Eva Remijan-Toba

Eva Remijan-Toba is an intern covering breaking news and A+E. She is a Chicago native and a recent graduate of Indiana University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in social work.

Boquerones with fennel, orange pieces and olives on bread at the restaurant All Well in Chicago on March 19, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Chefs of 2-Michelin-star Oriole are opening All Well, a new restaurant in the West Loop

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chefs Noah Sandoval and Larry Feldmeier are opening All Well this spring, a new restaurant offering a prix fixe menu alongside bar snacks.

A person passes by a large dragon lantern at Brookfield Zoo Chicago's “Glow Wild: A Lantern Festival of Hope” on March 19, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Lanterns glow and dinos growl as Brookfield Zoo Chicago comes alive for spring

March 24, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

“Glow Wild: A Lantern Festival of Hope” showcases illuminated wildlife while “Dinos!” features life-size dinosaur figures.

State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz and Paul Kendrick, a candidate for the Illinois House 12th District, cheer as they arrive to a watch party on March 17, 2026, at El Jardin in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. (Talia Sprague/for the Chicago Tribune)

Illinois primaries set stage for November general election amid upsets and lawmakers keeping safe seats

March 20, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Two primary challengers declared victory against veteran incumbent Illinois lawmakers in the race for the nomination to their House seats Tuesday night.

Kumiko, led by chef and beverage director Julia Momosé, shown here in 2021, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

West Loop’s Kumiko wins 2026 Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award

March 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Kumiko, the Japanese dining bar led by chef and beverage director Julia Momosé, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award.

A person dressed in a Leprechaun suit tips his hat towards the crowd as he sails on a boat down the Chicago River as it’s dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 15, 2026, in Chicago. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: green river and downtown parade

March 14, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

Chicago’s annual St. Patrick’s Day weekend drew thousands to see the river dyed green and the downtown parade.

Taylar Tramil, left, of Workers Center for Racial Justice, and Karen Ottoni, right, senior communications manager for Community Change, discuss guaranteed income at a meeting in Hyde Park on March 6, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cook County’s guaranteed income program supporters hold meeting

March 7, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

In its 2026 budget, Cook County set aside $7.5 million to carry the guaranteed income program beyond the pilot, becoming one of the first local governments in the country to...

The first season of "America's Culinary Cup" will include judges Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne and host Padma Lakshmi. (CBS)

Two Chicago chefs to compete in ‘America’s Culinary Cup’

March 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chef Diana Dávila of Logan Square’s Mi Tocaya Antojería and Chef Beverly Kim of Parachute HiFi and Anelya in Avondale are among 16 chefs competing for the $1 million grand...

Artifacts are displayed as part of "Anne Frank The Exhibition" in an earlier run at the Center for Jewish History in New York on Jan. 27, 2025. The exhibit, coming to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, was created by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and includes a recreation of the secret annex where Anne Frank hid with her family. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty)

‘Anne Frank The Exhibition’ at the MSI will let visitors step inside the space where she hid

March 2, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

The exhibit at the Griffin MSI will feature a recreation of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, allowing visitors to see where Anne Frank and seven others hid during World War...

Chicago chef Jonathan Sawyer is on Season 7 of "Tournament of Champions." (Food Network)

Two Chicago chefs to compete on Guy Fieri’s ‘Tournament of Champions’

March 2, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

Chicago-based chefs stepped back into the arena for Season 7 of Guy Fieri’s hit series “Tournament of Champions,” which premieres March 1.

Kathryn Phillips loads groceries into a cart with help from Clark Brantley during a 60-second shopping spree she won in a raffle at Living Fresh Market, Feb. 28, 2026, in Forest Park. Phillips and four others were each given a minute to load up to $300 worth of groceries into a cart. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Living Fresh Market hosts monthly 60-Second shopping spree

February 28, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Four lucky winners raced through the Forest Park grocery store, gathering everything from meat to laundry detergent.

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