Custom Placements: Culture Lead
A Showcase for Chicago Black Dance
A dance project’s Pritzker Pavilion performance will spotlight the breadth of local troupes.
Lollapalooza 2024 Fashion: Our Favorite Looks
Whether their must-see artists are at the top or the bottom of the bill, these Lolla attendees get high style marks from us. This year is all about statement accessories, mixing textures, layering up, and serving a lot of attitude.
Helmut Jahn Would Have Wanted This
With Google reviving the Thompson Center, we dug up three unpublished interviews with the late architect on his greatest — and most divisive — Chicago building.
August Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
A New Tour Gets a Head Start on the Centennial of Route 66
Two years ahead of the 100th anniversary, Chicago steps up to mark its role as the mother of the Mother Road.
Best of Chicago
Whether you are in town for a certain convention or have lived here forever, we’ve got you covered with top picks for shopping, eating, drinking, and more.
The Only Reason to See Wilco Outside of Chicago
It seems counterintuitive to leave the city to see Tweedy and company, but the Solid Sound Festival puts the band in a unique atmosphere that just can’t be found here.
Class Antagonism Is on Full Display in Chicago-Based The Bikeriders
Danny Lyon’s 1968 book of the same name was a landmark work of photojournalism. The new movie, while beautifully shot, was (disappointingly) filmed in Cincinnati.