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A drone show in celebration of America’s 250th birthday in downtown Joliet on June 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai/)

Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten.

By simply raking fallen leaves onto your garden beds, you can provide your plants with a healthy, protective, soil-building layer of free mulch. (Beth Botts/The Morton Arboretum)

Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

Nature never wastes a leaf.

A shopper walks by a Halloween candy display at a Giant grocery store, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Dundalk, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns

Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same...

Arts

This May 31, 2011 photo shows the exterior of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The Guggenheim was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built from 1956-1959. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Today in History: Guggenheim Museum opens

On Oct. 21, 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.

Books

The Jack Reacher thrillers "Never Go Back" by Lee Child (Dell) and "Chain Reaction" by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Bantam).

Biblioracle: ‘Chain Reaction’ is a terrific Jack Reacher book. But is he a sociopath?

"Chain Reaction" is a deeply satisfying read about justice being served, and the world being saved by very brave people. But also, we must remember, it's a fantasy.

Fashion

Answer Angel: Removing mystery stains

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: My very favorite white hoodie somehow got a stain that I can’t get out, having used all of the usual methods. The hoodie has sentimental value but right now it is unwearable.

Home and Garden

Fall tree color at the Chicago Botanic Garden. (Jeff Carrion/Chicago Botanic Garden)

Peak fall color in Chicago area now on display

When you understand the basics of fall color and monitor the weather, you will be able to formulate your own forecast for peak color.

Movies

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.

Music and Concerts

Musician and producer Vivian McConnell, who performs as V.V. Lightbody, has a new album, "Period Piece," out Oct. 9 on Egghunt Records. (Ashley Armitage)

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.

Theater

Crystal A. Dickinson, Bill Irwin and Rachel Bloom in "The Imaginary Invalid" on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre in New York City. (Joan Marcus)

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.

TV and Streaming

Former NFL player J.J. Watt, left, talks with sportscaster Jim Nantz during the final round at the Masters on April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

J.J. Watt signs a multiyear deal to stay as CBS’ lead NFL analyst

J.J. Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multiyear agreement with the network Thursday.

Restaurants, Food and Drink

People walk past AI generated photos featured on the outside of restaurant along North Western Avenue on Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘Off-putting’ or ‘a fine tool’? AI slop on restaurant signage is becoming rampant and repugnant.

Walk down a commercial street in almost any Chicago neighborhood or a busy corridor in the suburbs and it’s hard to escape some form of suspect food imagery.

Recipes

These cheesy barbecue sliders with ground beef and crispy bacon are a game-day favorite. (Erik Bernstein/TCA) (Erik Bernstein/TCA)

Cowboy beef sliders bring big flavor to your game-day spread

These cowboy sliders are exactly what you want on the table for football season.

Travel

A United Airlines jet gets towed past an American Airlines maintenance hangar at O'Hare International Airport, April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

American and United are 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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Mighty Earth Indiana director Mike Olesas holds a sign steady as volunteers gather to assemble an outdoor portrait gallery in Gary's Gateway Park to highlight the need for green steelmaking in the region on Thursday, October 22, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Outdoor art gallery featuring lives impacted by steel opens Saturday in Gary

Local organizations are partnering to showcase an exhibit feature 20 portraits of those who live and work in steel communities.

Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on April 24 next year.

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