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Hello Chicagoland! My name is Michelle Higgins, Marketing Manager at The Actors Gymnasium, guest blogging today to tell you about our new show Marnie & Phil: A Circus Love Letter.

Hey all, this is Yoo Soo Kim from Hemmingbirds! My Chicago-based band will be celebrating the release of our new EP, Half a Second, this Friday, February 26th at Schuba’s Tavern. We were recently featured on Do312 as one of “16 Bands & Artists to Watch in 2016,” and we have drawn comparisons to The National, Phoenix and The Strokes, amongst others.

Just because it is Winter doesn’t mean that the fun stops. On February 27-28 from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL, Chicago Family Palooza is providing the fun, both for the kids and kids-at heart and is the perfect answer to that daily Winter question “What are we going to do today?!”

Are you a Chicago Fire Soccer fan? Are you excited for the upcoming season? Well this is an opportunity to meet the players and coaches of the 2016 Chicago Fire!

For many children, Valentine’s Day means celebrating at school with fun festivities and exchanging thoughtfully-selected valentines with friends and family. However, the patients of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will spend the day in their hospital room.

Toes cold, Chicago? Dreaming of the summer, when festivals, events and chances to get outside and be a part of something abound? While winter in the Windy City doesn't offer the kind of outdoor fun and camaraderie of a Pitchfork or Lollapalooza, the Chicago Auto Show is the Windy City's winter hot spot, offering all manner of welcome surprises (even if cars aren't your thing).

Get your best poker face ready for the 2016 One Step Charity Poker Championship! On Thursday, February 18th at the Montgomery Club, join 240 poker players and more than 100 spectators will enjoy an evening...

It’s an honor to be a part of their journey. Twenty-five years ago, I was a single mom on welfare. I didn’t have a car, but I had drive. ...and the help of friends and a community that helped me build a better life for my children.

In a couple of weeks, one of the most exciting events in Chicago is going to be held and for a great cause. The Junior Council will be hosting their 28th Annual Snowball, a black tie event hosting 2,000 young professionals for a night of dancing, drinking, eating and socializing while raising money for the Infectious Disease Clinic at the children's hospital. It's a great opportunity for networking, making new friends and supporting a cause that will give kids a chance at life when they may not have had one before. We promise this is a night you will NOT forget!

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is announcing the four nominees in each of the Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence 13 categories. New to the Awards this year is the category of Best Ethnic Restaurant and a culinary achievement award chosen by the Jean Banchet Panel.