17 Years On, LEGO Train Show Still Inspires and Delights
Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club president Jamie LeBlanc hopes the club’s holiday show will encourage kids to create, sans instructions.
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Meet the Polar Bear, Chicago's Offbeat Holiday Tradition
The interactive artwork has appeared at galleries around the metro area for 10 years.
Those Who Were Here Before
Akito Tsuda photographed Pilsen before gentrification rendered it unrecognizable. Now he wants to help preserve what’s being lost.
The Accidental Movie Mogul
The Hollywood-size saga of how Alex Pissios made Chicago a TV and film capital
The Chicago Pipeline
Seven buzzy TV and movie projects filmed here that are due out in coming months
Behind the Bar: Molly’s Pub
If you are a regular watcher of Chicago Fire or Chicago P.D., then you are probably familiar with Molly’s Pub, the spot where the firefighters and cops in the shared Dick Wolf universe come to unwind. The set is modeled after the real Bucktown watering hole Lottie’s Pub; in fact, that’s where the bar scenes … Read more
Festival Brings West Ridge Stories to the Stage
From December 14 to 17, plays written by residents of the Far North Side neighborhood will spotlight immigrant and first-gen narratives.
A “Midwestern Gothic” Thriller Hits Theaters
Director and UIC professor Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin captures the big moods of young adulthood.
The Subject of This Portrait Series: Your Garage
An Evanston artist examines “our complicated relationship with stuff” through cluttered and overlooked spaces.
Three Questions for Robyn Mineko Williams
Photo: Chloe Hamilton The choreographer and former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performer had originally intended Echo Mine, which has its one-night premiere on December 7 at the Harris Theater, as a solo work for Claire Bataille, a founding member of the company. But Williams had to rethink the piece after Bataille was diagnosed with cancer. … Read more