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10 Things to Do in Chicago: Taste of Chicago, Def Leppard and aliens on Navy Pier

July 8, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Square Roots: Bob Mould, Guided by Voices and Dehd headline the Lincoln Square festival, where you can catch live music, dance workshops and open mics on multiple outside stages and...

Fireworks explode over Navy Pier as seen from Adler Planetarium on June 23, 2021.

10 things to do around Chicago this week: Fireworks at Navy Pier, Puscifer and ‘Star Wars’ in Concert

July 1, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Chosen Few Picnic & Festival: The world's longest-running house music event typically brings together more than 40,000 people for a family reunion-style bash featuring performances from the DJ collective and...

21 July Fourth specials at Chicagoland restaurants, from boozy sno-balls to lobster roll picnic baskets

June 30, 2022 at 1:51 p.m.

July Fourth falls on a Monday this year, meaning you have a long weekend to celebrate America's independence. Chicago-area bars and restaurants are making the most of it by offering...

Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies performs during the Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida in 2021.

10 things to do around Chicago this week: Chicago Pride, ‘Choir Boy’ and Barenaked Ladies

June 24, 2022 at 12:25 p.m.

Pride in the Park: The Chainsmokers and Alesso headline the music festival, which also features performances by "RuPaul's Drag Race" winners Shea Couleé and Monét X Change and "Canada's Drag...

Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland performs at Blues on the Fox festival at RiverEdge Park in Aurora on Friday, June 16, 2017.

10 things to do around Chicago this week: Chicago Pridefest, Gold Coast Art Fair and Summer Smash Fest

June 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Summer Smash Festival: Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti headline one of the largest independent music festivals in the country, which features more than 60 performances spanning hip-hop...

19 Juneteenth events around Chicago, from festivals and parades to fundraisers and parties

June 18, 2022 at 2:03 p.m.

Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves in the U.S. to be free with the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but that edict was only fully realized on June 19, 1865,...

Busta Rhymes performs in Pasadena, California, Aug. 11, 2008. He headlines Saturday at Hyde Park Summer Fest.

10 things to do in Chicago this weekend: Hyde Park Summer Fest, Muzi and art fairs in Old Town

June 10, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Andersonville Midsommarfest: The street festival celebrating the neighborhood's Swedish roots features five stages hosting more than 60 performances including DJs, tribute bands, drag shows, dance groups and tumblers plus karaoke,...

29 Father’s Day specials at Chicagoland restaurants, from beer subscriptions to whole fried lobster

June 14, 2022 at 11:57 a.m.

While Mother's Day celebrations traditionally involve breakfast in bed or brunches with free-flowing mimosas, it can be a little harder to figure out what to do for Father's Day. Luckily...

Wendy Murphy and Barbara Travis dance during the Chicago Gospel Music Festival in Millennium Park on May 29, 2015.

9 things to do around Chicago this week: Straight No Chaser, Gospel Fest and Lincoln Park Zoo’s Zoo-ologie

June 3, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Zoo-ologie: The Lincoln Park Zoo's 10th annual fundraiser includes an open bar, food from restaurants including Bar Goa and Seoul Taco, a talk from zoo scientists and horticulturists on the...

Kraftwerk performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on March 27, 2014.

What to do in Chicago this Memorial Day weekend: Sueños, Coldplay and Kraftwerk, plus the Philharmonic’s ‘Aretha Rising’ and a sushi class

May 27, 2022 at 12:58 p.m.

Sueños Music Festival: The biggest newcomer to the downtown music festival scene this summer has got to be this two-day fest of Latin Reggaeton in Grant Park, part of a...

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