Top 10 Chicago theater of 2024: ‘Streetcar,’ storefront bravery and a big comeback for Steppenwolf
Also on our best-of-the-year list, a stunning suburban "Fiddler" and "Primary Trust" at the Goodman. How many did you see?
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Featured
‘Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was …’ review: In his standup special, he reveals all about his recent health scare
Little was known about the condition that sent Jamie Foxx to the hospital in 2023....
2024’s best of the best of the best in classical, jazz and more
Shows that made us feel weightless, soothed, exhilarated, connected, whole this year.
Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra offers ‘cultural nourishment’ in west suburbs with free show
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will start off 2025 with a free performance at Morton East High School in Cicero.
Books
Column: Meet Mark Vancil, the sportswriter who’s old friends with Michael Jordan
His latest book is "The Last Excellent Man: The Meaning of Our Jordan Year.” He writes about Jordan's excellence as well as that of a number of other people.
Movies
Column: Chicago filmmaker McKenzie Chinn made a beautiful short film. How could it get to be an Oscar contender?
A Chicago filmmaker's short-film odyssey, as traveled by writer-director McKenzie Chinn and her award-winning drama "A Real One"
TV and Streaming
Best TV of 2024: A modestly better lineup than usual, but why didn’t it feel that way?
Looking back, 2024 offered some fun shows, but too often, the good stuff was drowned out by endlessly rebooted IP.
Music and Concerts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association receives $50 million donation
The CSOA announced that the gift from the Zell Family Foundation will go to the long-term financial health of the orchestra.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
9 Chicago stores with gifts for every kind of cooking enthusiast
In-person shopping may be a lost art, but Chicago is full of well-curated stores for home cooking enthusiasts.
Theater
Northlight Theatre announces groundbreaking for long-awaited Evanston theater
Northlight Theatre told the Tribune Tuesday that it plans finally to break ground on a new Evanston home in early March.
Travel
US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed,...