'Watch Dogs' makes Chicago a digitized surveillance state
"Watch Dogs" has made a heavily researched but still gamer-friendly open world out of Chicago. Players can hack into the city and control features.
Mickey Rooney dies at 93; child actor's career spanned decades
Mickey Rooney, a celebrated child actor in the 1930s and '40s who became one of the era's top box-office draws, has died. He was 93.
John Prine Chicago concert review
Singer, narrator, guitarist, comic, teacher, old soul: John Prine seamlessly transitioned between multiple roles during a triumphant homecoming concert Friday at a sold-out Symphony Center. The...
Review: Paul McCartney rebounds at United Center
Paul McCartney performed at the United Center in Chicago after illness interrupted his "Out There" tour for more than two months.
Hancock's new 'Tilt!' puts you over the edge
Tilt! is the new tilting-window attraction at the top of the John Hancock Center in Chicago. Visitors tilt out over the edge of the building at a 30-degree angle, testing their views and their stomachs.
Veruca Salt reunites years after explosive breakup
A few small emails brought Nina Gordon and Louise Post and the band Veruca Salt back together years after an explosive fight.
Here's the Hook: 'Starcatcher' tour seems at home
THEATER REVIEW: "Peter and the Starcatcher" at the Bank of America Theatre ★★★½ ... Joey deBettencourt, who stars in the excellent national touring company of "Peter and the Starcatcher," was, just a matter of months ago ...
Famed blues guitarist Johnny Winter dead at 70
Johnny Winter, a blues rock guitarist, was found dead in a hotel room outside Zurich, Swiss police said. He was 70.
Review: 'Boyhood' ★★★★
In "Boyhood," Richard Linklater's gentle Texas masterwork 12 years in the making, a young boy goes from childhood to college in a magical eye-blink.
Wachowski's 'Jupiter Ascending' release pushed back to 2015
Warner Bros. has pushed back the Wachowski siblings¿ latest sci-fi extravaganza ¿Jupiter Ascending¿ to Feb. 6, 2015 from its original July 18 release date.
Jeanne Gang designing shell for Lyric Opera
In the latest collaboration between the renowned Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and a Chicago-area arts institution, Gang and her firm, Studio Gang Architects, have designed a new acoustical shell...
'Earth Explorers' exhibit overwhelms with sights, sounds, facts
"National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers" exhibit is opening at the Museum of Science and Industry, jam-packed with sights, sounds and eco-zones.
Review: David Crosby brings new songs to City Winery
David Crosby played his new solo record from start to finish Monday at the first of a sold-out two-night stand at City Winery.
Gasp, drop and roll: Goliath opens at Great America
Riding Goliath at Great America, the wooden roller coaster with the world's tallest, steepest vertical drop.