THE SECOND CITY RETURNS TO THE MAC TO SHAKE UP THE HO-HO-HO HOLIDAYS WITH “JACK FROST ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE” DECEMBER 6th

ROBERT FALLS’ CAST IS SET FOR HOLIDAY, RICHARD GREENBERG’S CRACKLING CONTEMPORARY ADAPTATION OF PHILIP BARRY’S CLASSIC PLAY, APPEARING JANUARY 31st – MARCH 1st || **RAMMEL CHAN, CHRISTIANA CLARK, ALEJANDRA ESCALANTE, JESSIE FISHER, BRYCE GANGEL, MOLLY GRIGGS, ERIK HELLMAN, JORDAN LAGE, LUIGI SOTTILE AND WESLEY TAYLOR TO APPEAR IN THE WORLD PREMIERE BY THE TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT**

With Thanksgiving travel expected to bring a surge of vehicles to Northwest Indiana roadways, troopers from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post conducted a targeted traffic enforcement blitz on Tuesday.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, troopers responded to a serious crash on I-65 southbound at the 255.9 mile-marker, approximately one mile north of 61st Avenue. The crash involved two vehicles and a pedestrian working along the shoulder.

Decadence, desire, and deadly obsession: What you need to know about Richard Strauss’s Salome || International sensation Elena Stikhina makes her Lyric debut in opera’s most dangerous role, January 25 – February 14, 2026

Decadence, desire, and deadly obsession: What you need to know about Richard Strauss’s Salome || International sensation Elena Stikhina makes her Lyric debut in opera’s most dangerous role, January 25 – February 14, 2026

Three Performances Only! Steppenwolf Theatre and Mark Cortale Present A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS WITH MEGAN HILTY With Music Director Matt Cusson || December 12th & 13th in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater

The Indiana Arts Commission announced today that the agency is accepting applications for arts projects, in any discipline, that celebrate American history and connect participants to that history in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Tickets now on sale to the 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, January 21-February 1, 2026, welcoming puppeteers from around the globe to Chicago for 12 days of spectacular shows, intimate works and special events all over the city

Due to widespread confusion, the Gary Chamber of Commerce needs to clarify that we are not affiliated with the Black Chamber of Commerce. In no way are we suggesting that they do not have the right to exist, but it is necessary to alert our members and prospective members that the two organizations are separate entities.