What to do for Valentine’s Day: 14 ideas for your holiday weekend around Chicago
There's no end of ways to celebrate Valentine's Day around Chicago, but if the choices all seems too much and you're in need of ideas, read on. We have 14...
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Grab your binoculars! Now’s your once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the green comet
Over the next two weeks, we'll have the chance to see a rare green comet that is flying by the Earth for the first time in about 50,000 years. At...
Paramount Theatre’s 2023-24 season includes ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ as well as ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Copley
Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora announced a slate of new shows for its 2023-24 season, including four musicals for its Broadway Series and three shows for its BOLD Series at...
NEH, NEA give more than $2 million in grants for humanities and art projects in Illinois
The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts on Tuesday announced grants for humanities and art projects, including about $2.4 million for 93 projects in...
Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts: See all the names for 2022
As we near the end of 2022, the writers and critics of A&E take a look back on the year to celebrate some people who have made a difference when...
5 cheesy holiday rom-coms that are actually good
I have a Christmas confession. And no, it's not that I started decorating for Christmas on Nov. 1 (though I did). It's that every year when the holiday season rolls...
Best of 2022 arts and entertainment: A look back at the year’s top music, books, theater and more
As we find ourselves at the end of another year, it's time to hand out some superlatives. The writers, columnists and critics of A+E offer a look back at the...
What would Dickens think about homelessness in Chicago? Goodman Theatre event will ponder the question
What would Charles Dickens, who criticized the systems that contribute to poverty in his various novels, think about modern day Chicago, where 65,000 people annually are homeless? That's the question...
Holiday lights around Chicago: 12 displays for 2022, from Botanic Garden to the zoos (with some indoor options too)
Your bellies may still be recovering from all of that Thanksgiving turkey, but it's now socially acceptable to say that it's the most wonderful time of the year! And what...
As Filipino American History Month comes to a close, take a peek inside the Field Museum’s Philippine Heritage Collection
In the Field Museum's archives, about 8,000 miles away from the sprawling tropical islands of the Philippines, sitting on metal shelves and organized in wooden drawers, are more than 13,000...