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- Sep 25, 2026
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Chicago teens want more jobs and businesses in their neighborhoods, survey shows (opens the original)
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Chicago teens would like to see more investment in job opportunities and businesses on the South and West sides, according to a survey conducted by My Block, My Hood, My City this summer. The youth empowerment nonprofit collected responses in July during Downtown Day, an annual initiative that brings 1,000 teens into the city for a day of experiences that they select. Each participant was given a $50 prepaid debit card to use at destinations of their choice, which included the Art Institute of C
Oprah Winfrey returns with an 'immersive' live show at the Sphere in Las Vegas (opens the original)
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Fifteen years after ending “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in Chicago, the media mogul is returning to deliver more engaging conversations and “aha” moments in front of an audience outside of the Midwest. She will bring “Oprah Winfrey’s Aha” to Sphere in Las Vegas April 2-4, 2027. The venture is not a televised talk show but an “immersive” live experience, featuring music, storytelling and more, according to an announcement on Sphere’s website. The two-hour event promises a unique presentation of light
A new PBS documentary shows the intensity and heart behind the Joffrey Ballet's ‘Winning Works’ competition (opens the original)
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A new documentary captures the discipline, creativity and heart behind the Joffrey Ballet’s trailblazing “Winning Works” program for emerging artists historically excluded from ballet. “Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement” premieres Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m. Central) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS app. The film was produced by Chicago-based Kartemquin Films and directed by South Sider Cam Be. It follows five choreographers over two weeks as they prepare new works featuring students from Joffre
Carrie Coon, Marlon Wayans to appear at the Chicago International Film Festival. See the full lineup (opens the original)
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In less than a month, about 45,000 cinephiles will descend on local theaters for the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival, which released its full lineup of 113 feature films and 57 shorts on Thursday. The festival will open on Oct. 14 with a screening of Jordan Firstman’s acclaimed debut feature film, “Club Kid” (A24). It will close on Oct. 25 with Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” (Searchlight Pictures), starring Pedro Pascal and a “brilliantly unhinged” Olivia Wilde, according to Mimi Plauché, th
2026 is the year of Chaka Khan, from her new album with Sia to a West End musical (opens the original)
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To see Chaka Khan perform is to be both enthralled by her icon status and charmed by her approachability. In June, she took the stage at First Avenue in Minneapolis as part of “Prince Celebration: 2026,” a week-long tribute to her late friend and collaborator. Sporting her signature, glowing smile and voluminous tresses, she would hit an otherworldly note, then turn around and crack a joke, tell a story or ask for a moment to blow her nose. “I’m actually a real person,” said the 73-year-old Chic
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