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3 days ago | news.wttw.com | Marc Vitali

From Studio Ghibli to a Farewell to Links Hall, Here Are 8 Arts and Culture Picks for the Weekend “Angels in America” is at the Windy City Playhouse through Sept. 7, 2025. (Aaron Reese Boseman Photography) So much is happening this week that we’ve expanded our recommendations. There are lots of celebrations on the horizon in Chicago — openings, closings, anniversaries, festivals — but’s it’s only a party if you show up.

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Paul Caine

Week in Review: Johnson Vetoes ‘Snap Curfew’ Ordinance; CPS CEO Martinez Departs Mayor Brandon Johnson issues a rare veto after the Chicago City Council approves a so-called snap curfew proposal, saying the city needs to avoid “knee-jerk reactions.” The controversial measure passed on a 27-22 vote — meaning backers will need more support if they wish to override Johnson’s veto.

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Marc Vitali

Steppenwolf’s Amy Morton on Working With Young Actors, Good Fortune and Bad Etiquette (left to right) Ensemble members Namir Smallwood and Amy Morton in Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago premiere of “You Will Get Sick.” (Michael Brosilow) The theater also opened a new show this month, and it’s a stunner. “You Will Get Sick” is laugh-out-loud funny and deadly serious. It’s a puzzle of a play where the pieces come together in surreal but satisfying ways.

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli

Want to Help Plants and Pollinators Make a Love Connection? Check Out Morton Arboretum’s New ‘Matchmaking’ Info Moths are often called the forgotten pollinators. Here’s a hummingbird clearwing moth visiting wild bergamot (bee balm). (National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park / Flickr Creative Commons) Morton Arboretum has gotten into the matchmaking business.

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Marc Vitali

From ‘War of the Worlds’ to a Juneteenth Festival, Here Are 5 Weekend Event Picks A scene from “That’s What Friends Are For,” now playing at the Black Ensemble Theater. (Courtesy of the Black Ensemble Theater) Two weeks ago, my weather app said it would be sunny on every day that it rained and vice versa. So I look at this weekend’s forecast of “sunny and warm” with a bit of side-eye.