A Hollywood Retelling of the Great Chicago Fire
While the city reflects on the 150th anniversary of the fire, look back on its disaster film portrayal from 1938.
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Broadway in Chicago Returns in Paradise
A new musical about a progressive community in Civil War America debuts at the Nederlander this month before heading to Broadway.
Looking Back at 50 Years of the Chicago Reader
The city’s alternative newspaper has outlasted many of its peers — but is it still an indispensable part of Chicago culture?
Preserving What’s Left of Louis Sullivan’s Idea
A new book that builds on a 2010 exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center shows the power of Sullivan’s work and why we need to preserve what remains.
The Reading List: Big Fall Novels
New books from Jonathan Franzen, Nnedi Okorafor, and Dave Eggers to bookmark this autumn.
Pitchfork Music Festival 2021: Photos of the Stages and the Scene
After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the popular music event is back this weekend in Union Park.
Chicago’s Fall Culture Calendar
Whether you are ready to dive back into big events or prefer to keep things low key, we’ll help you navigate the best happenings in the city and beyond.
Amy Tan Isn’t Perfect
This year’s Carl Sandburg Literary Award winner on getting over perfectionism in writing and the myth that Asians are a “model minority”
Catching Up With Liz Phair
The singer-songwriter, 54, on her sudden fame, using her sexuality, and why she practices saying her own name
Sandra Cisneros Takes an Honest Look at Chicago
The locally-raised author reflects on her roots and her new novella’s not-so-perfect portrayal of the city.