Hundreds of New Laws Take Effect
With the ringing in of the new year comes a new set of laws that took effect on Monday. Some 215 new laws are on the books now, including expanded […]
Big Money in 2018 Gubernatorial Election
With still more than 11 months to go until the 2018 gubernatorial election, candidates in the race have already raised more than $124 million collectively. Governor Bruce Rauner leads the […]
This Is the First Edition of Third Coast Today
Third Coast Review’s new local news feature, Third Coast Today, is up and running. See our recap of this and other changes for Third Coast Review as we enter our […]
It’s Year 3 for Third Coast Review: Changes Are Coming!
We’re making some changes as we begin our third year. (Third Coast Review went live on January 8, 2016.) We value your interest in our arts and culture coverage and […]
Film Review: Aida’s Secrets Unearths Dramatic, Moving Family History
With families, there’s always something. But with those sharing a bloodline with 67-year-old Izak Szewelwicz, the journey to discovering all of the members of their extended family is not only […]
Critic Steve Prokopy Names Best Narrative, Documentary Films of 2017
I’m the damn fool who waits until the year actually ends before rolling out my Best Of… lists, and that’s because I’m often able to squeeze in about a dozen […]
Your Chicago Curated NYE Weekend: 12/28 – 12/31
This is it folks, all your hard work has hopefully paid off and the year is finally done. So let’s celebrate with the final curated weekend of the year! Spend […]
3CR Writers Pick Our Favorites of 2017: We Have Some Surprises
We asked our editors and writers to pick some of their favorites of the year. The result is this mosaic of arts and culture, which most likely does not include […]
GALLERY: Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic Still Shines
[soliloquy id=”22025″] Welcome to the first day back from the holidays! We hope you had a lovely time celebrating with friends and family. If you’ve still got some […]
Trap Door’s They Dramatizes an Anti-Art Authoritarian Society—or Does It?
A play at Trap Door Theatre always starts before it really starts. The open stage in the tiny theater is set and populated with characters from the play, in some […]
Hogwarts’ Primer Proffered in Potted Potter at Broadway Playhouse
Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience is a non-stop, 70-minute two-hander taking the piss out of Muggle culture by stream-rolling through all seven of J.K. Rowling’s books. The high-energy, cheap […]
GALLERY: Chicago Botanic Garden Sweetens the Pot for 2017’s Wonderland Express
[soliloquy id=”21907″] Wonderland Express is something of an institution at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For years, it’s been delighting families with its classic model trains, unique local botanical […]