5 things to do for Halloween weekend in Chicago
Halloween weekend in Chicago offers plenty of parties: haunted, nautical, bar-crawl-able. Plus, Elton John is in town on tour for the last time. Creepy crawling How a Halloween bar crawl...
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Watch Serena Williams talk with Common at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago
The world’s greatest tennis player will be in Chicago next week, but it won’t be to showcase her athletic prowess. Instead, Serena Williams will be in the city for a...
Eat your ‘Favorite Murder’ at Split Rail’s new dinner-party series
Split Rail’s next series of dinner parties will be one to kill for — the four-night “My Favorite Dinner” series celebrates “My Favorite Murder,” the popular true-crime podcast. Chef Zoe...
5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
Another weekend to fill with fun, Chicagoans. Choose from cider, “Serial,” spooky scavenger hunts, a slew of suds and open art studios during this autumn time off. Sip on the...
See ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ with a live orchestra performance by Chicago Philharmonic
2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton’s beloved holiday film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and Disney is commemorating the occasion in Chicago with the help of the Chicago Philharmonic....
At just 24, Chicago native Shams Charania is one of the biggest NBA reporters in the business
In life, experience rules. This is the conventional wisdom, but, of course, there are always exceptions. In the case of Shams Charania and NBA reporting — where the bar to...
Be afraid. Chicago theaters are screening all your favorite horror movies in October
Hankering for a Halloween or horror flick? Silver screens across the city have you covered with chances to get up close and personal with all kinds of goblins and ghouls....
5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
Chicago, check out a funky beer fest or a savory cheese fest, visit Liz Phair or Hello Kitty and check out all the architecture you can this weekend. Just waltz...
Q&A: Comedian Hari Kondabolu says ‘PC’ audiences aren’t failing comedians — comedians are failing them
If you haven’t heard, comedy is dying. Or, at least, it’s being killed, and “political correctness” — or some version of it — is the culprit. Ask Chris Rock, or...
Art-house to action: Our guide to interesting movie theaters around Chicago
Call me old-fashioned, but dinner and a movie remains a great date choice. But actually choosing where to dine and what to watch can sometimes feel harder than it should....