An exciting influx of energy can stimulate our day. When the vital Sun conjoins electric Uranus at 7:32 pm EDT, we’re likely to feel especially alive. The guarded Capricorn Moon then sets up guidelines for both Uranus and the Sun, keeping any wild impulses from getting totally out of hand. We need change to stay fresh, but it doesn’t have to cross the line into destruction for the sake of destruction — some of the status quo is probably worth maintaining as well!
Category: Things To Do
What to do in Chicago: Beyoncé, Vintage Store Day and BADBADNOTGOOD
Also around the area this weekend, the annual Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk, based in Oak Park, and a host of notable speakers for Chicago Humanities Festival Lincoln Park Day.
Heidi Stevens: Instead of a wedding registry, they asked for children’s books. And then gave them all away
I love this little slice of kindness in a world that could use some right now, an act in which a bunch of kids were just gifted a sense of belonging.
Daily Horoscope for May 16, 2025
Figuring out a logical course of action is presently possible. The grounded Capricorn Moon trines careful Mercury at 1:29 pm EDT, bolstering us to attend to practical details without getting bogged down by them. Ultimately, committing to the best plan may require us to shed some of our individual preferences as Luna reins in desirous Venus and then demanding Mars. As we hash it out together, we’ll have to distinguish between needs and wants without resorting to personal attacks. Efficiency is necessary, but so is empathy!
Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after rape and sexual assault allegations
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson.
Charles Strouse, the Broadway composer of the musical ‘Annie,’ dies at 96
In an interview with the Tribune in 2011, Strouse was asked if he had any idea that the Broadway show would be such a hit. “No,” he said. “This was a piece about the Depression. It was dark. The girl was alone. Dickens flavored our writing very much.”
Sandburg High School freshman youngest nominated filmmaker in Chicago Horror Film Festival
Carl Sandburg High School freshman Aeris Danet wrote, directed and acted in “Nebulous,” to be shown at Chicago Horror Film Festival.
Beyoncé is in town for 3 shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field for her Cowboy Carter tour. Here’s what to know.
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour” opens in Chicago this week, with shows Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
The Hand & The Eye will be a new, $50 million magic theater off Magnificent Mile
Chicago healthcare entrepreneur Glen Tullman is opening a new magic theater in the historic McCormick Mansion called The Hand & The Eye.
Ready for sun and sand? Changes coming to North Shore beaches this summer
Beaches along the North Shore are scheduled to open for swimming on May 24, and there will be changes at most of them this year, from price increases to free passes to improvements that will be worked on in future months. There’s also a free non-swimming beach. Glencoe Although Glencoe voters approved renovations to their […]