Harold McCormick Jr., of the famous Chicago McCormicks (grandson of both Cyrus and John D. Rockefeller) took flight in 1926 to document the city for the Army Air Corps, the first time it had ever been done. Plus: a million Chicagoans watch Italo Balbo arrive in the city.
“I know Los Angeles and San Francisco are supposed to be ‘cities,’ but they’re not. I always felt like Chicago is the only other city in America. I always say that a city is a place where you can put your hand in the air and hail a taxi.”
How much did the art at Expo Chicago go for? Here’s a roundup of six local pieces.
On your agenda: The Hyde Park Jazz festival keeps history alive… The choreographer Kato Yamazaki blends Butoh and African dance … free “water music”… plus, the weekend plans of the conductor Mei-Ann Chen
The Studio Gang plan for the former home of Meigs Field gets its green light and a start date. It’s a hugely ambitious plan that could take years and many millions of yet-to-come dollars to complete, but on paper it’s a groundbreaking park.
For those who have seen Diane Lane only in the movies (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun)—and secretly harbor the suspicion that many film actors don’t have what it takes to own the stage—Diane Lane is a revelation…
The teacher’s strike may be over, but a labor dispute is threatening another group: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Here’s what you need to know about the strike.
The Canadian rockers return to the Windy City before their album is released September 25.
The much-anticipated art show finally opened Wednesday night at Navy Pier. Here are our favorite works from the galleries visiting this weekend.
Culture editors Elly Fishman and Emmet Sullivan caught the opening show last week. Here are their impressions on the play, which topped our must-see theatre list in our Fall Culture Guide.
