Chicago City Opera celebrates 150th anniversary of Carmen || With performances October 3rd & 4th at 7:00 PM || Horatio N. May Chapel in Rosehill Cemetery

A Red Orchid Theatre Opens 33rd Season with World Premiere of VEAL By Jojo Jones || Directed by Ensemble Member dado || September 25th – November 2nd

THE GOODMAN ANNOUNCES A SHIFT IN CENTENNIAL SEASON PROGRAMMING: BLOOD MEMORY BY DAEL ORLANDERSMITH MOVES TO THE 26/27 SEASON, COVENANT BY YORK WALKER IS SLATED TO APPEAR MAY 2 – 31, 2026 || ***GOODMAN ARTISTIC PRODUCER MALKIA STAMPLEY DIRECTS THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF WALKER’S SUSPENSE-FILLED THRILLER, A “STRIKING SOUTHERN GOTHIC WORK” (NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK)***

CHICAGO FIRE FC BEGINS HOMESTAND WITH EASTERN CONFERENCE CLASH AGAINST NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

Blood & Puppets: Rough House Puppet Arts resurrects Chicago’s only puppet horror experience, House of the Exquisite Corpse, Oct 9th - Nov 1st at Steppenwolf’s Merle Reskin Space

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What you need to know about Lyric’s season opener: Cherubini’s Medea || October 11th - 26th

On August 29, 2025, just after 10:00 p.m., first responders responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on State Road 28 near County Road E 50 S.

Chicago Fire FC II (11-6-6-4, 43 points) earned the extra point with a shootout win following a 2-2 tie with New England Revolution II (10-5-7-5, 42 points) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Chicago Fire Academy forward Chase Nagle scored the first goal of his MLS NEXT Pro career as Homegrown midfielder Robert Turdean became the youngest player to appear in a match for Chicago Fire FC II. Swiss winger Damian Nigg also made his MLS NEXT Pro debut to begin the second half.

Chicago Fire FC Homegrown player Dylan Borso has been called to the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team for a domestic training camp from Sept. 1-9 in West Palm Beach, Fla.