On our list this year, big shows like Olivia Rodrigo at United Center and up-close moments like Julien Baker at Thalia Hall.
Top 10 live music shows in Chicago in 2024: The concerts that stood out, and why
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Asking Eric: I wish I had more female friends
Dear Eric: I am one of many lonely adults struggling to make close friends. It’s never come easy for me, and it’s compounded by the fact that I’m an introvert who works from home part time with three small children, living far away from family.
Ask Anna: How to handle being single during the holidays
Dear Anna, Usually Mariah Carey season is my favorite, but this year I’m struggling. Everywhere I look, people are cozying up, planning cute holiday dates and posting about their jolly AF lives. Meanwhile, I’m single, spending my evenings scrolling through dating apps and wondering if I should just settle for someone mediocre so I’m not alone through the holidays.
Ex-etiquette: I don’t care what goes on at their mother’s house
Q. My husband’s kids come back to our home with all sorts of stories about their mother and what they do at her house. I feel like I have no privacy. I have told the kids on multiple occasions that what goes on at our house is our business, and I don’t care what goes on at their mother’s home, but they continue to talk about it over there.
Mayor Brandon Johnson narrowly avoids showdown over North Side development plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies fended off a challenge Wednesday over the fate of a controversial megadevelopment project near the stalled Lincoln Yards site.
Chicago White Sox trade Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox for 4 prospects, according to reports
The Chicago White Sox are trading All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple reports Wednesday, receiving four prospects in return.
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?
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.
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.
Monarch butterflies a big step closer to protection under Endangered Species Act
The eastern migratory population of monarchs, which flies through Illinois, is estimated to have declined by approximately 80% since the 1990s.