Your guide to the best in art and culture: exhibitions, plays, musicals and concerts. Check what’s on at Chicago galleries, museums, cinemas and theatres.
Even Santa takes the L! With the holiday season in full swing, Santa’s very busy spreading Christmas joy to all the good boys, girls, and non-binary kiddos. Even Santa knows the L is the best way to get around the...
The Whistler Chicago has a series of peculiar holiday celebrations this year. Located behind an unmarked storefront in Logan Square, The Whistler is a hidden cocktail bar, live music venue, and art gallery that hosts an...
Al Capone would sit at the lush green booth because he could monitor both entrances while enjoying the show. The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge has hosted some of Chicago’s best Jazz performers for over a century. Dur...
In celebration of the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker Suite, join the JW Marriott for a deliciously festive afternoon tea. A little sugar plum fairy told us that a Nutcracker-themed afternoon tea has arrived at the JW...
Ditch Amazon for Quimby’s, a local bookstore that specializes in unusual publications. Here at Secret Chicago, we adore zines (DIY magazines created by independent artists). If you love these little booklets as mu...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to spin fresh vinyl! Whether we like it or not, Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. While the sales day traditionally focuses on mass-produced products an...
The great hidden duck mystery of 2019! Did you know Chicago has an army of hidden ducks? We didn’t either until we found one walking through the Washington blue line station yesterday. We quickly snatched it up an...
“You might want to hold my comb/ when you find out what I’m made of/ you might want to follow me and copy all of my mistakes” – Giovanni, Jamila Woods If you haven’t heard of the South Side godde...
Comedy gold is mined right here in Chicago! With so many star comedians coming out of Chicago– Bill Murray, John Mulaney, Cameron Esposito, Hannibal Buress, etc.– it’s no surprise how big the city’s comedy s...
The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque is every wonderful, perverted, jolly thing you think it is and more. The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque returns to the Den Theatre every Thurs in Dec for a fourth year of Chr...
