Plan your 2026 in Chicago, Illinois with must-see events, from festivals and food to music and the iconic marathon. Don’t miss out!

Chicago’s inaugural poet laureate makes his Lyric mainstage debut with, “safronia,” loosely based on his family’s own Great ...

The Green Mill remains a time capsule of live music, speakeasy history, and vintage Art Deco design.

Dylan Cease is bringing back the blues. Cease’s warmup song is one of the most unique in baseball -- and it might just be the ...

Much like the Oilers, the Blue Jackets made a change.

Conversations and arguments about who the best guitarist ever is still raging, but Paul Butterfield can stake a strong claim ...

Few blues musicians who traveled from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago could have imagined how profoundly their songs would ...

Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in their first game at Tropicana Field in 561 days.

A blues song prominently featured in the recent Oscar-winning film “Sinners” is believed to have been first recorded by ...

Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.

It begins with a feeling – raw, electric, and unmistakably alive. The Chicago Blues isn’t just music; it’s a migration of ...

Elle Gordon visits the Windy City and discovers a place shaped by its food and music, from blues bars and storied supper ...