Cars race through Turn 8 on the second day of NASCAR’s first street race in downtown Chicago on Sunday, July 2, 2023. The NASCAR Cup Series’ Inaugural Grant Park 220 resumed after a hold due to heavy rain and flooding.
From an unauthorized Obama musical to 1776 to Hair, a shortlist of August productions tap into our national zeitgeist and Chicago’s role on the international stage.
The up-and-coming Chicago artist has landed a major commission on the West Side, one of six projects tied to the city’s moment in the national political spotlight.