Macy’s to Sell Top Floors of State Street Building
Macy’s plans to sell off part of its building on State Street in a deal that would net the retail giant $30 million. The company will sell floors 8 through […]
Renowned Chicago Chef Rick Bayless Gives Back to the Theater Community
Top Chicago Chef Rick Bayless has announced $10,000 grants to 17 local theater companies. The donations are the first made since Bayless formed the Bayless Family Foundation. New ways to […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Sunday Dinner Pork Roast- Good Any Day of the Week!
Nothing says Sunday night dinner like roast pork! Not just any roast pork, but one adorned with herbs and tangy currant jelly glaze. And that’s What’s Cooking at Third Coast […]
Celebrate George Harrison and Great Music at Music Box Theatre’s Concert for George
To celebrate George Harrison’s 75th birthday (which is actually Feb. 25), select theaters across the country will screen a remastered in 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound version of Concert for George, […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 2/26 – 2/28
A little bit of beginning and a little bit of an end. February is wrapping up with a nice and chill Fresh Start to help ease you into the the […]
Illinois Legislature to Take Up Gun Control Measures This Week
The Illinois House will introduce a package of gun-control legislation this week in the wake of increased calls for reform after the massacre in Parkland, Florida. Among the proposals included […]
Supreme Court to Begin Hearing Case That Could Cripple Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit that could cripple unions and erode workers rights on Monday. The lawsuit, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, […]
Activists Protest Deportations at Gary/Chicago Airport
Activists gathered to protest deportations at the Gary/Chicago Airport on Friday, where a few busloads of people who entered the United States illegally were to be flown to Brownsville, Texas, […]
Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, Myrkur, and Khemmis Brought Metal to The Metro
Formed in 2012, Khemmis are at the frontier of a new era of doom metal. Although there are elements of classic doom metal, their sound is mainly infused with progressive, […]
Review: At Windy City Playhouse, Southern Gothic Invites You to the Party
RI was supposed to see Southern Gothic a week ago, but life got in the way and I didn’t make it then. Thankfully, the team at Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. […]
Review: Six Corners, A Quintessential Chicago Story, Bad Cops and All
Keith Huff’s Six Corners, the world premiere now at American Blues Theater, is quintessentially Chicago. It’s the story of a pair of shady cops, not always on the up and […]
Review: Nostalgia, An Overwritten Sobfest
Pieced together like a patchwork quilt of characters and situations, Nostalgia, the latest from director Mark Pellington (The Last Word, Arlington Road), is about connections—both loose and tight—that people have […]