East Village (Chicago, Illinois)

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano took a major loss this week on his 13-room house in River Forest, selling it for $675,000. That's far below his most recent asking price of $829,000. It's also considerably less than the $1.2 million Zambrano,...

There are revelations in David Cromer's intensely textured, hyper-naturalistic "Rent," staged, alley-style, in an thrillingly transformed American Theater Company, on a set designed by Collette Pollard to feel entirely like an gritty extension of the...

The owners of The Fifty/50 hired Marv Wise to bring his Quad Cities pizza secrets to Chicago and their East Village pizzeria, Roots....

Scott Rappe is not a native East Villager. As an adult he returned to the area of his ancestors on the Near West Side to raise his family. He is proud to say that his children are fourth-generation East Villagers. Richard Anselmo isn't from the...

THEATER REVIEW: "Hair" ★★★ Through March 20 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; Tickets: $27-$90 at 800-775-2000 and broadwayinchicago.com | A "HAIR" TIMELINE • For revival director Diane Paulus, 'Hair' is a full-bodied...

Finally, the abandoned lot at the corner of Milwaukee and Honore Avenues is being built up. What's going there?...

Do-Division! Green Music! Wicker Park Fest! West Fest! Yep, it's just about two months till fest season kicks off in our 'hood. Here's what you can expect at our top festivals this season....

Eric Gyllenhaal listened carefully. "I think I hear a catbird," he said. He mimicked the song, which at one point included a "meow." Me, I just heard a siren, and maybe some traffic from the Eisenhower. But Gyllenhaal can hear past the sounds of the...

Now that gay marriage is legal in Iowa, a new tourism industry has emerged. Whether you go to get hitched or to enjoy a quick getaway in what some are surprised to learn is one of the nation's most open-minded places, Iowa has plenty of options....