Chicago’s Once-Grand Movie Palaces

Photographer Eric Holubow offers a rare glimpse inside five of Chicago's most grand movie palaces, and Roger Ebert shares one of his most unforgettable moviegoing experiences.

by Eric Holubow and Roger Ebert

The 15 Best Things to Do in Oak Park

Here's how to experience the character and craftsmanship in the western suburb that Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright once called home.

by Kevin McKeough

Here’s How Mary Zimmerman Created Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Jungle Book’

It took the Disney film, Kipling's text, and two trips to India to get the story right.

Six Things You Can Do This Week to Prove You Have Good Taste

It's a lowbrow, sophisticated, cheap, and totally fancy mix of events in town.

The Indy 500 Isn’t the Only Reason to Visit Indianapolis

Plus: How to check a bag for free, and the best way to recover lost luggage.

by Nina Kokotas Hahn

Five Great Things To Do This Week

Yes, Craft Beer Week is on the agenda. And it's actually six things to do if you count a free concert with the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird group.

How Mary Zimmerman Handled Kipling’s Racism and Misogyny in a New The Jungle Book Musical

The adapter extraordinaire dives into the controversial aspects of the story she's staging at the Goodman Theatre.

by Catey Sullivan

An Awesome Summertime Jazz Series Returns

NextGenJazz, at the venerable Drake Hotel, hosts some of the brightest young players in Chicago this summer. The next show is the day after tomorrow!

by Mark Loehrke

These Two Austin Hotels Are Great Places for a Texas Getaway

Plus: Top travel apps, kid-friendly Europe, and a way to speed up O'Hare travel.

by Nina Kokotas Hahn

Henry VIII Review: Style Over Substance in One of Shakespeare’s Worst Plays

Barbara Gaines does her best with Henry VIII at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

by Catey Sullivan