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    Entertainment

    Featured

    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 of the late Chicago civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, is heading to London’s Royal Court Theatre in January.
    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...
    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...

    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

    Eric Bauza poses for a portrait to promote the film "Coyote vs. Acme" on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    Eric Bauza, modern voice of Looney Tunes characters, dies at 46

    Eric Bauza, the award-winning voice actor whose performances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more characters made him the modern voice of Looney Tunes, has died. He was 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’

    • Review: ‘Clayface’ is a doomed romance with body horror trappings

    TV and Streaming

    Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on Aug. 24, 2008. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune)

    Chicago Media Report: John Kass winding down website — and Horace Grant launches cable TV sports talk show

    The latest Chicago Media Report details plans by John Kass to end his online venture, Horace Grant's new sports talk show and where to watch the next Bears game.
    • 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

    • Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original ‘Star Trek’ series who was born in Chicago, dies at 90

    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

    Creative director Liz Bendure and chef Daniel Parker sit at the bar, Oct. 14, 2026, at the TXA TXA Club in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

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

    Liz Bendure and Daniel Parker began a backyard supper club pandemic project and opened in Logan Square this past March.
    • Halloween 2026: 39 Chicago restaurants and bars with family-friendly bashes, dance parties, drag brunches and more

    • ‘Off-putting’ or ‘a fine tool’? AI slop on restaurant signage is becoming rampant and repugnant.

    • Meet the 13 finalists in the Tribune’s 40th annual Holiday Cookie Contest

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

    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

    Louise Lincoln was the founder and longtime director of DePaul's Art Museum from 1997-2014. (Family photo)

    Louise Lincoln, longtime director of recently shuttered DePaul Art Museum, dies at 79

    Over her 17-year tenure, Lincoln elevated the art museum's profile and oversaw major acquisitions and exhibitions.
    • ‘Chicago, do better’: Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city’s restrictive street vending laws

    • 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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