The Best and Worst of Lollapalooza 2013
14 moments that defined Lollapalooza 2013—and five we’d like to forget.
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Get Free Tickets For the Chicago Dancing Festival Today
Free tickets for best regional dance event of the year become available Tuesday at noon. But don't dawdle. They won't last.
A Letter to Jeff Tweedy About This Solid Sound Thing
Why it's totally fine that he's putting on a music festival that isn't in Chicago.
Chicago Staged Some Serious Upsets at the Tony Awards Sunday Night
Martha Lavey already knew Chicago was a great theatre town before two productions with local roots won the Tony awards to prove it.
Theaster Gates: The Rise of an Unconventional Art Star
Theaster Gates believes that good art can rescue bad neighborhoods. Here’s how he has convinced the international art world to buy into his vision.
The Truth About Phosphorescent’s New Album, ‘Muchacho’
The alt-country rocker Matthew Houck plays Lincoln Hall Saturday night, but he answered some of our burning questions first.
In Honor of Roger Ebert's Life and Work in Chicago Magazine
A look back on some of the great writing from the legendary film critic.
The Skyline Will Be Blue Tonight for World Autism Awareness Day
The April 2 event is important for Illinois—where an autism-related federal court order is shaking up the system.
Go See Some Talented, Extremely Ripped Dancers at Harris Theater This Weekend
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance share a bill tonight through Sunday. The dancers are amazing, even if the double bill isn’t perfect.
The 2013 Green Awards
The entire country was watching last fall when energy company Midwest Generation powered down the boilers at Fisk and Crawford, its two remaining Chicago-based coal-burning plants. Such headline-driving environmental victories...