Lollapalooza takes over Grant Park each summer with its signature mix of massive crowds, booming music, and nonstop energy. Whether you’re a fest-goer in need of a breather or a […]

The Design Museum of Chicago has reached back into design history for a landmark advertising campaign developed by a Chicago corporation; the curators have recreated it as a modern-day exhibit […]

This August Cornerstone Restaurant Group (CRG) opens their new Chicago-Italian neighborhood restaurant Dimmi Dimmi under the culinary leadership of executive chef Matt Eckfeld. Eckfeld, who previously worked under CRG’s Chef […]

Molly Gordon may be best known to Chicagoans as Claire Dunlap, Carmy Berzatto’s on-again, off-again love interest in FX’s smash hit series The Bear. She also co-wrote and co-directed 2023’s […]

Ernie Banks and Minnie Minoso are the headliners in Don Zminda’s book Justice Batted Last: Ernie Banks, Minnie Minoso and the Unheralded Players Who Integrated Chicago’s Major League Teams. But […]

By Third Coast Review Staff iO Theater’s second annual iO Fest closed Sunday after 100-plus comedy acts performed over the four-day event. The fest featured homegrown Chicago talent and nationally […]

When audiences walk into The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, they are immediately transported to a tennis match. Scenic designer Wilson Chin completely transforms the space— with audience stands on […]

The duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein has left an indelible legacy in American music. Indeed, they created the golden age of Broadway musicals and a canon of songs […]

When parents reach a certain age, their adult children often decide they’re too old to drive a car—and the battle over the car keys begins. I’m that age but my […]

By Third Coast Review Staff Chicago’s rich comedy and improv tradition takes center stage this weekend as iO Fest 2025 returns July 24-27 to the iO Theater with 120 comedic performances from […]

While everyone else spent their summers bopping from patio to patio sipping spritz’ and margs, I jumped from bakery to bakery in search of the best of the best when […]

When did Pete Davidson become the type of actor you could slot into just about any role? Actually, pretty much from the beginning of his movie career. Unlike another former […]