Events
Chicago’s DCASE is hosting its annual Chicago Jazz Festival from September 3-6, 2026 in Millennium Park.
Chicago welcomes new, multi-venue music festival, Sound & Gravity, September 3-6, 2026.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk will take place on Saturday, October 3 at 9 a.m.
Lincoln Park Zoo’s “Zoo Fiesta” on Friday, June 26 at 6 p.m. is a community celebration of Latine culture.
EXPO CHICAGO is back at Navy Pier April 9-12, showcasing art from around the world.
Get a free hot dog when you complete the Chicago Mini Crossword in 90 seconds, while getting roasted by Wiener’s Circle staff — March 4 from 1-2:30 p.m. CT.
Manual Cinema’s awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind rendition of the Dickens classic returns to the Studebaker Theater this holiday season!
Host and creator of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam, brings key insights to the stage. Come share your own thoughts and ideas on July 13 at the Auditorium Theatre.
Sun-Times reporters Elvia Malagón, Brett Chase, Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout sit down with Lynn Sweet to discuss how Trump is affecting local and statewide policies.
Film critic Richard Roeper will answer your questions about the 97th Academy Awards® on February 28.
Join members of the Sun-Times and WBEZ newsrooms for one-on-one conversations about how we can improve our coverage of your neighborhood on April 8.
Sun-Times reporters Elvia Malagón, Brett Chase, Tom Schuba and Abby Miller sit down with Lynn Sweet to discuss how Trump’s second term will affect Chicago and our nation.
Lynn Sweet is joined by political scientist Norm Ornstein for an election postmortem and look ahead at the Trump presidency.
Get the latest on the presidential race from NPR political correspondent and author of “The Exvangelicals,” Sarah McCammon.
Join us on Oct. 23 at the Keller Center to reflect on the upcoming election and discuss future reform.
Catch Pivot Gang, Marquis Hill, KAINA and DJ Lady D in Millennium Park for this free end-of-summer concert on Sept. 20!
Join the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) at the Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk on September 14.
Join us for the next We Hear You listening session in Portage Park on Sept. 11.
Celebrate the value of the written word with over 200 author programs on seven outdoor stages at Lit Fest’s 39th annual event, Sept. 7-8.
Lynn Sweet sits down with Ed O’Keefe, CBS News; Andrea Mitchell, NBC News and MSNBC and Ted Johnson, Deadline.com for a DNC preview just days before the convention in Chicago.
