Why Is Netflix Obsessed With Chicago?

By Samantha Yadron

By Edward McClelland

The aptly titled "Illinois" was written by a Civil War vet to promote Chicago's bid for the 1893 World's Fair. Surely we've earned an upgrade. Read more

How ZooLights Is Doing Social Distancing

By Grace Perry

Lincoln Park Zoo is plugging in the psychedelic light displays again this holiday season, pandemic and all. Here’s how it’s restructuring the annual favorite. Read more

Bisa Butler Reimagines Textile Portraiture

Her richly colorful, kaleidoscopic works are on display at the Art Institute. Read more

A User's Guide to Stay-At-Home Holiday Theater

Audio plays, Zoom performances, and other ways theater companies are getting creative with their seasonal fare Read more

Memorializing Midcentury Modern Chicago

By Whet Moser

The new book Modern in the Middle spotlights 53 iconic homes — and their original residents. Read more

Sebastian Maniscalco Will Turn Your Worst Habits Into Standup

By Mike Thomas

The comic, 47, on his pet peeves, finding success late, and steering clear of Trump jokes Read more

The Judgment of T Rex

By Rebecca Makkai
Photography by Dennis Elliott

This summer, long-simmering grievances against the doyenne of Chicago’s drag scene exploded, and Boystown will never be the same. Read more

Which Boy Band Does Kenny From Chicago Manage?

By Lauren Williamson

All about the Boy Band Night, Chicago's newly famous BSB cover band Read more

Making a More Ethical Field Museum

Interview by Chris Gaitten

Julian Siggers, who began leading the museum in September, on the collection’s cultural reckoning Read more

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