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Officials cut the ribbon on the Caldwell Woods Wellness Center last month. The center will host yoga classes, forest bathing sessions, craft circles and more.
The theater moved out of its longtime Lakeview home and into a former warehouse on Broadway. The new space has a 250-seat theater, gallery and first-floor bar and cafe.
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A terraced Mexican cemetery at night with hundreds of marigolds and shimmering candles. A tableau vivant with eight framed Frida Kahlos in guises inspired by her self-portraits. A darkened, empty stage with just Kahlo and Diego Rivera and their stark shadows looming behind them. These are just some
On a recent morning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Emma Gerstein slipped into the bathroom of her hotel room and shut the door quietly behind her. Her 10-month-old son, Ronan, was napping in the next room. In a few hours, Gerstein, 39, would be on a plane and headed for Carnegie Hall in New York City, where s
Fixing Rikers Island won’t happen fast. Manhattan federal court Judge Laura Swain says it could take up to seven years to turn around the city’s troubled jail system after she recently appointed a former Vermont prisons chief to lead the overhaul. Nicholas Deml, who also once served in the CIA, must
Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and big decisions after 5:15 p.m. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a powerful time for you because the sun, Venus, Saturn and Neptune are all in your sign. In particular, today the moon is dancing with Venus in yo
Kokandy Productions' “Jekyll & Hyde” and Invictus Theatre's "Angels in America" tied for the most honors Monday at the 52nd Non-Equity Jeff Awards, with each show winning seven awards. The theaters that staged them each won eight awards in combination with other productions. The annual Non-Equity Je
Although the playoff stakes are lessening by the day for the Bulls, their focus hasn’t changed, as forward Matas Buzelis made clear at their shootaround Monday morning. Asked about his mindset with even the play-in tournament likely out of reach, he said: “Win every game. Play-in or not. Playoffs or
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. Vanderbilt (29-4) now is one off matching the 30-win seasons of the 1993 Final Four squ
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the women's NCAA To
Bulls forward Matas Buzelis said he always gets a bit of FOMO this time of year with March Madness in full swing. “Maybe in another life,” the 21-year-old Chicago-area native said of playing college basketball. “Hopefully some of the teams that I wanted to go to are contending to win.” Buzelis never
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a nearly $55 million property tax break for the United Center’s 1901 Project — a benefit the arena's owners say is an essential piece to get their self-funded $7 billion project underway. Johnson introduced the estimated $54.7 million in property tax incentives to
A Chicago man has been charged with threatening on social media to carry out a shooting at a synagogue earlier this month. In a response to Israel’s official X account’s post about the death of Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Timothy Holmes, 31, wrote, “I’m going to shoot up a synagogue,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were present at O'Hare Airport on Monday after the Trump administration said agents would help short-staffed airport security personnel nationwide amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. At least half a dozen agents in ICE gear were seen at Ter
MESA, Ariz. — Cubs manager Craig Counsell made it official Monday and said right fielder Seiya Suzuki will begin the season on the injured list. It might not be a long stint — the move could be backdated to Sunday, allowing Suzuki to join the Cubs as early as April 1, when they close out their first
MESA, Ariz. — A Cubs clubhouse visitor looks around but sees no “World Series or Bust” signs on the walls, hears no one saying it will be a crushing disappointment if they don’t win it this year. But let’s face it. Winning it all is the Cubs’ goal. The team is built to win and prepared to add talent
MESA, Ariz. — White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay will look to put his final spring start behind him. Kay allowed seven runs and seven hits, struck out four and walked four in 3 2/3 innings Monday against the Athletics. He finished his first spring training in three years with a 4.95 ERA and secured t
Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of the online adult content platform OnlyFans who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, has died at 43, the company said Monday. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” an OnlyFans spokesperson
A Trump-appointed federal judge in New York’s Southern District denied a City Council staffer’s request for release from immigration detention Monday, ruling his pending Temporary Protected Status didn’t shield him from arrest and deportation. Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a personnel services data
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