If Halloween is your excuse to get dressed up, get a little wild and see Chicago from a whole new perspective, this may be your last chance to experience one of the city’s most dazzling parties. Illumination: A Halloween Gala of Light, Life, and Hope celebrates its 10th anniversary and final…
Chicago sports fans, wine collectors and whiskey aficionados have until Friday evening to bid on what could be one of the city’s most unforgettable dining experiences: a private dinner inside the Chicago Blackhawks locker room with Blackhawks legends, exceptional wine, rare whiskey and a men…
Chicago’s Streeterville community is getting a fresh taste of fall as SOAR, the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents, hosts its Farm to Table to Pier Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Harry Caray’s Navy Pier.
Dear Candid Candace: Am I safe with AI? It seems like AI is everywhere these days, on our phones, computers and just about everywhere else. Honestly, I'm not sure whether to embrace it or hide all my devices in a drawer.
Music of the Baroque’s 2026–27 season promises an ambitious mix of Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and other Baroque and Classical masters, with eight programs taking audiences from September through May at some of the Chicago area’s most distinctive concert venues.
What happens when five emerging choreographers are given just two pressure-packed weeks to turn personal stories into original works of dance? That is the question at the heart of “Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement,” a new feature-length documentary from Chicago’s Kartemquin Films that follo…
If the answer includes Rick Bayless, Sarah Stegner, Tony Priolo, Belinda Chang, Lamar Moore, Ken Polk and Tigist Reda, you know dinner is going to be good. Mariano’s and Metro Market, in partnership with Chicago Chefs Cook, are inviting home cooks to pull up a chair with the launch of Who’s …
Chicago has become the center of the manufacturing universe as thousands of industry leaders, engineers, innovators and technology companies descend on McCormick Place for IMTS 2026, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, now through Sept. 19.
Iran may have scored more than a propaganda victory after claiming it captured a sophisticated U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle near the Strait of Hormuz. The bigger concern for U.S. officials and defense experts is what Tehran might learn from the machine itself.
If bigger is better, Fair Field in Sagaponack has been playing an entirely different game. The sprawling estate owned by billionaire industrialist Ira Rennert is routinely described as one of the largest private residences in the United States, with a roughly 64,000-square-foot main house an…
It was an evening filled with style, personality and plenty of well-dressed Chicagoans as the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum hosted its annual Chicago Men’s Fashion Awards at the historic Macy’s Walnut Room.
Chicago's legendary Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse is packing up some of its signature steakhouse swagger and heading south. Gibsons Restaurant Group is bringing its iconic Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse to downtown Nashville. The restaurant is expected to open in spring 2028 at 414 Union Street…
Everyone knows where and what they were doing when this nightmare called 9/11 happened. My husband Chuck was getting ready for work and I was on the computer, watching TV when those horrible images appeared. I had the TV on mute so all I saw were flames coming out of one of the Towers. I tur…
Some Chicago traditions take decades to become traditions. Others arrive fully formed, seemingly out of nowhere, and you know almost immediately that they are going to be something special. Music of the Baroque's Chicago Water Music is one of those.
The artificial intelligence industry just got a very public wake-up call from someone who was on the inside. Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old AI researcher who has worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned from Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI chatbot. His reason for leaving is …
Dear Candid Candace: Every time I mention that I live in Chicago, someone feels compelled to warn me about crime, politics, taxes, or some scary headline they saw on social media. Most of these people don't even live here. Yes, Chicago has challenges, but it also has world-class restaurants,…
If you’re looking for an excuse to break out the lederhosen, grab a giant pretzel and raise a stein, Oktoberfest Nation is bringing six weeks of Bavarian-style fun to Fulton Market this fall. Billed as Chicago’s largest Oktoberfest, the celebration returns September 17 through October 26, 20…
There was no quiet way to celebrate 100 years of the Arcada Theatre. The historic St. Charles landmark celebrated its centennial Sunday with a star-studded, daylong party featuring Priscilla Presley, Chubby Checker, a parade through downtown and a massive Twist dance party that had hundreds …
Chicago is mourning the loss of Matt Suhey, the dependable fullback whose toughness, loyalty and unselfish play helped define the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears.
Chicago drivers got an unexpected lesson in the power of extreme heat Wednesday when the DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River became stuck in the raised position, creating a massive traffic headache near Navy Pier.
Art and shopping meet along one of Chicago’s most iconic streets when Amdur Productions presents the Magnificent Mile Art Festival Sept. 19-20 at 875 North Michigan Avenue.
Labor Day is getting a little more exciting at Darvin Furniture & Mattress, where shoppers can score major savings on furniture and mattresses while also getting the chance to turn a purchase into a getaway. Now through Sept. 7, Darvin’s Labor Day Sale is offering up to 55% off, plus an …
Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award-winning artist Common will headline this year's Chicago Live! festival at Navy Pier on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m., bringing his unmistakable sounds and Chicago spirit to the Lake Stage for a free performance overlooking Lake Michigan.
"Mayday" just landed on Apple TV on September 4, and we happened to stumble across it. Before we knew it, we were completely hooked. It is smart, thrilling, funny with no wasted moments and I think you will love it!
Dear Candid Candace: Our son is getting married, and we are excited, but have some deep concerns. He is a big Bears fan, while she (the fiancé and her family) avidly root for the Packers. He is a huge Chicago Bulls fan, but she roots for the Bucks. And, as if this weren’t enough, he is also …
NASA’s newest space telescope is officially on its way, and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could change the way we see the universe.
