Chicago
UP is part of the Second City family and shares the same building, though it has a different entrance. It's a smaller space that hosts more experimental…
Must-see entertainment in Illinois
International Screenings Program
Chicago
The same group that puts on the Chicago International Film Festival hosts a free program from June through September showing foreign films in the Chicago…
Chicago
Famed architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler designed this 1889 beauty, an example of the Chicago School style that used thick bases to support the…
Chicago
The ensemble stages new works, reimagined classics and avant-garde musicals that get creative in their subject matter. Strawdog has received national…
Chicago
Facets’ main business is as the country’s largest distributor of foreign and cult films, so it follows that its ‘cinematheque’ movie house shows…
Chicago
This itinerant ensemble stages plays dealing with gay and lesbian themes, with a focus on new works. Comedies, dramas and musicals all get their due. The…
Chicago
Skateboard apparel maker Vans holds special events such as concerts and films in its West Loop warehouse. There's an indoor skate park for lessons and…
Chicago
Northerly Island's grassy environs and skyline backdrop make a splendid place to see a touring band like Jimmy Buffett or Phish. The outdoor venue can…
Chicago
A classical company hosted by the University of Chicago, the Court focuses on great works from the Greeks to Shakespeare to August Wilson, and various…
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Chicago
This avant-garde theater in Millennium Park hosts a huge slate of performing-arts groups, including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Music of the Baroque,…
Illinois
Moline's premier live music venue occupies the former East Moline Metal Products factory. With a capacity of 4000, it hosts both local and big-name acts.
Chicago
Neon-lit 1926 theater with interior elements based on the Palace of Versailles; hosts touring Broadway productions.
Chicago
The bang-'em-up sport of roller derby was born in Chicago in 1935, and it has made a comeback in recent years thanks to the battlin’ beauties of the Windy…
Chicago
Chicago Fire, the city's pro soccer team, plays March through October at Toyota Park in southwest suburban Bridgeview. It's a long haul to reach the…
Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago
Chicago
The word muntu means ‘the essence of humanity’ in Bantu. This company was founded in 1972 to perform African and American dances that draw on ancient and…
Chicago
Fresh from a new renovation, this 1920 Prairie-style venue on the lake brings in edgy, off-Loop companies to put on eight plays in eight weeks – basically…
Chicago
The Guns N’ Roses covers, happy-hour specials and flirty singles scene here could turn nearly anyone into a piano-bar convert. Billy Joel? Sorry, how…
Chicago
Though Corn occasionally stages something serious, most of its productions are kitschy, inexpensive and feature improv or sketch comedy. There's no bar,…
Chicago
This midsize theater hosts a variety of productions and improv shows. It's also a frequent host to Emerald City Theatre Company, which stages children's…
Chicago
See films on Navy Pier in beyond-the-norm style via the theater's large-format, laser-projected, surround-sound technology.
Chicago
This venue at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is used mostly for concerts and small-scale sporting events.
