Curating “The Bottle Tapes” gave Ken Vandermark and John Corbett an opportunity to revisit the Empty Bottle’s Jazz & Improvised Music Series.

Chance the Rapper heads up the hometown “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” Metro and Salt Shed hold music parties and the New Philharmonic plans its annual celebration.

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We spoke to an international cohort of curators about the key works of art that defined 2025, and why they made an impact.

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CSG Hospitality — the team behind River North’s Boss Bar — announce the opening of Kitchen Karaoke, a bold new concept ...

If you're planning a trip to the Great Lakes region, there are several restaurants you don't want to miss. Here are 14 of the ...

SML was born out of that documentation—out of the work that Parker, Butterss, Bellerose, and Johnson had put into ETA for a ...

From Northern Lights over Lake Michigan and summer heat waves to snowy L platforms and Chicago's response to federal immigration agents, our photojournalists documented every moment.

Chicago filmmaking duo Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson will screen their new feature, “Mouse” in a world premiere at the ...

TRANSITIONS, a weeklong New Year's series featuring international DJs and a packed schedule of parties, will take place at ...

The Michelin Guide, James Beard Awards, hotel developments and other investments all came together in Nashville this year.