museum

    I knew of Rory McEwen as a singer of Scottish balladry and topical songs. But I never knew he was a highly respected botanical artist—until now. Presented in association with […]

  • June Sawyers
  • August 3, 2025
    • Burlesque , Comedy , Feature , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Sasha Velour Sashays into Steppenwolf with The Big Reveal Live Show for Limited Run

    Sexy siren and drag superstar Sasha Velour won the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017 with her iconic, signature reveal, which she brings in spades to the Steppenwolf […]

  • Karin McKie
  • August 2, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Grant Park Orchestra, Joseph Young, and Steven Osborne Overcome a Dark and Stormy Night

    It was a dark and stormy night. … Well, it seemed like it was going to be, but the Grant Park Orchestra managed to perform its regularly scheduled concert at […]

  • Louis Harris
  • August 1, 2025
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