1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (135+ words) The Marx brothers were born in New York, but Chicago was the true birthplace of the act called the Marx Brothers, one of the world's funniest. Asking Eric: I frequently feel unheard Gov. JB Pritzker's ambitious housing plan for Illinois:…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (191+ words) NEW YORK " Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul Mc Cartney will help close out the "Saturday Night Live" season, along with a double dose of Olivia Rodrigo. Rodrigo will do double duty as host and musical guest on May 2, marking…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (589+ words) The Easter basket memories of my youth always included a few small toys, candy and chocolate bunnies, of course, and an occasional comic book, with "Archie" and his gang ranking among the favorites of my four older siblings and me....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (244+ words) Trisha Brown Dance Company (7: 30 p. m. Sept. 17): With a night titled "Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown, and Cunningham Onstage," the New York company celebrates collaborations with Robert Rauschenberg in dance featuring his costume and set design. "Mahler X Notorious B. I. G. X 2 PAC" (7: 30 p. m. Oct....

2+ week, 8+ min ago  (861+ words) Following reports that Bill Maher will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to believe it. "This is fake news," she told CNN. "Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (580+ words) Maggie Winters may be an actress and comedian, but, before anything else, she's a Chicagoan. She has traveled extensively as a performer; her solo comedy tours have taken her from Portland to New York to Edinburgh, and, as an actress,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (911+ words) It hasn't opened yet, but there's drama going on at Northlight Theatre's future location in Evanston. Exterior walls of the arts company's long-dreamt-of new theater building at 1012 Church Street have gone up, and the stage has been built. Workers are…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (564+ words) When audiences return to the Ravinia grounds June 3 to Sept. 23, they'll find a newly refurbished Pavilion " now rechristened the Hunter Pavilion, in honor of donors Maxine M. and Thomas B. Hunter III. The Ravinia Festival's wide-ranging 2026 season, announced Thursday, celebrates that facelift. It…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (352+ words) Northlight Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season, its first season in its new theater in downtown Evanston. The subscription season will include five plays, including three world premieres, preceded by a celebratory opening gala on Aug. 15. The new theater building at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (296+ words) From Pope Leo XIV's childhood church to the reconstructed and relocated Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room at the Art Institute, Preservation Chicago's annual rankingof the city's seven most endangered buildings is so full of local history it has eight entries....