Dave Chappelle is coming to the United Center this fallHis newly announced tour, called simply “Dave Chappelle Live,” opens in August. Tickets go on sale this week. July 25, 2023
My worst moment: ‘Swagger’ star Orlando Jones on being unceremoniously dumped from a show“It was odd because I did my job to the best of my ability, and everybody said it was incredible — but that wasn’t good enough." July 25, 2023
Return with us, and Mike Royko, to beer-tasting days of old“Royko’s Beer Test 50th” will feature the tasting and rating of 11 lagers, local and national, by experts from the city’s lively craft-brewing community. July 25, 2023
Ballet 5:8 presents first performance at Lincoln-Way East in FrankfortJuly 28′s The Future Is Now, which celebrates International Friendship Day, marks the debut of Ballet 5:8′s professional company at Lincoln-Way East Performing Arts Center in Frankfort. July 25, 2023
With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman. July 24, 2023
They’re the names you don’t know. Hollywood’s ‘journeyman’ actors explain why they are strikingYou don't know their names but you might recognize their faces. July 24, 2023
Review: Jeff Perry is the intense center of Harold Pinter’s ‘No Man’s Land’ at Steppenwolf TheatreThe audience at my performance was well aware it was sitting in a great Chicago theater, listening to the words of one of the greatest playwrights ever born. July 24, 2023
Sky’s the limit for new children’s book with roots in GenevaGeneva native Kurt Wehrmeister, author of his first book for children, will return to his hometown Friday to share the story of “Cumie, the Brave Little Cloud” at an event in downtown Geneva. July 24, 2023
‘Barbie’ takes the box office crown and ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in a historic weekend“Barbenheimer” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s " Barbie " and Christopher Nolan’s " Oppenheimer " brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections and giving a glimmer of hope to the lagging exhibition business, amid the sobering backdrop of strikes. July 23, 2023
Photos: Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour at Soldier FieldA crowd packed Soldier Field on July 22, 2023, for the first show of Beyoncé's two-night stand during her Renaissance Tour in Chicago. Commanding a massive stage augmented by a long runway and figure-eight extension, Beyoncé proved an outgoing host. July 23, 2023
Review: Beyoncé was all queenly bravado in her Renaissance Tour at Soldier Field. Never mind the raindrops.Once it began, Saturday's show turned the stadium into an open-air nightclub in which freedom, fun and euphoria reigned. July 23, 2023
Pitchfork Music Fest 2023: Fans embrace new music and chill vibes as The Smile headlines opening day at Union ParkPitchfork opened in Union Park, reasserting itself as the most multigenre multiday happening in a Chicago musical summer now seemingly jammed with festivals. July 22, 2023
Jamie Foxx tells fans in an Instagram message that he is recovering from an illnessAcademy Award winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx said in an Instagram video that he is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition. July 22, 2023
Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2023The Pitchfork Music Festival, an annual multigenre weekend of music, plays out over three Union Park stages in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood. July 22, 2023
Biblioracle: TikTok’s parent company is getting into the publishing business. Will it work?ByteDance is apparently distressed that it has a vehicle capable of minting best sellers but no direct way to profit. July 22, 2023
Tony Bennett appreciation: Decade after decade, he left his heart in every fan’s memoriesTony Bennett toured all the way into his 90s. He went public with his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2021. Music, his third wife said, kept him as present in his life as humanly possible. July 21, 2023
‘Barbie’ beats ‘Oppenheimer’ with best box office previews of 2023A winner of “Barbenheimer” has officially been crowned — at least for opening weekend. July 21, 2023
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. July 21, 2023
Gary Simmons and the phantoms of racial and cultural history at his MCA retrospective ‘Public Enemy’“Public Enemy,” a sweeping new survey of four decades of absorbing work by Gary Simmons, conjures the ghosts of the art world’s past. July 21, 2023
Everything you need to know before Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ tour hits Soldier FieldHere's everything you need to know about Beyoncé's massive Renaissance world tour that arrives at the Soldier Field this weekend. July 21, 2023