Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Wilco, Ivan the Terrible, Brian Brooks and Wendy Whelan, Ne-Hi, Darkside V, James Weir, The Fantasticks Read more
Ne-Hi’s Offers Balances the Turbulent and the Tranquil By Dan Hyman The band’s latest album blends slacker-boy poetry with shimmering harmonies. Read more
This Artist Recreates Chicago's Famous Artworks and Skyline on the Etch A Sketch By Madeline Kaufman Jane Labowitch, aka Princess Etch A Sketch, creates intricate artwork using the classic toy. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Creatives, McDonald’s City-Suburban Showdown, Run the Jewels, and Random Sequence Read more
Chicago’s Most Successful Screenwriter Takes to TV By Novid Parsi Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness) shares the forces that molded his writing. Read more
Filmmaker Sam Bailey Offers a Fresh Take on Young Women of Color By Brian Golden Her new web series, Brown Girls, debuts on February 15. Read more
The Best Discounts and Freebies of Chicago Theatre Week By Catey Sullivan Tickets to more than 100 local shows come at the deep discount of $15 to $30 a head. Read more
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week University of Chicago Folk Festival, Chicago Auto Show, Uncle Vanya, The Orchid Show, and Common Time Read more
Is Your Kid Ready to Be a Spielberg Star? By Jamison Pfeifer This weekend, an open casting call in Northbrook is seeking the star of a new Steven Spielberg film. Read more
From Paralysis to a Debut Graphic Novel: Emil Ferris's Amazing Comeback My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, a stunning work told from the perspective of a 10-year-old's diary, is based in Chicago in the 1960s. Read more
