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Chicago House Music Icons DJ Lady D and DJ Heather to Headline Taste of Randolph Festival

Chicago House Music Icons DJ Lady D and DJ Heather to Headline Taste of Randolph Festival

Chicago’s own DJ Lady D, celebrated as the “House Music Queen,” is set to deliver a dynamic back-to-back set with fellow Superjane co-founder DJ Heather at the 28th annual Taste… Read more »

Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Weedy Seadragon Babies

Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Weedy Seadragon Babies

For the first time in its history, Shedd Aquarium is celebrating over a dozen weedy seadragon babies, or fry, that successfully hatched behind the scenes to a male seadragon and… Read more »

Puerto Rican Festival Chicago Returns

Puerto Rican Festival Chicago Returns

The Puerto Rican Festival Chicago 2025 returns for another exciting year JUNE 12-15, 2025, bringing together the community for a vibrant celebration of Puerto Rican heritage. As one of the city’s most anticipated… Read more »

Vivid Creatures Sculpture Exhibition Now Open at The Morton Arboretum

Vivid Creatures Sculpture Exhibition Now Open at The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum’s newest exhibition, Vivid Creatures: Colorful Sculptures as Tall as Trees, is now fully installed and open to the public—offering visitors a summer of vibrant outdoor art and… Read more »

Think You Know What Dad Wants for Father’s Day?  A New Survey Says –Think Again

Think You Know What Dad Wants for Father’s Day? A New Survey Says –Think Again

Attention gift-givers: If you’re planning to buy socks, a tie, or a “#1 Dad” mug this Father’s Day, you might want to reconsider. According to a new statewide survey* commissioned… Read more »

Community Leaders Protest Trump Over Immigration Policies

Community Leaders Protest Trump Over Immigration Policies

By: Ashmar Mandou Immigrant rights leaders and community activists gathered Monday morning in downtown Chicago to condemn President Trump’s latest immigration policies. As a proud immigrant and representative of one… Read more »

Goodman Theatre Announces a Summer 2025 Line-Up for All Ages

Goodman Theatre Announces a Summer 2025 Line-Up for All Ages

At Goodman Theatre, summer programming is hot! Chicago’s flagship not-for-profit theater announces a wide-ranging July/August slate of experiences with something for everyone—from a free wondrous outdoor circus spectacle to side-splitting… Read more »

Learn, Play, Celebrate at Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 12th annual ‘Juneteenth Jubilee’

Learn, Play, Celebrate at Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 12th annual ‘Juneteenth Jubilee’

The Forest Preserves of Cook County invites residents to celebrate freedom, family and country with activities, presentations, performances and exhibits that highlight Black history, arts and culture this Juneteenth. With… Read more »

All’s Quiet in Part of Los Angeles

All’s Quiet in Part of Los Angeles

By Daniel Nardini When I talked to a friend I know in Los Angeles, a very different picture has emerged of what is going on there. My friend, named Bill,… Read more »

Cicero da la bienvenida a Dripping Sticks con una dulce inauguración

Cicero da la bienvenida a Dripping Sticks con una dulce inauguración

Un nuevo y delicioso negocio se ha unido oficialmente a la comunidad de Cicero. El presidente Larry Dominick, funcionarios municipales y residentes se reunieron el jueves por la mañana para… Read more »