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Charli XCX performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Aug. 6, 2017. (Alexandra Wimley/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 1-Day and 2-Day tickets are now on sale, with some tickets already sold out

March 19, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

The festival put all tickets on sale on Thursday and announced the schedule of performers by day.

Chicago250 is announced with events to celebrate America 250

March 19, 2026 at 11:18 a.m.

The plan for how the city will participate in America 250 includes a concert series with the CSO and events with the Chicago Public Library and Park District.

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2026 lineup: Charli xcx, Tate McRae and Smashing Pumpkins

March 17, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Lollapalooza has announced music acts for summer 2026, including headliners Charli xcx, Tate McRae, Lorde, Olivia Dean, John Summit, JENNIE of Blackpink, Smashing Pumpkins and The xx.

DJ Marshmello performs at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2017, in Indio, California. (Christopher Polk/Getty)

White Sox announce postgame concerts by Marshmello, Ja Rule and Cole Swindell

March 12, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Chicago White Sox will host Friday night postgame concerts by Marshmello, Ja Rule and Cole Swindell at Rate Field this summer.

Honey Dijon performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017, in Indio, California. (Matt Cowan/Getty)

ARC Music Festival expands to 4 days in Union Park; North Coast also on sale

March 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

An expanded ARC and North Coast have announced headliners for their festivals of EDM, house and techno music over Labor Day weekend.

Rendering of the new home for Northlight Theatre at 1012 Church St. in Evanston. (Eckenhoff Saunders)

Northlight Theatre announces first season in its new Evanston home

March 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Northlight Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season of five shows, all in a new theater a long time in the planning.

Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Christopher Jackson at the curtain call for "Hamilton's" opening night at the Public Theater in 2015 in New York.

‘Hamilton’ timeline: From Miranda’s ‘joke’ to Broadway smash to a return to Chicago

March 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about the first U.S. treasury secretary began as an oddball idea, and has since become part of Broadway history — with close ties to Chicago along the...

"The Bear," the Hulu show starring Jeremy Allen White that's set in Chicago, reportedly will conclude at the end of the upcoming Season 5. (Matt Dinerstein/AP)

‘The Bear’ series will end after Season 5

March 5, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

"The Bear," the Chicago-set comedy drama series by FX, is ending after the upcoming Season 5, according to a report from Deadline.

Artist Gary Staab's bull bison sculpture is based on bison specimens created by Smithsonian taxidermist William Temple Hornaday in the late 19th century. (Gary Staab)

Bronze bison will visit the Field Museum as part of Smithsonian tour

March 4, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

A trio of larger-than-life bison sculptures will be displayed outside the Field Museum later this month as part of a cross-country tour.

Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at the Golden Globes Golden Eve on Jan. 6, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sarah Jessica Parker will be Northwestern’s commencement speaker

February 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will deliver the graduation commencement speech in June for Northwestern's Class of 2026.

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