Dana Delany, Dot-Marie Jones and More Begin *Highway Patrol* Rehearsals **EMMY AWARD-WINNER DELANY’S GROUND-BREAKING NEW THRILLER, CRAFTED FROM HUNDREDS OF HER PERSONAL TWEETS AND DIRECT MESSAGES, MAKES ITS WORLD PREMIERE, JANUARY 20 – FEBRUARY 18, 2024** ***TOP-FLIGHT CREATIVE COLLABORATORS INCLUDE PLAYWRIGHT JEN SILVERMAN, DIRECTOR MIKE DONAHUE AND SET DESIGNER DANE LAFFREY, WITH ENVER CHAKARTASH (COSTUMES), JEN SCHRIEVER (LIGHTING), SINAN REFIK ZAFAR (SOUND) AND YEE EUN NAM (PROJECTIONS)***

Tippecanoe County: Last night (12/31/2023), just before 11:00 p.m., Trooper McKinney was patrolling US 231 near Martin Jischke Drive in West Lafayette. Trooper McKinney attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger for a traffic violation.

The Indiana Department of Child Services investigated 308 child deaths in 2022 and determined 61 were a result of abuse or neglect.

CLUE, The Classic Mystery Game, Extends the Investigation in Chicago Through January 27th || Experience the Mystery Hunt That Has Been Taking Place in Downtown Chicago for Over Six Months || Tickets On Sale Now Through Fever

Gov. Holcomb names an interim director for the Office of Environmental Adjudication while legislative changes are being pursued to consolidate state agencies

Gov. Holcomb announces $18.1 million grant to support child care || FSSA awards 64 businesses, organizations, schools in first round of grants

The music of Terence Blanchard returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago with his first opera, an "opera in jazz" inspired by the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, in a production that marks Music Director Enrique Mazzola’s first foray into contemporary music at Lyric || January 27 – February 11, 2024

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Chicago Opera Theater presents Midwest Premiere of Huang Ruo’s opera based on ancient Chinese mythology "Book of Mountains and Seas" At the Studebaker Theater, January 26, 27 & 28, 2024 || In partnership with the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, this feast for the ears and eyes features visually stunning giant puppets designed by world-famous puppeteer Basil Twist

TIMELINE THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST FOR CHICAGO PREMIERE OF ANNA DEAVERE SMITH’S NOTES FROM THE FIELD, JANUARY 31st-MARCH 24th || Mildred Marie Langford, Adhana Reid and Shariba Rivers will give voice to 18 real-life people in director Mikael Burke’s staging of Smith’s searing indictment of America’s school-to-prison pipeline