Chicago’s annual contemporary art fair opens at Navy Pier this Thursday, but the programming has already moved into the neighborhoods — and tonight, the South Side takes center stage. EXPO CHICAGO, the city’s largest annual gathering of contemporary and modern art, returns to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall for its 13th

Chicago does not need a departure gate to deliver a memorable summer. The city’s neighborhoods, waterfront, food scene, and cultural institutions offer enough to fill weeks of discovery without a checked bag or a boarding pass. For residents who want to slow down, spend intentionally, and actually experience the city

The Chicago Sky is building a new home for its players. The team is finishing a $60 million practice facility in Bedford Park, Illinois. This project is a big step for women’s sports. It shows that owners are finally spending large amounts of money to give female athletes the same

A team of scientists led by the University of Chicago recently shared a major discovery from the Sahara Desert. They have identified a new species of dinosaur that lived about 95 million years ago. This discovery took place in northern Niger, an area known for its rich history of fossils.

The future of the Chicago Bears took a sudden and dramatic turn this week. For decades, the team has played in the heart of Chicago at Soldier Field. However, on Thursday, February 19, 2026, a significant vote in Indiana shifted the conversation from the Windy City to the neighboring state.

Lunar New Year celebrations are taking place across Chicago with parades, lion dances, workshops, and family programs. These events welcome the Year of the Horse and bring many communities together in shared celebration. Across neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Uptown, residents gather to honor culture, family, and new beginnings. This

The sound of bending guitar strings and soul-deep vocals drifts across downtown Chicago, gathering hundreds of thousands of listeners into a shared musical memory. What began as a tribute to a fallen legend has grown into a global cultural landmark—one that tells the story not only of a festival, but

CHICAGO — Chicago’s newly announced 2026 festival calendar is reinforcing the city’s position as one of the country’s most reliable engines for cultural tourism, as city leaders and tourism officials frame festivals as both cultural identity drivers and economic infrastructure. City officials say the 2026 lineup — anchored by major