Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock John Oliver is coming to town, Janelle Monáe leads a protest in Millennium Park, and David Arquette brings Sherlock Holmes to Chicago. Read more
See Lyric Opera’s Second Nature at Lincoln Park Zoo By Graham Meyer Composer Matthew Aucoin premieres a production the kids can enjoy. Read more
Pilsen Community Books is a Bookstore for the Digital Age By Hannah Nyhart With a minimalist approach to the store and a beautiful Instagram, this used bookshop is catching up with the times. Read more
The Chicago Composers Orchestra Makes a Splashy Hire By Graham Meyer Allen Tinkham, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras’ music director, will hold the reins at the new-music orchestra. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week The best in theater, classical, art, and more. Read more
Foo Fighters Are Releasing More Tickets to Their Wrigley Field Show By Matt Pollock Seats to the formerly sold out Friendly Confines gig go on sale at 4 p.m. today. Read more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Martin Scorsese is directing Leo's Devil in the White City adaptation, the NFL draft is returning to Chicago, and Justine Nagan is leaving Kartemquin. Read more
Here's the Street Artist Behind Those Raccoons in Humboldt Park By Adrienne Hurst Meet Nikko Locander, a.k.a. Ali 6, who's been spray painting across the neighborhood (and others) for years. Read more
Kafkapalooza Hits Wicker Park This Weekend By Zac Thompson Local playwrights revisit the prescient writer’s work in a weeklong festival of new dramas. Read more
The Five Craziest Things You'll See at Cirque du Soleil By Caroline Hicks The Big Top is back in town, and here are the wildest contortions you'll see at the show. Read more
