New book looks at the history of the Uptown Theatre
It is just a building, of course, standing near the corner of Broadway and Lawrence Avenues in the…
10 can’t-miss concerts in Chicago
Two blockbuster concert runs bookend a busy fall slate. Beginning Sept. 15, Lady Gaga hosts her Mayhem Ball…
Carrying the lessons of the past
Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions. A museum — assuming it’s doing its job —…
Shout out! Scream Club Chicago has already gone global
A screaming comes across the sky, and the volleyball players on North Avenue Beach stop at once and…
UMass Lowell women’s basketball team excited about 2025-26 season
LOWELL — UMass Lowell first-year women’s basketball head coach Jon Plefka revealed his program’s 2025-26 schedule beginning at…
CTA tax district raking in huge amount of taxpayer money
City Hall will soon have a far-reaching decision on its hands: How to dispose of a huge, growing…
Health insurers propose price increases for ACA plans
Illinois consumers may face sticker shock when they shop for health insurance plans on the state’s Affordable Care…
Games against UConn, Wake Forest, Iowa highlight UML men’s basketball schedule
LOWELL – UMass Lowell men’s basketball head coach Pat Duquette has unveiled his team’s 2025-26 schedule. The new…
Peter Orner, the best kept literary secret from Chicago no longer?
Peter Orner keeps a small writing studio inside an old hotel on the Connecticut River, where Vermont meets…
Terrible Chicago artist draws terrible Chicago portraits
Jacob Ryan Reno, long and boyish, wearing the kind of blue smock you imagine a painter would wear…