The Gene Siskel Film Center marks 25 years on State Street with a "25 For 25" retrospective, bringing High Fidelity, Cooley High and other favorites back to the Loop. The series kicked off this week with special screenings and guest appearances.

Mark Thomas, founder of The Alley, is looking for a successor as the Avondale shop marks its 50th anniversary with a free block party on June 14.

The Negaunee Foundation pledged $20M to Lyric Opera — half to an education endowment and $10M to guarantee an annual Mozart production.

CBS is donating Stephen Colbert's Late Show set to Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications, which will add it to the museum's late-night exhibits.

The Field Museum's Pokémon Fossil Museum opens Friday in Chicago, pairing fossil Pokémon with real specimens — including SUE the T. rex — while timed add‑on tickets prove hard to get.

Nathaniel Mary Quinn brings his collage-like portraits and a recreated Robert Taylor Homes living room to the National Public Housing Museum in a free, community-oriented show.

Vocalo launches Vocalo Hotline, a live call‑in music show hosted by Nudia Hernandez, debuting May 29 as the station rebuilds after 2024 cuts.

Logan Square Arts Fest returns June 26–28 to the renovated plaza with Porches, Bad Bad Hats and Catie Turner headlining. The free event will feature two stages, dozens of vendors and art installations.

Jamie Principle's 'Your Love,' a Chicago house classic, was named to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, joining 700 preserved titles.

The Flip is leaving its Pilsen prototype for Block 37 this summer, expanding into a larger Loop space with dozens of playable machines and exhibits. The move shifts the project toward a ticketed museum model while keeping front-lobby drop-in games available.

Lori Dimun is stepping down as president and CEO of the Harris Theater; longtime trustee Michael McStraw will serve as interim while the board searches for a successor. The announcement followed the theater’s Icons and Innovators gala.

Bill Morrison's new short stitches court‑ordered Border Patrol bodycam clips with neighbors' cellphone video to reconstruct a tense, warrantless arrest in Albany Park and reopen questions about Midway Blitz.

Facing mounting deficits, the Chicago Sinfonietta will pause most programming for 2026–27 and lay off its administrative staff as it seeks to rebuild.