Why Dog Man Matters, or, don’t trust anyone over 11
“Dog Man: The Musical,” which is playing at the Studebaker Theatre on Michigan Avenue though Feb. 25, is a gateway drug for children into musical theater. I learned this personally,...
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Think ‘Les Miz’ and lasers. Broadway Raves are the new big night out for young lovers of show tunes.
"Masquerade," anyone? We traveled to Detroit to catch this touring singular sensation before it plays a sell-out party at Subterranean.
Off display: As new rules about Native American artifacts go into effect, the Field Museum and others in Illinois must comply
If you stop by the Field Museum right now and find yourself in the Alsdorf Hall of Northwest Coast and Arctic Peoples, or the Robert R. McCormick Halls of the...
In appreciation: Cindy Morgan, almost famous, never a pushover, was forever Lacey Underall in ‘Caddyshack’
Cindy Morgan, daughter of Chicago, now permanent resident of the movies, died last month. She was 72. It's OK if you've never heard of her. She was never a brand-name...
The future of the search for alien life is with Harvard’s Avi Loeb. He has plenty of critics.
Avi Loeb leaned in, grabbed my hand and said, "Be as critical as you like." What, after all, was one more critic? He resembled a caricature of a scientist, his...
The Governor’s Mansion in Springfield is all dressed for the holidays. It has always taken a fair amount of fa-la-la.
The Governor's Mansion in Springfield looks lovely right now, at the holidays. If you happen to be near, swing by. It is, after all, the people's house, and if you...
Chicagoan of the Year for Books: Every so often, a book comes along that changes everything. Enter Jonathan Eig and ‘King.’
The Chicago literary world, every year, without fail, is good for a great book or two. Or three or four. But this year was so rich in memorable works by...
Sculptor Richard Hunt, whose work made an outsize impression in Chicago and across the country, dies at 88
Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt, whose abstract work includes the Ida B. Wells monument in Bronzeville and centerpieces at the Art Institute and in a Smithsonian museum, and whose art can...
Los mostradores de información del Aeropuerto O’Hare cuentan con voluntarios que lo han visto todo
Las vacaciones son estresantes, pero podrían ser peores. Podrías trabajar en un aeropuerto. En uno de los aeropuertos más transitados del mundo. Gratis. Podrías trabajar gratis en un aeropuerto y...
10 best books for 2023: Or make that 12, if you include a trio that shouldn’t work at all
Imagine a holiday party, attended only by books. If it helps, give them little arms and legs. That's the way to think about the best books of the year. You've...