Theatre at the Center presents An Afternoon with Groucho Starring Frank Ferrante || October 5th & 6th

The Schaumburg Boomers did not trail but held off a late rally by the Florence Y’Alls, leaving the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to take an 8-6 victory and capture two of three in the series, pulling within a half game of the final playoff slot heading into the final week of the season.

Chicago’s only immersive puppet haunted house, Rough House Theatre’s House of the Exquisite Corpse, returns to Steppenwolf’s Merle Reskin Garage Space, October 10th - November 2nd

DUE TO ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, REDTWIST THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF LARRY KRAMER’S THE NORMAL HEART NOW RUNS AUGUST 25th - SEPTEMBER 29th AT THE RENOVATED ROGERS PARK THEATRE

WITH A WINK TO THIS POLITICALLY CHARGED FALL SEASON, BUFFALO THEATRE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS PAUL SLADE SMITH’S HILARIOUS COMEDY “THE OUTSIDER” SEPT. 5th - OCT. 6th || Press Opening, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6

RAVEN THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES CAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM FOR CHICAGO PREMIERE “IRONBOUND” || Season 42 Opens With Darkly Funny, Heartbreaking Immigrant Story October 2nd - 27th

Northlight Theatre opens 2024-2025 season with "The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk" By Daniel Jamieson, Music by Ian Ross || Stage and Movement Direction by Elizabeth Margolius || Music Direction by Michael Mahler || Featuring Jack Cahill-Lemme and Emma Rosenthal
|| September 5th – October 6th

Taste of Greektown festival announces Greek restaurants and live entertainment for Chicago’s largest celebration of Hellenic cuisine and culture, September 6th – 8th || Longtime Greek restaurants include 9 Muses Bar & Grill, Athena Restaurant, Mr. Greek Gyros, Spectrum Bar & Grill and Zeus Restaurant—plus Ilios Estiatorio, a new Greek restaurant coming to Greektown soon || Popular gyros-eating competition returns, along with live Greek music and dancing, family activities, and the new Little Wise Owls outdoor sculpture exhibit along Halsted Street

Chicago Fire FC (6-12-8, 26 points) scored two second half goals to earn a point on the road in a 2-2 tie with New York City FC (11-9-6, 39 points) on Saturday night at Citi Field.

The Schaumburg Boomers left 10 on base and missed a chance to pull within a half game of the playoffs by suffering a one-run loss on Saturday night against the Florence Y’Alls by a 3-2 final.