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How Lucy Knisley Wrote an Honest Pregnancy Book, Barf and All

The graphic novelist chronicled nine months of humor and weirdness — even after having a baby almost killed her.

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Three Free Ideas for Utopia Filming Locations

This winter, Amazon Studios started shooting Gillian Flynn’s adaptation of Utopia in Chicago, a the nine-episode drama about people fleeing deep state conspirators.

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The Top Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week

Pitchfork Midwinter, the Chicago Public League Final Four, Mike Pence Sex Dream, and more

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Don’t Miss This Meditative Performance at the Bean Next Week

A haunting dance by Norwegian choreographer Ingri Fiksdal will unfold in Millennium Park starting Monday

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CHER! And Other Things to Do in Chicago This Week

Including a Lunar New Year celebration, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and an orchid show

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The Joffrey’s Anna Karenina Aims for Movie-Theater Drama

Ashley Wheater’s grand spectacle premieres February 13 at the Auditorium Theatre.

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Reviving August Wilson’s Oeuvre, Play by Play

Chicago director Ron OJ Parson discusses his close relationship with the late playwright’s work

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Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago

Spectrum Dance Theater, Pipeline, Trinity Irish Dance Company, and more

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50 Things to Do in Chicago in February

Cher, Chicago Winter Ale Fest, doomy cold wave, and more ways to stay busy this month

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Ten Things to Do: Restaurant Week, a Nina Simone Musical, and More

Brave the cold.

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How Northwestern Got Its Hands on Rare Medieval African Art

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, opening January 26 at the Block Museum, features more than 250 works and artifacts, many of which have never been seen in the United States.

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How to Build a Plastic Beach

A giant, minimalist ball pit has landed at Navy Pier. Here’s how it all come together

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Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago

Cardboard Piano, Tomorrow Never Knows fest, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, and more

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You Should Know: Sydney Charles

The Logan Square resident, bored with her bank job, started auditioning for musical theater roles on a whim.

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What to Catch at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

The graphic novelist chronicled nine months of humor and weirdness — even after having a baby almost killed her.

This winter, Amazon Studios started shooting Gillian Flynn’s adaptation of Utopia in Chicago, a the nine-episode drama about people fleeing deep state conspirators.

Pitchfork Midwinter, the Chicago Public League Final Four, Mike Pence Sex Dream, and more

A haunting dance by Norwegian choreographer Ingri Fiksdal will unfold in Millennium Park starting Monday

Including a Lunar New Year celebration, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and an orchid show

Ashley Wheater’s grand spectacle premieres February 13 at the Auditorium Theatre.

Chicago director Ron OJ Parson discusses his close relationship with the late playwright’s work

Spectrum Dance Theater, Pipeline, Trinity Irish Dance Company, and more

Cher, Chicago Winter Ale Fest, doomy cold wave, and more ways to stay busy this month

Brave the cold.

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, opening January 26 at the Block Museum, features more than 250 works and artifacts, many of which have never been seen in the United States.

A giant, minimalist ball pit has landed at Navy Pier. Here’s how it all come together

Cardboard Piano, Tomorrow Never Knows fest, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, and more

The Logan Square resident, bored with her bank job, started auditioning for musical theater roles on a whim.

There’ll be much more than finger and sock puppets on stage