Though it wasn't planned this way, there's a thread through most of the feature stories in this issue that's personal for me, ...

Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto announced plans for a South Loop soccer stadium in an open letter: “Chicago is where I built my business, my family and my life. And while I never set out to own a ...

Roeper accepted a buyout from the Sun-Times in March 2025 after thirty-seven years. “Roeper first met Roger Ebert at the Sun-Times in the 1980s, and the two developed a friendship that led to their on ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have had resemblances to cactuses in recent days. It hasn’t always been pleasant and cheerful, but you have become pretty skilled at surviving, even thriving, despite an ...

Dock 6 Collective presents a one-day only Design & Art Series event this Saturday: “Guest curator Kristina Daignault and the Dock 6 Collective family has selected a group of artists and designers to ...

Keir Graff has turned his Newcity story on the history of the Fine Arts Building—our longest feature ever published—into a book published by Trope, coming this June. He’ll celebrate its release at the ...

The MCA has announced “City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago,” opening on July 5. “The exhibition highlights Chicago’s essential yet often overlooked role in the stories of queer art and ...

“After fourteen remarkable years as a driving force behind the fair, Tony Karman will step back from his role as director of Expo Chicago at the end of June. He will continue as president of the fair, ...

The Chicago Public Art Group has announced the appointment of Janice Bond as its new executive director. “A celebrated cultural architect, strategist and arts leader, Bond steps into this role with a ...

“It is with mixed emotions that I share that today is my last day at the MCA Chicago,” Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates posts on Instagram. “It’s not easy to close such an ...