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Chicago, Cook County Open Cooling Centers Amid Extreme Heat Warnings
An extreme heat warning has been issued for Cook County from Saturday through… Read More
Science & Nature
Want to Help Plants and Pollinators Make a Love Connection? Check Out Morton Arboretum’s New ‘Matchmaking’ Info
Thanks to a recent update to the arboretum’s website, gardeners will find it… Read More
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Art and Pep
Art Johnston and Pepe Pena are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer enclave. But, behind the business and their historic activism exists a love unlike any other. The documentary film Art and Pep tells the inspiring story of the long struggle for equality and their fight to love freely.
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WTTW Presents: An Evening with Ken Burns
You’re invited to join Ken Burns and WTTW for an unforgettable evening featuring selections from the epic new six-part, 12-hour film, The American Revolution.
black voices
Chicago’s Snap Curfew and How the Approved Ordinance Could Affect Teens
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday passed the "snap curfew" ordinance by a vote of 27-22. Mayor Brandon Johnson has pledged to veto it.
arts and entertainment
Chicago's Eccentric Fine Arts Building
Chicago author Keir Graff's new book explores the fascinating stories and businesses inside Chicago's Fine Arts Building.
For parents
Why Being Funny is Good for Your Family
An infant, toddler, and elementary school student walk into a bar… Already heard this joke before?
Science & Nature
Eggs-tra, Eggs-tra! Piping Plover Chicks Hatch at Montrose Beach
Three eggs of piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket hatched as of Friday at Montrose Beach, according to monitoring group Chicago Piping Plovers.
Food
The Tropical Food of Southern India Finds Its Way to Wintry Chicago as a Number of Restaurants Spotlight Kerala
A wave of restaurants is helping showcase the diversity of Indian cuisine in Chicago, particularly spotlighting the coconut-based, seafood- and beef-heavy cuisine of the southern state of Kerala.
Drama and Mystery
Grantchester is Back with a Tenth Season
While Larry, Miss Scott, and Alphy all navigate romantic troubles, the detectives investigate a scooter accident that appears staged.
Arts & Entertainment
Steppenwolf’s Amy Morton on Working With Young Actors, Good Fortune and Bad Etiquette
Steppenwolf Theatre’s “You Will Get Sick” is laugh-out-loud funny and deadly serious. It’s a puzzle of a play where the pieces come together in surreal but satisfying ways.
For kids
Create a Silly Handshake
A high five, fist bump, or simple handshake are a few ways you can greet people. But for a special friend or family member, it can be fun to make up a one-of-a-kind silly handshake just for the two of you. Think of ways that you can use your hands, feet, legs, arms and even whole-body wiggles.
