Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles The Sox are hoping for a better start to the second half of the season after a mediocre first-half. When: 3:10 p.m. (also 1:05...
baiduhai Magnificent Mile Art Festival One of the largest juried art festivals in the country features paintings, sculpture and jewelry, which are also for sale. When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m....
FOR CLASSIC FILM FANS Chicago Outdoor Film Festival Get out your bug spray, blanket and catch a great American classic film on Tuesday nights, with the Chicago lakefront as a...
4th of July fireworks at Navy Pier The weekly display (Navy Pier fireworks are every Wednesday and Saturday through Labor Day weekend) will get a patriotic musical accompaniment in honor...
Taste of Chicago Get out your bib, comfortable shoes and stretchy pants, and hunker down for the annual food frenzy. The bonus, as usual, is the lineup of great musical...
Chicago Gospel Music Festival Come to Millennium Park and hear some of the best in gospel music, including Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Rodrick Dixon and "American Idol" contestant Fantasia. When:...
Kraft Family Series at Harris Theater The series finale features Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes (and Friends) joined by Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir of Chicago Children's Choir. When: 1 and...
A fine (if chilly) weekend beckons. And we can't think of better (and cheaper) places to be than Millennium Park or the Art Institute of Chicago. Because it's all free....
Access was granted to nearly 200 Common fans for a private performance Friday. The lucky winners of an NBCchicago.com contest only had to show up at a secret location --...
Before World War I, when the Marx Brothers and their various relatives were knocking around the vaudeville circuit, one of their acts was a schoolroom act, titled "Fun in Hi...