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    • Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct....
      Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
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      This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Judge Mr Justice Bennathan looking on as Russell Brand appears at Southwark Crown Court, London, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women, on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2026. (Elizabeth Cook/Press Association via AP)
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      Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
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      Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
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      Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
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    Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
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    Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial

    Russell Brand acknowledged in a London court on Wednesday that he had been obsessed with sex as a younger man, but denied multiple charges of rape and sexual assault, saying the claims have had a “devastating” impact on his life.
    The new Aurora Hollywood Casino resort, June 24, 2026, in Aurora. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

    Magician, comedians and rock band to perform as part of winter lineup at Aurora Hollywood Casino

    The winter lineup includes rock band Umphrey’s McGee on Jan. 16, comedian Michael Blaustein on...
    Jon Michael Hill (as Naz) and Glenn Davis (Junior) in in "Purpose" on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

    Steppenwolf Theatre will return to London with ‘Purpose’

    The Steppenwolf Theatre production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” a play loosely based on the family...

    Arts

    This May 31, 2011 photo shows the exterior of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The Guggenheim was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built from 1956-1959. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

    Today in History: Guggenheim Museum opens

    On Oct. 21, 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.
    • Pulitzer Prize-winning works, and the stories behind them, can be found at the Harold Washington Library

    • At Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, new exhibits are only the beginning 

    • Obama Foundation workers move to unionize

    • National Book Award finalists span continents and tackle identity, justice and war

    Books

    Rebecca Chamian Ribaudo, author of the novel “Crossing Division Street,” on Oct. 19, 2026, in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

    Column: ‘Crossing Division Street’ is a new novel of family, born out of Cabrini-Green

    The Cabrini-Green public housing project comes roaring back in a remarkable first novel by Rebecca Chamian Ribaudo titled “Crossing Division Street."
    • Biblioracle: ‘Chain Reaction’ is a terrific Jack Reacher book. But is he a sociopath?

    • Here’s how to see author Rebecca Yarros when she comes to Naperville

    • It’s not too early to holiday shop: 8 books for the Chicago music lover in your life

    • From survivor to ‘thriver’: Beverly writer channels breast cancer diagnosis into recipes for health

    Movies

    Michael Metzger, a curator at the Block Museum at Northwestern University, at the museum in Evanston on Oct. 16, 2026. Metzger unearthed the 1961 documentary film “Chicago: First Impressions of a Great American City.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

    A long-suppressed 1961 documentary about Chicago is unearthed

    “Chicago: First Impressions of a Great American City" was a co-production by the BBC. Mayor Daley and others were outraged at this "seamy," warts-and-all portrayal of the city.
    • Eric Bauza, modern voice of Looney Tunes characters, dies at 46

    • Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to get life-size bronze tribute near Millennium Park

    • Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

    • Movie runtimes are getting longer, from ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘You Can See Everything’

    TV and Streaming

    Ernie Johnson Jr. attends the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 21, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

    Longtime announcer Ernie Johnson leaving ‘Inside the NBA’ after 37 years: ‘It’s just time’

    Basketball announcer Ernie Johnson is stepping away from “Inside the NBA” after almost 37 years behind the anchor desk.
    • Chicago Media Report: John Kass winding down website — and Horace Grant launches cable TV sports talk show

    • Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80

    • ‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle named People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

    • Chicago White Sox part ways with television play-by-play announcer John Schriffen

    Theater

    The grand salon inside The Hand & The Eye in Chicago on April 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

    Chicago Theater Report: Halloween bash at Hand & Eye, pressure mounts to reopen Mercury

    Also in theater news this week, a final extension for "Strange Loop" and a Cabaret Connexion Concert Festival in town.
    • ‘Slow Dance’ show at the MCA is an invitation to just ‘be.’ Don’t mind the live bodies.

