Eva Remijan-Toba

Eva Remijan-Toba is a former intern who covered 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.

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.

People perform in traditional Chinese lion dance costumes in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood during Uptown's annual Lunar New Year Celebration in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The lion dance brings luck and prosperity and is part of Chinese cultural importance. The Chinese Senior Association gathered performers and organized costume and music for a march and parade. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

Year of the Horse celebrated at Uptown’s Lunar New Year parade

February 22, 2026 at 7:58 a.m.

Thousands filled Argyle Street in Uptown to enjoy a vibrant celebration of Asian culture, featuring music, dance, food and interactive community events.

Students from a Columbia College Chicago Media Production class walk through the "MoCP at Fifty: Collecting Through the Decades" collection at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Feb. 12, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

Photography exhibits at Block Museum and MoCP this spring

February 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Hamdia Traoré’s exhibit looks at marabouts, Islamic religious leaders in Mali, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography show marks its 50th.

Portraits of people killed by federal immigration agents are posted on a fence near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at 1930 Beach St. as people attend a protest of federal immigration agencies, Feb. 14, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Demonstrators vow ongoing protests outside Broadview ICE site

February 14, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Around 50 people gathered outside the west suburban ICE processing center Saturday to protest recent federal immigration enforcement actions.

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