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Tucked inside a historic movie palace in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, The Brown Elephant offers treasure hunters a thrifting experience that combines architectural splendor with charitable ...
From Two Friends performing at Patrón's hacienda, to the return of Hollister Y2K fashion, here's our offstage recap from Lollapalooza 2025 ...
Author and journalist Robert Loerzel appeared on the WGN Evening News to talk about the 100th Anniversary of the Uptown Theatre. Loerzel talks about renewed efforts and interest to renovate and reopen ...
The Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest African-American parade in the United States, taking place every August in the ...
The Farmers’ Almanac hasn’t always been the most accurate source for upcoming weather events, according to researchers.
Affectionately known as “The Bud,” the back-to-school celebration featured actor LaRoyce Hawkins as the grand marshal.
In a Chicago History Museum image, astronauts John Swigert, left, and James Lovell, wave to a crowd that gathered downtown ...
Saturday’s 96th parade celebrating the Black community shows the “longevity of the African American family and the support ...
The Chicago Shufflers is Chicago’s only shuffle dance community and the largest in the Midwest, bringing people together since 2015 with free, inclusive weekly and monthly events. All dancers of ...
“Parade” was a controversial show in its day due to its dark subject matter—the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory ...
The Greek Revival-style house on Indiana Avenue is considered the oldest house built in Chicago, even though it’s been moved ...
The Chicago Humanities Festival announces its fall lineup at a time when many cultural institutions face a bleak future of ...