Among our faves: The Franklin, a backyard art space by Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan; the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s retrospective; and Blistner, Ill., a photo book about a small Midwestern town’s post-industrial decline
Looking for last-minute plans to ring in 2013? We count down the 10 best shows for the biggest party night of the year
William Shatner, Grace Potter, Mummenschanz, and more
Mehldau, Coltrane, and Spalding top the list
The four groups that impressed us this year—and the singles you have to download now.
The band comes together for the first time in 30 years, in the wake of their cameo in Judd Apatow’s This is 40
Senior editor Geoffrey Johnson visited the set of WGN-TV’s midday news show to discuss Top Hospitals, as featured in the January issue of Chicago magazine.
On your agenda: A final Nutcracker… a dark comedy at the Steppenwolf starring Jimmy Smits… free art, plus the weekend plans of Hubbard Street Dance Company’s Zac Whittenburg
Chicago theatre brought its A-game this year with shows from Goodman, Lookingglass, and others impressing theatre buffs from all over the city and beyond.
Our favorite books and articles of the year include a disturbingly accurate portrayal of some real-life upper crust Chicagoans; a story about the New York Pizza wars; and a graphic novel about a kinder, gentler Darth Vader
