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CHICAGO — The Blue Man Group — a genre-defying, dialogue-free performing arts group comprised of people painted blue — is closing the curtains on its historic 27-year run in Chicago, it announced Friday. The last show in Chicago is Jan. 5, the Sun-Times reported. Find tickets and more information on the group’s website. For nearly […]
WRIGLEYVILLE — The K-pop sensation Stray Kids are set to bring their high-energy <dominATE> World Tour to Chicago next summer, taking over the iconic Wrigley Field on June 26. This performance is part of the group’s first full stadium tour, and marks Wrigley Field’s debut as a host for a K-pop concert. Stray Kids previously […]
CHICAGO — It’s tough to run a small business. Thankfully, Chicago is filled with entrepreneurs who embrace the challenge and help make our neighborhoods more vibrant with their shops, restaurants and services. Every year, Block Club reporters hit the beat to highlight more than 100 businesses in every corner of our great city. So whether […]
CHICAGO — With pumpkin-carving season behind us, Chicagoans can compost their gourds at environmentally friendly Pumpkin Smash events around the city. Each year, the city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation teams up with ward offices and neighborhoods to host 10 Pumpkin Smashes where neighbors can create compost that helps enrich soil. Composting keeps pumpkins out […]
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story inaccurately stated that William Fiedler died. The story has been updated. LAKEVIEW — The door that leads to the basement of Gallery Bookstore, past rows of cluttered bookshelves that tower as high as the ceiling, is covered in newspaper obituaries for authors and journalists famous and obscure: […]
LAKEVIEW — One man was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting at Belmont Harbor Saturday, according to police. At around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, two 22-year-old men were standing in a parking lot in the 3500 block of North Belmont Harbor when someone in a dark-colored SUV opened fire, police said. One of the […]
LAKEVIEW — There’s a scene in the trailer for the new Local H movie “LIFERS” that perfectly sums up the band. The night of a Local H show at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., some attendees are grabbing food at the eatery across the street. One says, “You know, the best thing that’s ever happened to Local […]