Tom Hanks, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell, Greta Lee, and George MacKay navigate a week of uncanny turns, fractured legends, and noir unease.
Celebrate Father’s Day with heartfelt, funny, and timeless films that capture the many ways dads shape our lives.
The annual music festival, held in Douglass Park in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood, will run from Sept. 18 through Sept. 20, 2026.
Great Moments In Vinyl play INXS - live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Friday, June 26th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
Spielberg blends UFO lore, secrecy, and human emotion in a tense sci‑fi thriller led by Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor.
Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, RuPaul, and Sam Reid headline a week of cosmic awe, wild spoof, bruising action, and immortal theatrics.
Amy Adams, Nicholas Galitzine, Marlon Wayans, and Javier Bardem anchor a week of cosmic clashes, wild spoof, backroad peril and dread.
Kane Parsons turns an internet-born myth into a visually gripping descent through liminal dread and modern anxiety.
Navy Pier will be offering free Ferris Wheel rides for 66 minutes to celebrate Route 66's history.
The CSO and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will perform selections from Marsalis’ Symphony No. 4 (The Jungle).
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at National Museum of Mexican Art
Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott, Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas and Nicolas Cage turn up in stories of deep‑sea peril, warped spaces and offbeat chaos.
June delivers “Airbender” S2, Hollywood A‑lister premieres and a World Cup‑ready Brazil doc in a month built for broad‑appeal summer hits.
July 2 – September 13, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre
Hoodwink'd plays live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Friday, May 29th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
Headliners for this year's festival include Charli XCX, John Summit, Lorde, The Smashing Pumpkins, the XX, and Jennie and Tate McRae.
Obama settled the city's famous question, "Is it ever okay to put ketchup on a hot dog?"
The South Side Exiles play on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor Rooftop Music Series Friday, May 15th at 7pm (doors open at 6:15pm)!
The "Big House Ballgame" fun continues this Saturday, May 2nd at the Old Joliet Prison! Baseball, Live Music, Prison Tours & More!
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway lead a weekend that moves from supernatural mystery to sharp‑edged fables.
May delivers prestige drama, star‑powered premieres and Netflix’s first live MMA showdown in a month built for big swings.
City News Cafe, 4018 N. Cicero Avenue in Chicago welcomes folk singer songwriter Mark Dvorak on Sunday, May 10 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Check out these free opportunities to get outside and enjoy the weather in Illinois.
May 8 – June 21 at The Clutch
May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre - World Premiere!
Two great blues bands will be featured at the Joliet Area Historical Museum's Indoor Theater on Friday, April 17th at 7pm!
Actor Jean Mueller-Burr plays Eustasia - a much neglected and maligned wife in 'The Dover Road' a 1920s comedy by A.A. Milne
Choreographer Stephanie Martinez took inspiration form many versions of Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral’s "Locas Mujeres."
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee — March 19, 2026
Presale begins Thursday for the annual musical festival, which returns to Chicago's Grant Park July 30 through Aug. 2.
New works: "Dumb Luck" by GDC Res. Chor. Al Blackstone, “namuH” by Broadway's Jon Rua, and “My Kind of Girl,” by DanceOne's Mike Minery
Highland Park is the place to be this Summer
The Rooftop Outdoor Music Series at the Joliet Area Historical Museum opens Friday, May 15th and runs thru Sept. 18th!
“The Summer Blockbuster of Magic Shows” – World Magic Review
As winter winds down, here are some local events you won't want to miss in Illinois.
The story is based on a girl whose visions in 19th century France would make her a saint and her town into a famous pilgrimage site.
A portion of proceeds will go to support Deborah’s Place women’s shelter
City News Cafe, 4018 N. Cicero Avenue welcomes folk singer songwriter Mark Dvorak on Sunday, February 8 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Brother John's Big Bad Mardi Gras Band performs at the Joliet Area Historical Museum's Indoor Theater on Friday, February 27th at 7pm!
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show will be held February 7-16th.
January 15 – February 22, 2026
“I am devastated and an emotional wreck," his former partner on the air told WGN.
American Music Institute - campuses in Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Geneva, & St Charles, IL - all instruments, ages, styles, & levels
This Holiday Tradition Features Felipe Escudero, Maya McEntyre, Erin Minervini, Spencer Curtis, Genevieve Corkery and Molly Clemente.
David Fiorello, Kara Olander, Neala Barron and Sharriese Hamilton Take Part in This Holiday Revue.