🚏 Greyhound terminal could be gone this week

Losing Greyhound Terminal Would Be Big Deal

Greyhound is set to vacate its West Loop bus terminal Friday, which would impact nearly 500,000 annual riders and make Chicago the biggest city in the Northern Hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal. Should the city help the company find a new home? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Will City Combine Homeless, Migrant Shelters?

City officials are set to release the first part of a plan Thursday to combine the two shelter systems. Proponents say both populations will be better served with wrap-around services, but providers may have different skills depending on whom they've worked with. [Tribune 🔒]

Another Foxtrot Store Reopening Soon

A Foxtrot store in Old Town could reopen this week pending a license from the city, CEO Mike LaVitola said. A Gold Coast store was the first to reopen this month after the chain abruptly closed in the spring. [Crain’s 🔒]

Chicago’s theater scene is popping this fall, which is why we narrowed down some of the plays and musicals we’re most looking forward to seeing.

Most-Anticipated Return: ‘Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations’

📍 CIBC Theatre in the Loop

🗓️ Sept. 24–29

The hit musical will have you dancing and singing along as you watch how the Detroit group reached the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

• 🥈 Runner-up: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” at Cadillac Palace Theatre

Best for Being Transported to the South: ‘East Texas Hot Links’

📍 Court Theatre in Hyde Park

🗓️ Through Sept. 29

A mysterious omen disrupts a cafe that has become a haven for regulars in East Texas during the Jim Crow era. Playwright Eugene Lee won a Pulitzer for his play.

• 🥈 Runner-up: “Beneath the Willow Tree” at The Den Theatre

Best for Shakespeareans: ‘Henry V’

📍Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier

🗓️ Through Oct. 6

Chock-full of some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches, “Henry V” follows a young king’s decision to invade France and start war.

• 🥈 Runner-up: “Macbeth” at The Windy City Playhouse
• 🥉 Runner-up: “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at The Edge Theater

Best ‘Hamilton’ Dupe: ‘1776’

📍 Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire

🗓️ Through Oct. 13

Head to the north burbs to watch the Founding Fathers try to craft the Declaration of Independence in this show that premiered on Broadway 55 years ago.

Best for Your Inner Theater Kid: ‘Noises Off’

📍 Steppenwolf Theatre in Lincoln Park

🗓️ Through Oct. 27

Theater kids everywhere know how hard it is to put on a show — and all that can go wrong backstage. That’s why this play about a play has been a classic for years and been done at high schools (including mine).

• 🥈 Runner-up: “Into the Woods” at Chopin Theatre

Best Chicago Story: ‘Chicago Lore(s)’

📍 UrbanTheater Company in West Town

🗓️ Sept. 27–Oct. 27

This play follows the life of a co-founder of the Young Lords — including how the Puerto Rican gang created in the ‘60s became a powerful political organization in Chicago.

• 🥈 Runner-up: “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” at Chopin Theatre