In a historic evening last night, our U.S. Senator Barack Obama accepted the nomination of the Democratic party for President of the United States. He became the first African-American to ... Read More

Those of you who are able to follow this site closely, already know about our Chicago Labor Day Weekend - Top Picks list and the last chances of summer at ... Read More

Did Any of the Plays You Saw This Year Earn Jeff Nominations? The Jeff Awards, which recognize excellence in the Chicago theatre scene in more than 35 categories, announced their 2007-2008 ... Read More

Pretty cool to see a Chicago mom and family on the big stage. I thought she hit it out of the park. Photo of Michelle Obama at the DNC Monday ... Read More

They've loaded the roster at tonight's Democratic National Convention with Illinoisans, including, of course, Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama. She is the keynote speaker. As they say, a rising ... Read More

What an amazing day for Illinois. We got to take center stage in arguably the world's best political theater. See more photos from the historic day here.

As you've no doubt heard, U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) chose Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) to be his running mate. The announcement will be made official today in Springfield, IL ... Read More

Illinois Senator and presumptive Democratic Nominee for President of the United States Barack Obama will return to Illinois on Saturday to announce his running mate. He'll make the announcement at ... Read More

This week's cup-runneth-over list lands on top of the half-dozen annual festivals (Bucktown Arts Fest, Viva Music Fest) also running this weekend. You can find those featured in our monthly ... Read More

If you want to make your voice heard during the Obama-McCain election showdown on Tuesday, November 4, and I highly recommend that you do, you need to register to ... Read More

There was that time, many years ago, that I went scuba diving off of Belmont Harbor during the Air & Water show. I'm lucky my head wasn't propellered off. What ... Read More

Yesterday, my colleague, Prescott Carlson, confirmed that the popular musical "Wicked" will be leaving Chicago at the end of January 2009. Get 'cher tickets now if you want to ... Read More

As we begin to feel the encroaching Labor Day weekend, you might want to dip (or re-dip) into some of our museums before August ends. Many of them will experience ... Read More

Tickets for the Historic Game at Wrigley Field not Included You can score Blackhawks single game tickets starting today online here or via phone at (312) 559-1212. The Blackhawks' ticket vendor ... Read More

Comedian and Chicagoan Bernie Mac died early Saturday morning. That sad news sent me digging into our Guide to Hollywood Movies, Rebecca Murray's, archive of interviews with Bernie Mac. I ... Read More

To dish you weekend tips, I cull my events listings, e-mails, and fave websites to figure out what I'd be doing if I could be everywhere at one time. Check ... Read More

The Chicago Public Library has chosen The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe as the fall choice for One Book, One Chicago. They've also snuck a showing of the film The ... Read More

Man, it was my husband walking through the front door last night looking like someone dumped a bucket of water over his head that was my first clue. I hadn't ... Read More

I'm not sure, but I believe that at one point in history, humans marked the passing of summer by the weather turning colder and the leaves falling off of trees. ... Read More

This past weekend, the Gene Siskel Film Center opened its 14th Annual Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video. The fest explores the black experience through film and in ... Read More