Reading List: New Books from Sarah Ruhl, Sesali Bowen, and Ann Marks
Read about life with facial paralysis, feminism through hip-hop, and the biography of Vivian Maier.
Read about life with facial paralysis, feminism through hip-hop, and the biography of Vivian Maier.
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month, from Christkindlmarket to ZooLights.
Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer), Dead Ringers for Dead Singers, 34th Annual Streeterville Dog Halloween Party, Arts in the Dark, Sylvan Esso, and more.
Brothers Justin and Shayne Snyder continue the city’s legendary puppet performances in Rolling Meadows.
A new documentary looks back at the famous Rush Street venue — but you really had to be there.
The intellectual-a-palooza is back this fall, with in-person and virtual conversations designed to blow your mind.
While the city reflects on the 150th anniversary of the fire, look back on its disaster film portrayal from 1938.
A new musical about a progressive community in Civil War America debuts at the Nederlander this month before heading to Broadway.
The city’s alternative newspaper has outlasted many of its peers — but is it still an indispensable part of Chicago culture?
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.