April 5, 2026 | Classic Chicago

Feature

Pure Gold: Team USA Creates Own Medal Decades After 1972 Controversy

By David A. F. Sweet

The untold story of redemption, honor, and the gold medals that were made — not won — fifty years after Munich.

By Judy Carmack Bross

Puccini meets the future — Lyric Opera's immersive new production of Madama Butterfly.

By Katherine Harvey

A sun-drenched escape to the French Riviera before the crowds arrive.

By Philip Vidal

Philip Vidal's monthly dispatch on Chicago's arts, culture, and social scene.

By Sophie Bross

A striking new production brings a poet's interior world to vivid theatrical life.

By Jorge Juan Mendoza

A Chicago collector's stunning archive of golden-age Mexican cinema comes to Paris.

By Scott Holleran

A new play explores the complexities of modern relationships with wit and honesty.

By Sigalit Zetouni

An artist whose intricate woodwork carries stories across generations and cultures.

By Judy Carmack Bross

The International Women's Association celebrates extraordinary women shaping Chicago's cultural landscape.

By David A. F. Sweet

The Chicago author behind The School for Good Mothers discusses her powerful debut novel.