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Peoples' eyes widen and light up when they hear what I do for a living. "You're a theater critic!? Wow!

Chicago's Field Museum has hired an executive search firm to help find a replacement for John McCarter, who plans to retire as the institution's president next year.McCarter, who became Field Museum president and CEO in 1996, announced his retirement Monday.“It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to s

This week, Worldview kicks off a series that’s part of an ongoing collaboration between WBEZ and the Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts & Media at Columbia College-Chicago.  The Institute develops projects with journalists, artists, human rights workers and a

A group of 24 leaders from a wide range of civic and community organizations around Chicago gathered in WBEZ's Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio on Monday for an in-depth discussion about the meaning of 9/11, now and going forward.

This weekend my husband and I went out with my friend Sarah to celebrate her husband Keith’s birthday. Naturally, when the cake was brought out, we all felt that inevitable inclination to sing.

Tavi Gevinson, the Chicago-area 15-year-old blogger who to many people's joy but some (nasty) people's dismay grabbed the fashion world's attention a few years ago, has launched Rookie, a new site for other teen girls.

The newest Superman movie "Man of Steel" began filming in Chicago on Wednesday. The project has made stops in a few areas around Chicago-- spending the last two weeks in the far western suburbs, and landing downtown in the Loop this week.