The Schaumburg Boomers consistently played from behind but led late before a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth lifted Windy City to a 9-8 win on Thursday night in the final meeting of the year between the two teams.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Announces Cast, Creative and Production Team for DEAR ELIZABETH by Sarah Ruhl, Directed by Christina Casano || October 17th - November 17th at Theater Wit

A RED ORCHID THEATRE 32nd SEASON LAUNCHES WITH WORLD PREMIERE “THE CAVE” || Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai’s Debut Runs February 2 - March 9, 2025

Full Casting Announced for Steppenwolf Theatre's World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY, By Ngozi Anyanwu || Directed by Awoye Timpo, Featuring ensemble member Jon Michael Hill with Brittany Bradford || October 24th – December 15th in Steppenwolf’s in-the-round Ensemble Theater

“The Fisk Jubilee Singers sang the slave songs so deeply into the world’s heart that it can never wholly forget them again.” – W. E. B. Du Bois || Seattle Opera Presents A World Premiere Opera About the Intrepid Troupe Of Black American Singers Who Changed Music History, Tazewell Thompson’s Jubilee || McCaw Hall • October 12–26

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Announces $3.6 Million in Funding to Organizations in Chicago, Lowcountry of South Carolina
|| 53 Chicago Organizations Receive More than $2.9 Million in Grants Supporting Artistic Vitality, Broadening Narratives, and Land Conservation

INDOT launches Safe Zones pilot program to improve work zone safety || Pre-enforcement period begins Aug. 14 on I-70 in Hancock County

Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced Executive Director Kelly Dignin will retire in August from the Integrated Public Safety Commission (IPSC) after serving more than 28 years with the state.

With extreme weather events expected to increase, our urban tree canopy will likely continue to be negatively affected. To help communities recover some of their tree canopy from past extreme weather events and plan for future events, the DNR CUF program has developed a grant program specifically for these efforts.

Indiana to expand program for expectant, new mothers with substance-use disorders || Federal grant to support more Hoosiers in the next three years