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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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Judge dismisses case from Dolly Parton’s manager alleging her nephew threatened her estate chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Judge dismisses case from Dolly Parton’s manager alleging her nephew threatened her estate

Judge dismisses case from Dolly Parton’s manager alleging her nephew threatened her estate

A Tennessee judge on Monday dismissed a case brought by Dolly Parton’s longtime manager who was seeking an injunction against her nephew and head of security, alleging he had threatened her estate...

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‘The End of Everything’ by M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for fiction chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
‘The End of Everything’ by M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for fiction

‘The End of Everything’ by M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for fiction

British science fiction writer M. John Harrison was awarded the 2026 Booker Prize for fiction at a ceremony in London for “The End of Everything,” a book the judges said combines “huge ambition” and...

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Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band auditioning music director candidates during fall concert chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band auditioning music director candidates during fall concert

Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band auditioning music director candidates during fall concert

The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band is holding its Fall Concert entitled “Landscapes in Motion” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Vernon Hills High School Auditorium, 145 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.

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‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake. chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at...

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at...

After a 13-year wait since its last main installment, “Grand Theft Auto VI” is preparing for the latest chapter on Nov. 19 with a return to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City with two protagonists.

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Review: In telling a story of the Underground Railroad, ‘Mexodus’ is a blast at the Studebaker Theater chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Review: In telling a story of the Underground Railroad, ‘Mexodus’ is a blast at the Studebaker...

Review: In telling a story of the Underground Railroad, ‘Mexodus’ is a blast at the Studebaker...

This hip hop musical by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson is about an Underground Railroad route heading south to Mexico. Its creators make sure the audience has a good time.

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Lockport artist creates mural for Route 66 exhibit at Gaylord Building chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Lockport artist creates mural for Route 66 exhibit at Gaylord Building

Lockport artist creates mural for Route 66 exhibit at Gaylord Building

Kevin Traynor’s mural is part of an exhibit the Gaylord Building and Gallery Seven said marks the centennial and legacy of Route 66.

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James Gunn and Peter Safran are out in another DC Studios shakeup, Skydance appoints Jeremy Latchman chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
James Gunn and Peter Safran are out in another DC Studios shakeup, Skydance appoints Jeremy Latchman

James Gunn and Peter Safran are out in another DC Studios shakeup, Skydance appoints Jeremy Latchman

James Gunn and Peter Safran aren’t surviving the Skydance takeover of Warner Bros., after all.

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WGN-Channel 9’s Tonya Francisco sells Bronzeville mansion for $645,000 chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
WGN-Channel 9’s Tonya Francisco sells Bronzeville mansion for $645,000

WGN-Channel 9’s Tonya Francisco sells Bronzeville mansion for $645,000

Tonya Francisco purchased the vintage limestone mansion, which was built in 1887, in 2007.

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Make a pumpkin pie with just 5 ingredients chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Make a pumpkin pie with just 5 ingredients

Make a pumpkin pie with just 5 ingredients

This recipe makes enough filling for one deep-dish pie shell. If you need two pumpkin pies, you’re in luck because most store-bought frozen pie shells are sold in packs of two! Double the filling...

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This one-bowl corn casserole comes together in a jiffy chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
This one-bowl corn casserole comes together in a jiffy

This one-bowl corn casserole comes together in a jiffy

Jiffy corn casserole is a side dish that instantly makes any fall dinner or Thanksgiving feast feel even cozier. Thanks to that retro blue box, it’s also the easiest thing you’ll make all season....

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Franklin Park voters spurn fruit tree ban, back traffic measures chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Franklin Park voters spurn fruit tree ban, back traffic measures

Franklin Park voters spurn fruit tree ban, back traffic measures

An idea to ban residential fruit trees in Franklin Park to help mitigate rodents in the area failed to win backing by voters on Nov. 3.

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In memoir, Joe Biden says Donald Trump should carry weight of Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
In memoir, Joe Biden says Donald Trump should carry weight of Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave’

In memoir, Joe Biden says Donald Trump should carry weight of Jan. 6 riots ‘to his grave’

Former U.S. President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump, at once his predecessor and successor, has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined...

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Hubbard Street Dance brings familiar faces back to try something new chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Hubbard Street Dance brings familiar faces back to try something new

Hubbard Street Dance brings familiar faces back to try something new

Talking to the artists behind Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s upcoming Fall Series at Steppenwolf.

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Review: ‘Wanted: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke’ on Broadway was fun while the caper lasted chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…

Review: ‘Wanted: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke’ on Broadway was fun while the caper lasted

This new musical, based on a true story about Black twin sisters in Texas in 1893, has an adventurous opening, but then the moralizing starts.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering ‘The Cat in the Hat’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering ‘The Cat in the Hat’

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering ‘The Cat in the Hat’

“Godzilla Minus Zero” stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office.

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Review: Apollo’s Fire, now with a Chicago footprint, embarks on a Europe-bound program chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Review: Apollo’s Fire, now with a Chicago footprint, embarks on a Europe-bound program

Review: Apollo’s Fire, now with a Chicago footprint, embarks on a Europe-bound program

When was the last time you heard a Trinidadian calypso on European Baroque instruments? Never? Apollo’s Fire can change that.

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Review: An outspoken and unbowed Lucinda Williams opens her residency at Old Town School chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Review: An outspoken and unbowed Lucinda Williams opens her residency at Old Town School

Review: An outspoken and unbowed Lucinda Williams opens her residency at Old Town School

The 73-year-old Lucinda Williams performed with gusto on Saturday despite the lingering effects of a stroke in 2020.

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Deter deer with a tough juniper chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Deter deer with a tough juniper

Deter deer with a tough juniper

Because different juniper species come in a wide range of shapes, heights and widths, they can be useful in a range of garden sites.

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Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts aims to boost Southland’s ‘cultural identity’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts aims to boost Southland’s ‘cultural...

Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts aims to boost Southland’s ‘cultural...

The Center For Performing Arts at Governors State University is aiming to bring more high-quality performing arts to the south suburbs.

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Biblioracle: ‘Seven Stories About Tammy’ by Elizabeth McCracken is an excellent introduction to short stories chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Biblioracle: ‘Seven Stories About Tammy’ by Elizabeth McCracken is an excellent introduction to...

Biblioracle: ‘Seven Stories About Tammy’ by Elizabeth McCracken is an excellent introduction to...

So maybe you think you don’t like short stories, but if you like stories at all, this one is worth a shot.

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