A record setting 2023 season for the Schaumburg Boomers came to an end in the West Division Wild Card Game with a4-3 defeat at the hands of the Evansville Otters.

“THE PEARL CLEAGE FESTIVAL” CELEBRATES THE LEGACY OF LITERARY EXCELLENCE FROM ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST PROLIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS AND LAUNCHES SUSAN V. BOOTH’S FIRST CURATED SEASON AS GOODMAN THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR || **TWO CENTERPIECE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE THE NACIREMA SOCIETY, DIRECTED BY LILI-ANNE BROWN (GOODMAN) AND BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY, DIRECTED BY MIKAEL BURKE (REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY)** ||
***READINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS BY BLACK ENSEMBLE, CONGO SQUARE, DEFINITION THEATRE, ETA CREATIVE ARTS, MPAACT AND MORE OFFER AUDIENCES A DEEP DIVE INTO WORKS SPANNING CLEAGE’S 40-YEAR CAREER***

League of Chicago Theatres Annual Gala returns with “It’s Showtime, A Celebration of Chicago Theatre” Monday, September 19 at Amazing Space || Chicago Theatre community to honor Eileen LaCario of Broadway In Chicago with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Rosario Vargas of Aguijón Theater with the Artistic Excellence Award

Harry Caray’s Tavern Navy Pier Invites Football Fans to Park, Tailgate, and Sail to Home Bears Games || Fans can skip gameday hassles with discounted parking, special tailgate menu, and complimentary water taxi service to Soldier Field

The Gift Theatre to opens season with THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE Written by Jim Cartwright || Directed by Devon de Mayo and Peter G. Andersen || September 14 – October 15, 2023 at Filament Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago premiere of SANCTUARY CITY || By Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok || Directed by Steph Paul || Featuring Grant Kennedy Lewis, Brandon Rivera and Jocelyn Zamudio || September 14 – November 18, 2023 in Steppenwolf’s in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell

New multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana’s wildlife and wild places

Gov. Eric Holcomb has issued a proclamation declaring that September is Indiana Archaeology Month.

Collaboraction Radio, live on WCPT 820 AM Saturdays at 4 p.m., announces September guests || Worried about Chicago theater? Watch last week’s show with American Theatre Magazine editors Jerald Raymond Pierce and Gabriela Furtado Coutinho 

ANNOUNCING #HAM4HAM LOTTERY IN CHICAGO || 36 TICKETS FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE || $10 EACH || JAMES M. NEDERLANDER THEATRE || PERFORMANCES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 || LOTTERY OPENS SEPTEMBER 1, 2023