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First-time Lakefront Games will include ‘largest game of Simon Says in Chicago history’

August 15, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

The free event over two days will have golf challenges, tricycle racing, vintage arcade games and "Jeopardy."

A security guard pulls a crowd surfer down safely as Turnstile performs at Riot Fest in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Sept. 15, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest will return to Douglass Park for its 2024 festival

August 15, 2024 at 6:21 a.m.

The music festival has reversed on plans dating from June to depart its longtime home in the North Lawndale neighborhood and move to suburban Bridegview.

Video screens before the start of the Democratic National Committee’s walkthrough at the United Center on April 17, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

How and when to watch the DNC, including all the streaming options

August 18, 2024 at 7:45 a.m.

The Democratic National Convention Committee announced details about programming, daily schedules and streaming options.

The musical group Funkadesi performs during Evanston’s Juneteenth celebration on June 18, 2022. The music group will perform Aug. 20 in Daley Plaza for "Celebrating Chicago." (Karie Angell Luc / Pioneer Press)

‘Celebrating Chicago at Daley Plaza’ will run week of DNC

August 9, 2024 at 12:48 p.m.

Just announced, a week of events in the Loop to celebrate the city's culture, diverse communities and cuisine all during the Democratic National Convention.

Fans react to Pierce The Veil’s performance at T-Mobile stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 4, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza Day 4: Punk sounds, Slow Pulp and an early word on festival safety for 2024

August 5, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

The last day of Lollapalooza Sunday had sun, stubbornly high temps and a musical lineup concluding with singer Melanie Martinez, DJ Ben Böhmer, electronic music duo Zeds Dead and the...

Two people dance to the music of Stray Kids at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza Day 2: Light sticks are out for K-pop group Stray Kids, though some miss the rock

August 5, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

Lollapalooza was sold out for its second day, as crowds filled Grant Park to see Friday's headliners, the South Korean boy band Stray Kids and singer-songwriter and R&B artist SZA.

Music artist CeeLo Green is a mainstage headliner at 2024's Taste of Chicago in Grant Park in September. (Phillip Faraone, Getty Images)

Taste of Chicago 2024: Free concerts by CeeLo Green, Yahritza y Su Esencia and Atlas Genius

July 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

DCASE has announced the lineup for September, plus neighborhood Taste events continue this weekend in Marquette Park.

Eric Burton of Black Pumas performs during Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park, July 19, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Pitchfork 2024: Black Pumas, Sudan Archives and 100 Gecs top a glorious Day 1

July 20, 2024 at 1:40 p.m.

Pitchfork Music Festival opened in Union Park Friday with the kind of July weekend NASCAR can only dream about.

Fallout Boy, with bassist Pete Wentz, performs at the Pompano Beach Ampitheatre in Florida in Oct. 2023. (Robert Duyos / Sun Sentinel)

Riot Fest announces band lineup by day for 2024

July 17, 2024 at 1:32 p.m.

Friday headliners are Fallout Boy and The Offspring, Saturday's are Beck and Pavement, and Slayer and Rob Zombie will close out the fest.

Musician Jeff Tweedy on Oct. 1, 2020, in Chicago.

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will play a free concert at Navy Pier

July 19, 2024 at 12:41 p.m.

He'll play a free acoustic set as part of the two-day event, billed as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest.

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