Illustrations by Ben Chlapek


Election season


Following the Van Dyke trial through the WBEZ podcast 16 Shots


Closed toes, bare ankles


Visiting Jackson Park before it’s too late


Less pressure to go out every night


Mid-Autumn Festival


September on the beach


Bowling season


The perfect storm, or the two weeks in October when sports are king


Four Frankensteins (and a panel discussion)


Indecent and Downstate, two plays with a better-than-even chance of being great


La Bohème at the Lyric


Ate9 performs with Chicago companies Visceral and Deeply Rooted at the Auditorium Theatre


Cards Against Humanity: Late Night Writers Room at the MCA


Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming


Johnnie To retrospective at Doc Films


Roy Kinsey and Tasha are dropping new albums


The MC50 reunion tour


Say Cheese Fest


Fermentation Fest


Fall pastry


Mexico in a Bottle