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Josette and Ralph Turro cosplay as Mike Wazowski and Sully from the "Monsters Inc." movies during C2E2 at McCormick Place on April 1, 2023. (Shanna Madison / Chicago Tribune)

What to do in Chicago: C2E2, ‘Riverdance’ in Aurora and ‘Raiders’ in concert

Around the area this weekend, the latest "Riverdance" tour comes to the Paramount, the big comics expo opens at McCormick Place and comedian Margaret Cho plays The Vic.

The nightclub room in "Theater of the Mind," presented by the Goodman Theatre in the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ will make you see your own mind anew

As part of an audience moving through this theater experience, you are asked to reflect...

A vendor helps an attendee prep the letter press by Starshaped Press at the Chicago Stationery Fest in Ravenswood on March 15, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the Chicago Tribune)

Make a note: Stationery is booming as we seek out more analog experiences

Stationerycore, as many call the culture, is having its moment, with devotees flocking to events...

Arts

Artist Steve Shanabruch sits with some of his neighborhood prints at his Chicago home on March 9, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Visit Norwood Park! Or Englewood! Chicago artist creates and sells tourism posters for city’s neighborhoods.

Illustrator Steve Shanabruch's retro posters suggest 1930s travel advertisements — what was once a side gig now makes up half his income.

Books

FILE – Author Tracy Kidder stands in his cottage in South Bristol, Maine, on Sept. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80.

Fashion

Joe Hakimian talks about the business of high-end jewelry at his family's store in Chicago on March 12, 2026. Hakimian purchased a diamond engagement ring at a trade show that belongs to actress Lily Collins and returned it to her recently after finding out it was reported stolen in 2023. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Actress Lily Collins ‘still speechless’ after stolen engagement ring found by Chicago’s Joe the Jeweler

The star’s engagement ring was stolen about three years ago from a hotel in LA, but somehow it recently ended up at a trade show in New York, where Joe Hakimian unknowingly bought it.

Home and Garden

Creeping vines can be harmful to your tree

Whether a vine growing up a tree is harmful or not will depend on the vigor of the vine and the size of the tree.

If you only have time for one movie about a cult of elite satanists hunting down a pair of sisters, you might as well make it Kirill Sokolov’s cheerfully bonkers “They Will Kill You,” starring Zazie Beetz.

Museums

FILE – Laurence des Cars, director of Le Louvre museum, poses before a hearing at the Culture commission of the Senate, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)

Louvre Museum’s director resigns in wake of jewels heist in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the Louvre Museum’s director. She had been under fire in the wake of a stunning and embarrassing heist of the French Crown jewels.

Music and Concerts

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Education and Community Engagement Director Roosevelt Griffin, from left, student Arabella Alvarez, donor Elaine MacKenzie and Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Brian Ostrega gather after a violin was presented to Alvarez during a Valentine's Day Concert at Ozinga Chapel in Palos Heights. (Ken Churilla/Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra)

Violin donated through Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra tugs Oak Forest family’s heart strings

An act of generosity by an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra patron has inspired an Oak Forest family to pay it forward.

Theater

Jonathan Berry at a rehearsal at Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 17, 2019. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Raven Theatre announces new producing artistic director

Jonathan Berry, a longtime Chicago director and former artistic producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will take the helm.

TV and Streaming

White Sox play-by-play man Jason Benetti on May 20, 2016. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Jason Benetti, as NBC’s lead voice for ‘Sunday Night Baseball,’ will work with different analysts every week

Jason Benetti will be the voice of “Sunday Night Baseball,” which moves to NBC and Peacock after 26 seasons on ESPN.

Restaurants, Food and Drink

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

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

Recipes

You only need two ingredients to make these yummy cookies. (Alexandra Foster/TCA) (Alexandra Foster/TCA)

The Kitchn: When I’m craving a Girl Scout Samoa, I make this easy dessert

Girl Scout cookie season is in full swing — and while I never was a Girl Scout myself, I definitely did partake in the cookies (Tagalongs, Thin Mints, and Samoas were my favorites). These coveted little treats are only available...

Travel

Passengers are directed through a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows.

The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers determining whether lines move quickly or stretch far outside terminals.

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