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“Bluey’s Big Play,” the stage show, arrives in Chicago this weekend.

Darren Thomas

THEATER

• Michael Shannon, Travis A. Knight and Lawrence Grimm star in A Red Orchid Theatre’s world premiere production of “Turret,” Levi Holloway’s drama about two men surviving in a facility deep underground in the wild woods of the Pacific Northwest as something terrible looms just outside. Holloway directs. From May 2-June 9 at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Читать дальше...

Bystanders observe protesters at Northwestern University.

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Days after reaching an agreement with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment, Northwestern is facing heavy backlash from groups critical of the protests. Three Jewish organizations have called for the school's president to resign and three Jewish students have filed suit alleging NU for fostered a "dystopic cesspool of hate" in the encampment.

Monday's agreement... Читать дальше...

Korey Lee of the White Sox celebrates a home run during the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 01, 2024 in Chicago. (Getty Images)

Amtrak is adding new service from Union Station in Chicago to the Twin Cities.

The speed limit on this section of West Roosevelt Road, near South Damen Avenue on the Near West Side, is 30 mph now, but the Chicago City Council is pondering whether it should be lowered to 25 mph.

A demonstrator at the Democratic National Convention fights off tear gas as he walks in front of a police barricade at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago in 1968. Protesters organized in Lincoln Park, then worked their way south past Grant Park and wesgt to the Amphitheatre.

21 Savage performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14.

Young fans watch during the fifth inning of the White Sox’ latest loss to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

Trenton Gill finished 26th in yards per punt last season.

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The Bears waived punter Trenton Gill on Wednesday, shortly after drafting his replacement. When they selected Iowa's Tory Taylor in the fourth round Saturday, it was clear they'd be moving on from Gill.

The Bears drafted Gill, now 25, in the seventh round out of North Carolina State in 2022. It was the first draft class of general manager Ryan Poles' career. Читать дальше...

The building where outsider artist Henry Darger lived and worked for 40 years is being put on the market.