FEATURED EVENTSBrandon Johnson Renews Chicago Pitch for Bears Stadium as Team Weighs Northwest Indiana Sites and Hammond Financing Options CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSMasego Says His New Album Fix Your Face Grew Out of Tragedy as the Grammy-Nominated Singer Opens up About the Creative Process Behind His Third Studio Release CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSDolly Parton Biographer Martha Ackmann Explains Why the Singer’s 2025 Life Story Keeps Winning Fans Across Generations, From Country Devotees to Newcomers UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Malört World Record Attempt Sells Out as Hundreds Prepare to Take a Bitter Shot Sunday, With Livestream Viewers and Neighborhood Bars Still Joining the Stunt Chicago Mom Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off After Repeated Scans at a Gage Park Store, Then Plans Back-To-School Gifts for Her Three Children Chicago Mother Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off at a Gage Park Convenience Store, Planning to Use the Prize for Her Three Children’s Education Circa Sportsbooks New Bet the Blitz Promotion Sends American Place Bettors to Las Vegas and Into the Chicago Bears Ticket Drawing White Sox Promise Fans Future Tickets After Ja Rule Skips Rate Field Concert, Leaving Chicago Crowd With a Canceled Postgame Show and Another Loss VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Black and Bronze Bronzeville Music Fest Returns to Armstrong Park With Tributes to Chicago Soul, Gospel, Hip-Hop and Jazz on Saturday, August 29 Chicago’s 36th Annual Taste of Greektown Returns Aug. 28 With Greek Food, Live Music and Dancing Along the City’s Longtime Restaurant Corridor Ukrainian Folk Festival Returns to Horsham With Dances, Pysanka Lessons and Live Music Marking Ukraine’s Independence and America’s 250th Anniversary NASCAR Returns to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet After Seven Years, as Downtown Fan Festival Kicks Off a Race Weekend Tied to America’s 250th Birthday Stephanie Sack’s Late Summer Cult Film Series in Chicago Links the Unknown Man of Shandigor, Alice, Sweet Alice and Creature From the Black Lagoon to Local History VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Masego Says His New Album Fix Your Face Grew Out of Tragedy as the Grammy-Nominated Singer Opens up About the Creative Process Behind His Third Studio Release Dolly Parton Biographer Martha Ackmann Explains Why the Singer’s 2025 Life Story Keeps Winning Fans Across Generations, From Country Devotees to Newcomers Mid-Missouri Country Musician Meredith Shaw Honors Dolly Parton’s Legacy With Stories, Sparkle and the Singalong Power of ‘I Will Always Love You’ New Bern Singer Erin Langley Says Dolly Parton’s Simple Storytelling, Philanthropy and Anthem ‘I Will Always Love You’ Shaped Her Own Approach to Music Ashley Mcbryde Reflects on Dolly Parton’s Lasting Influence After Her Death at 80, Calling the Country Icon the Pedestal That Shaped Nashville for Generations of Artists VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a 16-Song Solo Album Featuring Boygenius, Jack Antonoff and Bo Burnham While Balancing Grief, Joy and Intimate Pop Lore Study Finds Traffic Deaths Rose on Days New Albums by Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny Arrived, Pointing to Possible Driving Distractions Akon Opens up About the Sold-Out Nights Like This Tour With Ne Yo, His Detroit Stop at Pine Knob, and the Global Sound of New Album Beautiful Day Joshua Bassett Says His New Album Easier Grew From Nashville Writing Bursts, Open-D Guitar Tuning, and a Story Fans Can Follow From First Crush to Heartbreak Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a Six-Year Solo Comeback That Turns Grief, New Love and a Bigger Pop Sound Into Her Most Guarded Album Yet VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS New Orleans Music Executive Says the City Already Has a Real Industry Built on Labels, Venues, Studios and Artists From Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne Koe Wetzel Brings Fire, Fan Singalongs and a Tighter Stage Presence to Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on the Night Champion Works Tour Wednesday Stella Lefty’s Viral Country Rise and Debut Album Long Way Home Fuel Nepo Baby Debate as the Billionaire Co-Founder of Groupon’s Daughter Eyes 2027 Grammy Buzz Garth Brooks Weighs a Possible Sale of His Music Catalog as Sources Say the Country Star’s Publishing and Recorded Rights Could Fetch up to $2 Billion BMG and Suno Launch a Global AI Music Alliance With Opt in Rights, Compensation and New Fan Experiences for Artists and Songwriters VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Brandon Johnson Renews Chicago Pitch for Bears Stadium as Team Weighs Northwest Indiana Sites and Hammond Financing Options Posted onAugust 27, 2026August 27, 2026 0 The mayor says the team belongs in Chicago, even as the Bears study land across the state line and keep ...FEATURED EVENTS BTS Turns Chicago Purple as Sold-Out Soldier Field Concerts Bring ARMY, CTA Dance Posts, and a Fireworks Cruise to the City Posted onAugust 27, 2026August 27, 2026 0 The K-pop group’s first tour in seven years has fans crowding Chicago, with special events, transit promotions, and building lights ...FEATURED EVENTS Chicago’s Ukrainian Community Marks Independence Day Weekend With a Unity March, Flowers, Flags and Calls to Support Ukraine as the War With Russia Grinds On Posted onAugust 24, 2026August 24, 2026 0 Thousands lined Chicago Avenue in Ukrainian Village for a march that mixed celebration, grief and public solidarity.FEATURED EVENTS Illinois Declares BTS Day Ahead of Soldier Field Concerts as Chicago Braces for Thousands of Fans and a Return to the Stadium After More Than Seven Years Posted onAugust 24, 2026August 24, 2026 0 Governor J.B. Pritzker marked the Chicago show dates with a proclamation celebrating BTS’s global reach, philanthropy and fan-driven tourism. VIEW ALL
