"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, 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.

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...

Paul McCartney performed at the United Center in Chicago after illness interrupted his "Out There" tour for more than two months.

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.

A few small emails brought Nina Gordon and Louise Post and the band Veruca Salt back together years after an explosive fight.

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 ...

Owner and chef Doug Sohn said it's time to move on. Hot Doug's, which has been on the corner of Roscoe and California since 2004, will be closing on Oct. 3.

Johnny Winter, a blues rock guitarist, was found dead in a hotel room outside Zurich, Swiss police said. He was 70.

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.

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.

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...

"National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers" exhibit is opening at the Museum of Science and Industry, jam-packed with sights, sounds and eco-zones.

Industry sources confirm Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys will headline Lollapalooza this summer.

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.

Riding Goliath at Great America, the wooden roller coaster with the world's tallest, steepest vertical drop.