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A Black family in mourning implodes in Hayward
Netta Walker’s new play, Hayward, informed by Hamlet and Electra, concerns itself with the emotions of a Black family in mourning. Presented in Steppenwolf’s 1700 space by the Gift Theatre, the story begins at the funeral of notorious ne’er-do-well patriarch Tony (powerfully portrayed by Watson Swift) while his similarly imperfect family grieves. Unfortunately for them, Pastor Johnson (played with delicious wickedness by Alfred H. Wilson) ministers judgments louder than his condolences.
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Famous Chicago zoo gorilla Bushman preserved in museum
In 1951, the city of Chicago wept for its most famous and beloved citizen. This wasn't a politician, an actor, or an athlete—it was a magnificent, five-hundred-pound western lowland gorilla named Bushman. For over twenty years, Bushman lived at the Lincoln Park Zoo, where he brought joy to an...
Third Coast Review
Review: Horror Tourist Trap: Windy City Screams, by Bill Reick
Chicago is rarely connected with horror—at least as far as film genres go. Many movies have been shot in the city, but if you ask anyone to name three, you’ll likely get a list of comedies (Risky Business and The Blues Brothers), thrillers (The Fugitive), gangster flicks (Road to Perdition and The Untouchables), and maybe a sci-fi/superhero blockbuster or two (The Dark Knight and Transformers: Dark of the Moon). But horror? The average fan may recall that Candyman and Child’s Play were shot in Chicago, but that’s about it. That’s the biggest challenge author Bill Reick faced in writing Windy City Screams: Chicago’s Horror Movie History, a travel guide to horror film locations in the city. A challenge he doesn't meet—though he might’ve tried to make the trip more interesting.
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Shafiq Lamar Hicks recalls magical moment with Aretha Franklin
Shafiq Lamar Hicks has shared the stage with legends. As a young singer from Philadelphia, he performed alongside Aretha Franklin and Andrea Bocelli during the papal visit to his hometown, an experience that left a lasting mark on his artistry. Since then, the accomplished actor, vocalist and educator has toured...
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Celebrating the exhibition of invention
LOVELAND, OH (October 30, 2026) – In Fun with Maps today, we honor the exhibition which celebrated the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. The World’s Columbian Exhibition closed on October 30, 1893, in Chicago’s Jackson Park and the adjacent Plaisance Midway on the city’s south side.
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S.L.R. MAGAZINE
Chicago’s Daisychain move through the dark thickness of grief on 90s-inspired grungy, sticky track “Tar” out now
Chicago-based psych rock trio Daisychain move through the dark thickness of grief on “Tar,” out now. Building and brooding over distorted guitars and vocal harmonies, it’s inspired by 90s grunge-rock-that moves the way tar might–slow, sticky and heavy. It was produced, mixed and mastered by acclaimed Chicago producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist, Noam Wallenberg (Vulfpeck, A$AP […]
Block Club Chicago
Film Showing How Austin Leaders Are Redefining The West Side Takes Home Emmy
AUSTIN — A documentary about Austin and grassroots efforts to empower the West Side neighborhood took home a win at the 68th annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. The annual awards ceremony, a local chapter of the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, took place last weekend at Swissôtel Chicago, 323 E. Wacker Drive.
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John Kass, longtime Chicago columnist for the Tribune and then his own website, says he’s calling it a career
John Kass, the longtime Chicago columnist who once wrote for the Chicago Tribune before starting his own website five years ago, will soon call it a career, according to a column Kass posted on his website Sunday.
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‘Chicago Has Always Been a Native Place’
Before 2024, the small museum of North American Indigenous cultures, located deep in suburban Evanston, was known as the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. Founded by a non-Native couple of art collectors, John M. and Betty Seabury Mitchell, the Mitchell Museum displayed a comprehensive survey of Indigenous art and artifacts from across the continent, but it was missing one crucial thing: the input and leadership of contemporary Native people.
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Shakey Graves at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
Shakey Graves makes a welcome return to Chicago for a midweek show at the city’s Vic Theatre in support of his latest release. Chicago fans last had the opportunity to see Shakey Graves perform in July 2025 when he headlined what turned out to be the last-ever Out Of Space Festival, so they haven’t had too long to wait for his return to the area. Since then, he has released a new album, Fondness, Etc., which came out back in May, and this current tour is in support of.
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Design Top 5: November 2026
(Cleve Carney Museum of Art) Chicago’s alternative comics scene comes into focus through the artists and community surrounding Ivan Brunetti’s influential “Linework.”. The first-ever design triennial brings together twenty-six designers and collectives exploring technology, ecology, care and community. Through February 14, 2027. 3. Temporary Permanence: The Urbanization...
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Riverside Arts Weekend is in jeopardy
Riverside Arts Weekend has been bringing art vendors to the village’s downtown for a weekend of excitement since 2008, but if the community doesn’t step up soon, organizers say the beloved institution might not make it to its 20th year. While 2026 saw a successful Riverside Arts Weekend...
Daily Northwestern
Jazzing up Evanston: Local Note brings live music, signature cocktails to downtown
A saxophone filled a small room in Local Note, Evanston’s new jazz club, Thursday as performers amped up. The guitar and bass hit a delicate balance, taking turns in the spotlight as the melody formed. Lead singer Gordon Wright took to the microphone to guide the quintet, his voice...
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Artist’s Thayer Street Day of the Dead installation celebrates lives, legacies of lost loved ones
Evanston artist Teresa Parod has transformed her front yard at 2319 Thayer St.— and part of her neighbor’s— into a large Day of the Dead installation, with a tented altar, a glowing orange crescent moon and illuminated skulls celebrating the traditional Mexican holiday. Day of the Dead,...
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The rise and fall of the Genesis Convention Center in Gary, IN, and what comes after it on its downtown block
By July 1982, the Genesis Convention Center was open in downtown Gary, Indiana. The city's symphony played there that month, and seniors walked in for free. Before the year was out, Prince had played the arena. Over the next decades the building held Chicago Bulls exhibitions, two Miss USA pageants,...