Meet the Chicago Symphony’s Newest Composers-in-Residence By Doyle Armbrust Samuel Adams and Elizabeth Ogonek are bringing some exciting new music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago Sinfonietta, ‘Bloodlines,’ Margaret Cho, and ‘The Cheats’ Read more
What to See During Chicago Museum Week By Matt Pollock All the free days—and how to use them—of the first-ever ode to Chicago museums. Read more
The Last Days of Mary-Arrchie Theatre: ‘We've Had Enough’ By Zac Thompson The storefront theater is shutting down at the end of this season. The artistic director just doesn't have the energy anymore. Read more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock NBC buys a Poehler-produced pilot, Kartemquin snags an Emmy, and Chicago museums do a week of freebies. Read more
Riot Fest Spent $180,000 Beautifying Douglas Park. Is That Really So Bad? By Matt Pollock In the grand scheme of festival carnage, Riot Fest is no worse than its peers. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago The best events in theater, opera, music, and more. Read more
Take a Look at the Field Museum’s New Fossil By Lauren Williamson Meet Scarface, the museum's latest prehistoric find. Read more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Chicago is getting a New Year's Eve celebration, an Aurora sixth grader will voice Nemo, and the International Film Festival announces its full schedule. Read more
Poll: What Should Dick Wolf’s Next Chicago-Set Show Be? First Chicago Fire, then Chicago PD, now Chicago Med. What's next? Read more