Arts & Entertainment
Sixty years ago today, a Chicago radio station began broadcasting classical music and is still at it today. We pay a birthday tribute to our sister station, WFMT, on its 60th birthday.
James "Big Cat" Williams
The Bears get Tebowed! We recap Sunday's meltdown with former Bears offensive lineman, James "Big Cat" Williams.
Radio station WFMT is celebrating its 60th anniversary of broadcasting classical music in Chicago. We talk to program director Peter Whorf about Tuesday's 10-hour "Day of Music" live broadcast celebration at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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Chicago's Deeply Rooted Dance Theater will celebrate its 15th anniversary season finale performance on Friday at the Harris Theater. We learn what's in store from the artistic director Gary Abbott.
A year after his death, Ron Santo finally makes it into the Baseball Hall of Fame. We have reaction.
Mike Richardson
A troubling loss both on and off the field puts the Bears' playoff chances in jeopardy. Can they recover? We analyze with former Bears Pro Bowler Mike Richardson on our Bears Alumni Club.
You can help decide the winner of Chicago’s 17th Annual City Vehicle Sticker Art Design Contest, honoring “Chicago’s Heroes.”
The Tiffany glass and marble ceilings in a fireproof mansion are decked out for the holidays. Geoffrey Baer rounds up some seasonal offerings of art, culture and fun.
A New Walking Tour with Geoffrey Baer
Geoffrey Baer takes us on an urban adventure in a new multimedia tour through Chicago's downtown loop. We get a preview of Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour.
Rare sculptures, lost and found. We hear about Marion Perkins, a talented Chicago artist whose career was cut short.
Revie Sorey
Three interceptions kill the Bears' drive to win their sixth game in a row. Revie Sorey breaks down Sunday's loss against the Raiders on our Bears Alumni Club.
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What's life really like behind prison walls? We hear from a photographer whose pictures documented the Illinois correctional system for 10 years to find out what he discovered about life behind bars.
A master class from a Maestro. Leonard Bernstein's finest works are brought to life in a one-man show, one of three one-person plays reviewed by Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss.
A one-time funeral director talks about his greatest undertaking -- giving life to paintings of a spiritual world.