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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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Dolly Parton’s manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer’s nephew of threatening estate chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Dolly Parton’s manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer’s nephew of threatening estate

Dolly Parton’s manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer’s nephew of threatening estate

Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate and its employees.

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Katseye postpones sold-out United Center show chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Katseye postpones sold-out United Center show

Katseye postpones sold-out United Center show

The global girl group Katseye has postponed tonight’s Chicago concert to an unspecified later date.

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Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled John Galliano show chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled John Galliano show

Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled John Galliano show

The new Met Gala exhibit will celebrate everyday garments and materials like jeans and puffer jackets, paper and plastic — and how fashion designers transform them.

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Everything you need to know about the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards. Here’s how to watch chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Everything you need to know about the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards and how to watch

Everything you need to know about the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards and how to watch

Here’s everything you need to know about watching the 2026 Latin Grammys, including how to stream the show and where you can see music’s biggest stars walking the red carpet.

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Godzilla, at 70: A history of nips and tucks, but no botox for now chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Godzilla, at 70: A history of nips and tucks, but no botox for now

Godzilla, at 70: A history of nips and tucks, but no botox for now

Godzilla, the individual, has also had a lot of work done. You could argue, the guy’s twin obsessions are Tokyo and cosmetic surgery.

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Review: ‘The Cat in the Hat’ misses the mark on Seussian whimsy chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Review: ‘The Cat in the Hat’ misses the mark on Seussian whimsy

Review: ‘The Cat in the Hat’ misses the mark on Seussian whimsy

For film, animation seems suited to the style and imagination of Dr. Seuss, which is so delightfully absurd and surreal. A pity then, that this one feels so limited.

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In Season 15, Joe Miñoso bids farewell to ‘Chicago Fire’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
In Season 15, Joe Miñoso bids farewell to ‘Chicago Fire’

In Season 15, Joe Miñoso bids farewell to ‘Chicago Fire’

Actor Joe Miñoso’s character Joe Cruz decides to step away from Firehouse 51 after an injury. As for Miñoso filming his final season, “It was super emotional.”

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Review: Malkovich delivers career-best performance as dying CIA operative in ‘Wild Horse Nine’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Review: Malkovich delivers career-best performance as dying CIA operative in ‘Wild Horse Nine’

Review: Malkovich delivers career-best performance as dying CIA operative in ‘Wild Horse Nine’

The new film from Martin McDonagh, set on Easter Island in 1973, has John Malkovich as an aging CIA agent. He’s as funny as he is devastating.

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What to do in Chicago: G Herbo, Dave Matthews Band and the Black Harvest Film Festival chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
What to do in Chicago: G Herbo, Dave Matthews Band and the Black Harvest Film Festival

What to do in Chicago: G Herbo, Dave Matthews Band and the Black Harvest Film Festival

Around the area this weekend, some big concert headliners, plus sumo wrestlers and the circus are in town.

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Ravi Baichwal out as evening anchor at ABC 7 Chicago after 20 years at station chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Ravi Baichwal out as evening anchor at ABC 7 Chicago after 20 years at station

Ravi Baichwal out as evening anchor at ABC 7 Chicago after 20 years at station

An Emmy Award-winning TV journalist, Ravi Baichwal has been off the air in recent weeks.

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Orland Park’s Treasure Chest Foundation expands to hospitals nationwide chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Orland Park’s Treasure Chest Foundation expands to hospitals nationwide

Orland Park’s Treasure Chest Foundation expands to hospitals nationwide

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation in Orland Park has expanded to hospitals in New York, Pennsylvania and New Mexico.

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Chicago’s fastest-growing jazz scene? Video game music chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Chicago’s fastest-growing jazz scene? Video game music

Chicago’s fastest-growing jazz scene? Video game music

“People walk in and they’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going to hear some jazz.’ Then they hear Mario.” As in, the music from “Super Mario World.”

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Column: Another Kennedy book? Yes, all about the bold Ethel Kennedy, as written by her daughter chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Column: Another Kennedy book? Yes, all about the bold Ethel Kennedy, as written by her daughter

Column: Another Kennedy book? Yes, all about the bold Ethel Kennedy, as written by her daughter

Kerry Kennedy spoke about her new book “Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy” at a recent event at City Winery.

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Cocktails for cold nights: Chicago bars reimagine classic warm drinks like hot toddies, mulled wine and more chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Cocktails for cold nights: Chicago bars reimagine classic warm drinks like hot toddies, mulled wine...

Cocktails for cold nights: Chicago bars reimagine classic warm drinks like hot toddies, mulled wine...

Consider this your guide to the city’s best steaming, spiced, butter‑rich, bourbon‑laced cold-weather cocktails.

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Shedd completes examinations into quick succession of beluga deaths chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Shedd completes examinations into quick succession of beluga deaths

Shedd completes examinations into quick succession of beluga deaths

Shedd Aquarium officials this week revealed that examinations found no singular cause of death in the cases of two beluga whales.

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‘Illumination’ at Morton Arboretum vies for the top spot in a national holiday lights contest chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
‘Illumination’ at Morton Arboretum vies for the top spot in a national holiday lights contest

‘Illumination’ at Morton Arboretum vies for the top spot in a national holiday lights contest

Just when you thought the election was over, organizers at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle are hoping supporters will take to the (online) polls one more time to help them score some national recogni...

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Chicago Theater Report: Puppet Festival shows, Idina Menzel at the Lyric and other upcoming hot tickets chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Chicago Theater Report: Puppet Festival shows, Idina Menzel at the Lyric and other upcoming hot...

Chicago Theater Report: Puppet Festival shows, Idina Menzel at the Lyric and other upcoming hot...

Along with a sneak peek at this year’s Puppet Festival, we have news about a new outreach program by Definition Theatre, plus all the Chris Jones Recommends.

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Flights across Europe hit by bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Flights across Europe hit by bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes

Flights across Europe hit by bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes

several flights across Europe received alleged bomb threats Tuesday that ultimately turned out to be hoaxes but prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian Air Force...

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La Grange’s LATTE Theater takes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ production on the road chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
La Grange’s LATTE Theater takes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ production on the road

La Grange’s LATTE Theater takes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ production on the road

LATTE Theater Company of La Grange is introducing a new wrinkle to its fall production of “Charlotte’s Web,” taking the show on the road.

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Column: First Friday Club of Chicago goes into its fourth enlightening decade chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Column: First Friday Club of Chicago goes into its fourth enlightening decade

Column: First Friday Club of Chicago goes into its fourth enlightening decade

The First Friday Club of Chicago continues to offer an oasis of lively conversation, and often wisdom and wit, in this frenetic planet.

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