Column: They killed their parents but will the Menendez brothers soon get out of jail?
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” on Netflix has brought this long-ago case back to the headlines.
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In memoriam: Celebrating the life of ‘Lost Chicago’ author David Garrard Lowe and his love affair with Chicago
His poetic photographic essay about our bygone architecture sits on bookshelves across Chicago and continues to amaze and inspire.
In ‘Mr. McMahon,’ Netflix tries to pin down the elusive character who is wrestling’s Vince McMahon
The new six-part Netflix documentary series is named after the alter-ego character Vince McMahon portrayed on-screen in the mid-'90s.
‘Chicago Stories’ season on WTTW ends with episodes about Playboy and Capone
A third upcoming program in the series, in chilling historical contrast, is “When the West Side Burned.” The fall concludes with a look at house music.
Andrew Davis gave us ‘The Fugitive,’ now he brings forth a novel, ‘Disturbing the Bones’
The movie maker is coming back home to Chicago this week to promote the book he wrote with co-author Jeff Biggers.
Column: New book explores the life of Abe Saperstein, the Chicago dynamo who created the Globetrotters
“Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports” by Mark and Matthew Jacob takes on a challenging and exciting subject.
Column: The dog was a devil, the horse came as a cab and other Halloween memories of a pet store contest
A pet costume contest was held for decades at the Parkview Pet Supplies store in Chicago. Halloween has only gotten bigger since then.
Writer and educator Peter Ferry, who inspired decades of students including Dave Eggers, dies at 77
For a while, he wrote for the Tribune and his most recent novel was adapted into a play. But perhaps his greatest work was in the classroom at Lake Forest...
Column: Singer Spider Saloff came to the Gold Star Sardine Bar and decided to stay
“Occasionally, some young person will come up to me after a show and ask, ‘Did you write such-and-such-song?’ And I’ll smile and say, ‘No, that was Cole Porter.’ Isn’t that...
The magic number is 120, but Chicago White Sox fans will tell you it’s just a number
When your team wins, it is a shot in the arm to your self-esteem. When it loses there is a loss of self-esteem. And we carry on. Think spring.