Spring 2023 art and culture guide: Find nearly 60 concerts, plays and more
Chicago has an abundance of cultural offerings this season. Here are the don’t-miss events in music, theater and opera, dance, art and flowers.

Professors at the state’s only majority-Black public university are some of Illinois’ lowest paid.
Will Cousineau took the witness stand after securing letters from the feds granting him immunity and making clear he’s not a target of an investigation.
As outside conservative support grows in school board races, the Democratic Party of Illinois for the first time is investing in these local races.
Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.
Mae Whitman tells us about starring in Hulu’s new musical series ‘Up Here.’ Plus, has it really been three years of COVID?!
Indiana in the 1920s and ’30s was a hotspot for impromptu weddings, with a courthouse near the state line seeing about 6,000 Chicago couples every year.
Federal pandemic relief funding has papered over long-standing issues, but that money is set to run out in two years.
Chicago Chinatown leaders fought for representation in City Council but two candidates face off in the 11th Ward runoff — one Asian and one white.
Despite high mortgage rates and a dearth of affordable starter houses, these families saw the upside of making the investment now.
A proposed state law would mandate that hospitals screen uninsured patients for financial help.
The iconic rice dish triggers Twitter wars over which country’s version is best. Liberia has our vote.
Chicago voters are picking a new mayor. Suburban residents could be selecting new office holders for everything from school to library boards.