After more than an hour in traffic on Lake Shore Drive, I made it to the Renaissance Society Thursday night just minutes before they closed. (The gallery had special afternoon hours for those attending its annual gala, the RenBen.) The unnamed exhibition on view, seemingly organized by Bruce Hainley and Shahryar Nashat, is just the […]
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Chalk Howard Street, Reclamation, school supplies, and more
Rogers Park hosts Chalk Howard Street today, the annual chalk art festival where the neighborhood is the canvas. Renowned 2D and 3D chalk artists will share the streets with kids, hobbyists, emerging artists, and admirers to transform the city’s surface east of the Howard el station between Paulina and Ashland. This free festival runs from […]
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The mix master
Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu curates one of the MCA’s largest shows ever filled with local treasures.
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Fifty years ago, 35,000 Chicago students walked out of their classrooms in protest. They changed CPS forever.
Among their demands: black and Latino teachers and administrators, ethnic studies classes and clubs, and bilingual education
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In the Jackie Taylor Drama Series, the Black Ensemble Theater highlights work by three young playwrights
The new series is a preview of what to expect when the company opens its studio theater next year.
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Palais de Tokyo’s “Singing Stones” launches Expo week
The show at the Roundhouse was a grand debut for the annual art fair.
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Where does the Chicago Architecture Biennial go next?
The current edition of the festival poses two possible directions its organizers can take.
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Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news
Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
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Chance the Rapper at the Bud Billiken Parade and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology release party, Night at the DuSable, Seinfeld Trivia Night, and more happenings August 11-13
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Illinois senate Republican leader Christine Radogno to resign as budget deadline looms, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago’s minimum wage goes up to $11 per hour July 1, though the press for $15 per hour continues.
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Madigan’s wish list of demands required for budget deal with Rauner, and other Chicago news
Also, a tour of DuSable Museum of African American History is now required for Chicago police recruits.
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The Chicago moviegoer’s guide to bucking summer blockbusters
Skip the popcorn movies in favor of a season full of dynamic screenings.
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Chicago Dance Month, BJ the Chicago Kid, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Battlefield, Centennial Brooks, and more happenings from April 3-6.
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Alvin Ailey, Journalism in the Age of Trump, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Dmitry Samarov’s exhibit “In Taverns,” Hidden Figures Revealed, Drunk [Redacted] Talks, and more happenings from March 20-23
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Andersonville Restaurant Week, Ballet de Lorraine, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Black Eye No 3, #BringHer, and more happenings from February 17-19.