The hit Broadway musical “Sister Act” has made it to Chicago. The musical, which was first seen in theaters in 1992 starring Whoopi Goldberg, stars Chicago veteran Hollis Resnik. A recent recipient of a Jeff Award for her role in Follies at the Shakespeare Theater, Resnik is sure to delight audiences. The show has been […]

If you haven’t made any plans for the weekend, I have something for you. The Chicago Food Film Festival will be held tonight (Nov. 15th) through Saturday (Nov. 17th). Festival Director George Motz, an award winning documentary filmmaker, and Harry Hawk created the Food Film Festival. The festival, which is held in both New York […]

At 18,000 square feet, new restaurant and lounge Untitled is a huge homage to speakeasies of old. Untitled has four bars, a stage and a menu full of classic food nestled into River North. Hidden behind huge unmarked wood doors at 111 W. Kinzie St., it’s a transformation back to the days of flapper girls […]

Michelin has released the third edition of their guide to Chicago’s best restaurants. Being on the Michelin list in any capacity (there were 64 Chicago restaurants selected for their Bib Gourmands) is a big deal in the restaurant industry, but earning a coveted star is the big prize. Michelin has a three star system and […]

Earlier this year Top Chef Alum Fabio Viviani announced he would be opening a restaurant in Chicago. Working with Lucas Stoioff and David Rekhson, the guys behind Public House and Bull & Bear, it will be an Italian restaurant in River North. Viviani already has Los Angeles area restaurants but wanted to open one in […]

There is never a shortage of ways to help the less fortunate and/or ill in Chicago. When the cause is helping children with complicated health needs, it always tugs at your heart. Almost Home Kids is an Illinois based program that “provides transitional care in a home-like setting to children with complicated health needs, training […]

Though Chicago has a long way to go to meet New York in the fashion world, the city has been making huge strides. With more and more high end, luxury brands opening stores in the Gold Coast, Chicago is becoming an even better option for the upscale shopper. The latest opening is Emporio Armani. Opening […]

Chicago’s art scene is amazingly expansive. If you try and find all the galleries you would want to visit, it could easily become overwhelming. Choosing only five (three of the five are literally steps from one another) to showcase was no easy feat and it just shows how much art this city has to offer. […]