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We’re all getting used to cutting loose and having fun again. We've got you covered with the best things to eat, drink and do in Chicago.

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Franklin Park seeks voter input on potential fruit tree ban to combat rodents chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

Franklin Park voters are being asked in an advisory referendum if the village should ban fruit trees as part of its rodent abatement program.

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Evergreen Park library offers free glimpse of Obama Presidential Center activities chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Evergreen Park library offers free glimpse of Obama Presidential Center activities

The Evergreen Park Public Library is offering a look at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago through a photo exhibit.

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V.V. Lightbody returns to the spotlight with new album ‘Period Piece’ chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

“Period Piece,” out Oct. 9 on Egghunt Records, is a testament to the importance of unclenching, of loosening the grip we hold on ourselves and on life in general.

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Blue Island mural depicts city’s connection to Pullman strikes chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Blue Island mural depicts city’s connection to Pullman strikes

A mural by Ricardo Gonzalez in Blue Island transformed a wall into at 200-foot wide piece of art depicting the 1894 Pullman strike.

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This hearty meal comes together quickly with mostly pantry-friendly ingredients chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

This hearty meal comes together quickly with mostly pantry-friendly ingredients

The hours on the stove that are so essential to turning beef chuck roast tender are hours that I can’t always spare. Instead of giving up on a dinner that I love, I figured out a way to serve the...

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Review: In ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ on Broadway, Bill Irwin clowns it up as Molière’s hypochondriac chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

Had an enema recently? Did it leave you laughing? Medical humor is at the core of the 1673 Molière comedy, on Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company.

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American, United in stalemate at O’Hare, but rivalry keeps growing chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

American, United 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.

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Ghost riders in the square: First Coffin Cup race to rally spirited competition for NWI charities chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Ghost riders in the square: First Coffin Cup race to rally spirited competition for NWI charities

When building a coffin, one normally does not have to account for aerodynamics and speed.

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Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to get life-size bronze tribute near Millennium Park chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

A life-size bronze sculpture of dueling film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert will soon be unveiled at the One Two Pru office complex near Millennium Park and The Magnificent Mile.

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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93 chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of...

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Tootsie Roll, Milky Way, Baby Ruth, candy corn and more Halloween treats made here chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Tootsie Roll, Milky Way, Baby Ruth, candy corn and more Halloween treats...

Sweet home, Chicago — literally. Chicago has been considered the candy capital of the world for a good chunk of its history.

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Movie runtimes are getting longer, from ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘You Can See Everything’ chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

Your bladder isn’t lying. Movies are getting longer.

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6th of 30 rescued belugas dies in California, while Shedd says local rescues showing ‘encouraging signs’ chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

6th of 30 rescued belugas dies in California, while Shedd says local rescues showing ‘encouraging...

The whales were evacuated to Shedd Aquarium and other facilities across the U.S. and Spain after marine park threatened euthanasia.

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More than 1,000 birds reported killed or injured in building collisions in Chicago area over the weekend chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

More than 1,000 birds reported killed or injured in building collisions in Chicago area over the...

Advocates say the devastating toll during fall migration highlights the urgent need for an ordinance to require bird-friendly designs for new buildings.

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Review: In Remy Bumppo Theatre’s ‘Mud Row,’ shifting between the civil rights era and now chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: In Remy Bumppo Theatre’s ‘Mud Row,’ shifting between the civil rights era and now

Dominique Morisseau’s play is set in the living room of a house in a historically Black neighborhood in Pennsylvania, spanning two generations.

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John Anderson, country music star whose hits included ‘Wild and Blue,’ dies at 71 chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

John Anderson, whose high, yearning vocals on hits such as “Swingin,” “Wild and Blue” and “Black Sheep” helped earn him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 71.

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JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS’ lead NFL analyst chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS’ lead NFL analyst

JJ Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multi-year agreement with the network on Thursday.

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‘Billions’ star looking for hospitality work amid acting gig drought chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

‘Billions’ star looking for hospitality work amid acting gig drought

“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon is looking for hospitality industry work to pay the bills.

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Review: ‘Wicker’ weaves a feisty feminist fable chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: ‘Wicker’ weaves a feisty feminist fable

Alexander Skarsgård stars in a randy little ditty of a film from married co-writers and co-directors Alex Houston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, who adapt the story “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills...

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It’s not too early to holiday shop: 8 books for the Chicago music lover in your life chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

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

Our list includes an essential gospel music history, jazz through the eyes and ears of a former Tribune critic and an insider’s take on the CSO. Plus, even a debut music novel.

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