Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

Chicago's spring and summer festivals will kick off in May, offering a range of cultural, musical, and family-friendly events. Iconic events like the Chicago Blues Festival, Taste of Chicago, and ...

Why the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events matters to local artists DCASE produces festivals such as Taste of Chicago. It also supports your neighborhood cultural treasures, whether ...

Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the ...

From citywide cultural events like the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29 to Millennium Park’s free summer concerts and film series spread from June to August, local and visitor ...

Feb. 20-23 I Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Not that classical-music presenters have ever needed an excuse to program a lot of Beethoven (or any of the canon's big cats), but now ...

The organizers behind the Sundance Film Festival are setting up a slate of events in Chicago, adding to an already packed lineup for independent film events here this summer. Sundance Institute x ...

In November 2021, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Harkey to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down theaters, live music ...

Mark Kelly, the City of Chicago’s widely admired commissioner of cultural affairs and special events, said Tuesday that he plans to retire from the position by the fall. Kelly, 70, who runs the ...

Former Chicago Cultural Affairs and Special Events chief picked to lead national arts advocacy organization Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO ...