The Five Best Things to Do in Chicago This Week

See Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Jack White, and a whole lot more music at Wicker Park Fest.

5 Underground Art Events You Need to Know About

Two of Chicago’s most prominent contemporary art collectors host an open house, local artists transform dead trees, and more

Best of Instagram

Eight Chicago creatives whose feeds deserve your follow

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Take Home This Hot Art at Wright’s Annual Auction

A collaboration with Christopher Wool, a mug by the sculptor of the Bean, and more affordable items are on the block this Saturday at the West Loop auction house.

The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week

West Fest, the Comedy Exposition, the Tour de Fat, and the weekend plans of one of the guys in charge of the Square Roots fest.

Four Curiosities of Chicago’s Pedway

See highlights of the sprawling cluster of tunnels, skyways, and corridors in the Loop, all part of a tour you can take with Chicago artist Hui-min Tsen for $2.25 tomorrow.

Five Fun Things to Do in Chicago This Week

Go see SummerDance, Gillian Welch, the Grant Park Music Festival, and more.

See a Stunning New Set of Vivian Maier Photos from Eye to Eye

These 10 images from a newly published set of portraits show an unexpected side of the Chicago photographer.