Sunday, September 13, 2026 at The CheckOut
September 10 – October 4, 2026 - Limited engagement!
Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham and Steven Lemme headline this week's lineup.
Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner shine, but their chemistry can’t steady a rom-com constantly disrupted by its lightly sketched dystopia.
From pulse‑pounding thrillers to warm summer dramedies, Netflix’s August lineup sizzles with standout films and fan‑favorite returns.
Destin Daniel Cretton’s grounded direction reshapes Spider‑Man’s world, with Holland and Zendaya’s chemistry enriching Peter Parker's arc.
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew, Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan lead stories of reinvention and survival.
The two legendary artists and their bands performed hit songs and deep-cut gems to a mostly Baby Boomer audience at the heralded venue.
Port Authority- live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Friday, August 7th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton turn a tense dinner into a sharp, funny unraveling of desire and truth.
Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Alan Ritchson, Kevin Sussman and Tom Hiddleston anchor stories driven by tension, invention and sharp turns.
August 23 – September 6, 2026 at The Neo-Futurist Theater
Village of Skokie Awards $50,000 Grant as Indiegogo Campaign Invites Community to Help Restore Historic Landmark
Ravinia Festival (Hunter Pavilion), Highland Park, Illinois (July 17, 2026)
Ariana Aguilar To Intern in Television Production Management in Hollywood
August 21 – September 27, 2026 at The Clutch
Nolan’s Greek epic blends full IMAX scale, primal trials, and Matt Damon’s most elemental human performance as the king of Ithaca.
Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Anya Taylor-Joy, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham and J.K. Simmons anchor stories charged with volatile turns.
August 13 – November 1, 2026 in The Chopin Downstairs Studio
Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall,Catherine Laga‘aia, Gemma Chan, Souheila Yacoub and Luke Bracey lead a week of rising stakes.
"I wanted the people in the neighborhood to see that these young people were using their idle time in a positive way," he said.
The STEEPWATER BAND - live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Thursday, July 9th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
The Obama Presidential Center officially opened to the public last week, and tickets were already sold out through October.
Neighborhood music festival transforms front porches into intimate live music stages across the North Side
The annual music festival, held in Douglass Park in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood, will run from Sept. 18 through Sept. 20, 2026.
Great Moments In Vinyl play INXS - live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Friday, June 26th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
Navy Pier will be offering free Ferris Wheel rides for 66 minutes to celebrate Route 66's history.
The CSO and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will perform selections from Marsalis’ Symphony No. 4 (The Jungle).
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at National Museum of Mexican Art
July 2 – September 13, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre
Hoodwink'd plays live on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor ROOFTOP on Friday, May 29th at 7pm (doors open 6:15pm)
Headliners for this year's festival include Charli XCX, John Summit, Lorde, The Smashing Pumpkins, the XX, and Jennie and Tate McRae.
Obama settled the city's famous question, "Is it ever okay to put ketchup on a hot dog?"
The South Side Exiles play on the Joliet Museum's Outdoor Rooftop Music Series Friday, May 15th at 7pm (doors open at 6:15pm)!
The "Big House Ballgame" fun continues this Saturday, May 2nd at the Old Joliet Prison! Baseball, Live Music, Prison Tours & More!
City News Cafe, 4018 N. Cicero Avenue in Chicago welcomes folk singer songwriter Mark Dvorak on Sunday, May 10 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Check out these free opportunities to get outside and enjoy the weather in Illinois.
May 8 – June 21 at The Clutch
May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre - World Premiere!
Two great blues bands will be featured at the Joliet Area Historical Museum's Indoor Theater on Friday, April 17th at 7pm!
Actor Jean Mueller-Burr plays Eustasia - a much neglected and maligned wife in 'The Dover Road' a 1920s comedy by A.A. Milne
Choreographer Stephanie Martinez took inspiration form many versions of Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral’s "Locas Mujeres."
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee — March 19, 2026
Presale begins Thursday for the annual musical festival, which returns to Chicago's Grant Park July 30 through Aug. 2.
New works: "Dumb Luck" by GDC Res. Chor. Al Blackstone, “namuH” by Broadway's Jon Rua, and “My Kind of Girl,” by DanceOne's Mike Minery
Highland Park is the place to be this Summer