I'm sure you've heard of Chase Community Giving.
If you're at all connected to the Chicago theatre & dance world you've undoubtedly received dozens of solicitous e-mails/twitters/Facebook messages asking you to log in and vote for so-and-so's theatre company. The prize for enough votes is a grant worth at least a cool $25,000.
In essence it's a popularity contest, which is an incredibly stupid way to award grant money. That said, it's a popularity contest that Chicago did very well at the last time Chase tried not to seem like a bunch of schmucks.
So want to do some good for Chicago theatres with your remaining votes? Check out the list below and vote for the art you love... and stop sending me Facebook messages, I've already used all my votes.
A $ indicates that the company listed is currently in the top 100 based on the last leaderboard update. Chase updates the leaderboard twice a day around 6:30am and pm, so the $'s are educated guesses based on the best data at hand.