    • Review: ‘King Hedley II’ at City Lit is August Wilson’s drama, intense and up close in a storefront theater

    • Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar

    • Review: In ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ on Broadway, Bill Irwin clowns it up as Molière’s hypochondriac

    Restaurants, Food and Drink

    Food vendor Marcelo Aparicio serves elote as activists and organizers from the Food Chain Workers Alliance and Street Vendors Association of Chicago rally at the Haymarket Memorial to demand reforms to the city's restrictive street vending regulations, October 26 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

    ‘Chicago, do better’: Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city’s restrictive street vending laws

    Chicago street vendors and food worker activists from across the country rallied Monday at the Haymarket Memorial in West Loop to call for sweeping changes to the city’s restrictive street vending laws.
    • Meet the 13 finalists in the Tribune’s 40th annual Holiday Cookie Contest

    • Halloween 2026: 39 Chicago restaurants and bars with family-friendly bashes, dance parties, drag brunches and more

    • Whole Foods is coming to Logan Square in a new format

    • Restaurant review: TXA TXA Club, an artful cafe that’s quietly become one of the boldest and best in Chicago

    Music and Concerts

    My Sacrifice, a south suburban-based Creed cover band, plays in 2025 at The Forge in Joliet. (My Sacrifice)

    Popular Joliet concert venue The Forge to close after 9.5 years

    Joliet concert venue The Forge will close this weekend after a decade of promoting local and national metal and alternative bands.
    • Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show

    • Oak Park Dia de los Muertos Festival returns a year after being canceled by immigration enforcement fears

    • V.V. Lightbody returns to the spotlight with new album ‘Period Piece’

    • John Anderson, country music star whose hits included ‘Wild and Blue,’ dies at 71

    Travel

    A United Airlines jet gets towed past an American Airlines maintenance hangar at O'Hare International Airport, April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

    American and United are in stalemate at O’Hare, but rivalry keeps growing

    With the rivalry at an imposed stalemate, both airlines turned to making underhanded barbs against each other as they talked to investors this week about their latest earnings.
    • Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

    • The quiet allure of private rail

    • Chicago-based Hotel Chocolat going nationwide with airport concessions, grocery stores and new retail markets

    • Chicago hotel workers vote to strike

    Home and Garden

    By simply raking fallen leaves onto your garden beds, you can provide your plants with a healthy, protective, soil-building layer of free mulch. (Beth Botts/The Morton Arboretum)

    Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

    Nature never wastes a leaf.
    • Peak fall color in Chicago area now on display

    • Franklin Park seeks voter input on potential fruit tree ban to combat rodents

    • Orland Park’s Holly House expands mother and daughter’s cozy vision

    • Grape hyacinth perform best in full sun

    Recipes

    Salmon patties are packed with flavor, thanks to orange, harissa paste and honey. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

    Recipe: Harissa orange salmon patties

    These patties start like most other salmon or tuna cakes, by binding fresh or canned salmon together with breadcrumbs and an egg.
    • This hearty meal comes together quickly with mostly pantry-friendly ingredients

    • The 2-ingredient coffee cocktail that’s even better than an espresso martini

    • Cowboy beef sliders bring big flavor to your game-day spread

    • Chinese steamed eggs are the perfect way to round out your dinner

    Fashion

    Bride-to-be Lexie Ippolito looks over a stranger's wedding dress at her parents' house Oct. 23, 2026, in Schaumburg. The stranger's dress had been stored in the family's house for more than a decade. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

    Chicago bride’s social media search for her mother’s dress reunites family with lost wedding heirloom

    A 2027 Chicago bride is searching for her mom’s wedding dress, lost more than a decade ago. Along the way, she made another family’s dream come true.
    • Answer Angel: Sick of all the Taylor talk? Shake it off.

    • Answer Angel: Removing mystery stains

    • Leigh Jones, prominent hairstylist for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, dies at 81

    • Answer Angel: Shoe pain

    Entertainment

    A visitor stands in front of a display on John Wayne Gacy at an exhibition “Serial Killer: The Exhibition” at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on Oct. 22, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)

    Column: Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy have settled back into Chicago for a spell

    “Serial Killer: The Exhibition” runs through late January in Chicago, telling the stories and showing the artifacts of such infamous names as Gacy and H.H. Holmes. Why are we fascinated by such figures?
    • Louise Lincoln, longtime director of recently shuttered DePaul Art Museum, dies at 79

    • A new mural park is coming to the West Side

    • Six Flags roller coasters getting seat belts in wake of fatal accident: ‘Trust is earned through actions’

    • 2026 Soul Train Awards will be held in Chicago

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