This month, the former contemporary curator celebrates a decade at the helm of the city’s largest cultural institution.

As 2026 kicks off, several companies are preparing plans for new homes that will give them more space for community involvement.

On their self-released July EP, the unrelentingly heavy What Lives Inside of Me, Latter play with self-consuming force.

Crowds are flocking to an annual festival for performances of “A Doll’s House,” a “Macbeth”-inspired witch tale and more ...

In celebration of Black History Month, Chicago filmmakers will be showing their short films at Music Box Theater and Facets.

Walkabout Theater Company returns to producing in Chicago with the production that launched the company in 1999, Poor Poor Lear, written by Nina Sallinen and Katja Krohn.

Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.

In the 40th year since the release of Desert Hearts, Merryn Johns sits down with the film’s director and its stars to ...

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Audiences are invited to celebrate Valentine’s weekend with a one-night-only stand-up showcase featuring Maggie Hughes DePalo ...