The Bears pit Chicago versus Arlington Heights in a bidding war to see who’s the biggest sucker.
Tag: Chicago Park District
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Figures and FOIAs
The committee responded to blowback against its inclusion of Washington, Lincoln, and Grant statues on the list for possible removal.
Posted inCity Life
Reset your mind with cherry blossoms
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
Posted inCity Life
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
Posted inNews & Politics
A case of disappearing hoops in gentrifying neighborhoods
In the last decade the Chicago Park District has removed 12 of 16 basketball courts from neighborhoods that have doubled and tripled in value, further marginalizing communities facing displacement.
Posted inCity Life
Winter is better on the other side of the road
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
Posted inCity Life
Get tested and enjoy sweater weather with confidence
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
Posted inCity Life
Park district arts and crafts classes are the best deal in town
Unleash your inner artist/poet/actor/ceramist with low-cost courses at your local park.
Posted inMusic
Because Count Orlok can’t speak for himself
Maxx McGathey of Gramps the Vamp scores silent horror films, including Nosferatu and The Man Who Laughs, which opens the Music Box of Horrors—and whose disfigured hero inspired the Joker.
Posted inMusic
Photos: AMFM fights food deserts with the Feast festival
Arts and culture organization AMFM brought food, art, and music to Homan Square Park to call attention to hunger on the west and south sides.
Posted inMusic
Riot Fest’s elephant in the room
Does Riot Fest have any business taking over a public park in a largely Black and Brown neighborhood?
Posted inMusic
Open the Circle teaches footwork because footwork saves lives
Chicago nonprofit Open the Circle works to spread a local Black dance culture that can knit together youth communities.
Posted inCity Life
A canine newcomer to Chicago searches for a playground to call home
Or Turtle’s reign of terror across the city’s dog parks.
Posted inMusic
A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks
A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks, the Logan Boulevard Skate Park hosts a benefit show for Between Friends, and more.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
At Theater on the Lake, a free Prologue to a free season
Theater on the Lake kicks off its season with a free three-day seminar for the Chicago theater community.