Tony Winner The Humans Returns to Chicago Better Than Ever
The 70th Tony Awards, presented in June 2016, were an affair to remember in more ways than one. It was the year Hamilton won big. It was the year Cynthia […]
Siskel Film Center Hosts 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran
The 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran takes place at the Gene Siskel Film Center; it starts tomorrow and screenings continue throughout the month of February. As expected, the […]
Porchlight’s Dynamic Merrily We Roll Along Puts Energy in Ever-Poignant Sondheim
In 1981, Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince collaborated with writer George Furth for a new musical based on a 1934 play, Merrily We Roll Along. The show was to be […]
Illinois Supreme Court Overrules Gun Ban Near Parks
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the ban of gun possession within 1,000 feet from a park unconstitutional, on the grounds that the carrier could absentmindedly pass a park while bearing […]
Police Continue Search for Lane Bryant Shooter 10 Years Later
Today marks a decade since five women were shot and killed inside a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, when an armed robber entered the store, and locked the women, […]
Kevin Coval Celebrates Chicago History in Poetry and Hip-Hop at Driehaus Museum
The evening opened with DJ Cash-Era playing some tunes as the audience gathered in the elegant ballroom of the Richard Driehaus Museum, that mansion of the Gilded Age. The ballroom’s […]
Space Commodity—Field Museum First to Receive Portion of ‘Pristine’ Michigan Meteorite for Study
It came from outer space… and streaked across the sky outside of Detroit on January 16. Now, thanks to a meteorite hunter named Robert Ward’s partnership with the Field Museum […]
Kinslahger Brewing Company: Come for the Lagers, Stay for the Kinship
Author’s note: I recently sat down with Keith Huizinga, co-owner of Kinslahger Brewing Company, to discuss the Oak Park brewery. As the brewery’s business lead, Keith spends his days telling […]
What to Watch on Netflix and DVD: February 2018
Netflix’s list of February releases include Oscar-winning works by three of the film world’s biggest names: Kathryn Bigelow, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. As always, you can prepare yourself for […]
We the People: The Anti-Trump Musical Fails to Soar
It’s pretty hard to look away from the events in this country as late, and it’d be a surprise to find anyone who didn’t at least have an elementary grasp on […]
Game Review: Subnautica Succeeds with a Sea Of Mysteries, Terrors
Subnautica has been in development for over four years, and has been in Steam’s Early Access program for nearly as long. With it, Unknown Worlds Entertainment, best known for their […]
Screens Monthly: February
This month, you’d be forgiven if you spent your time at the movies catching up on Oscar nominations. With the 90th Academy Awards slated for March 4, there are dozens […]