Column: ‘Deep Dish’ tells the stories behind the Malnati pizza empire, including some difficult ones By Rick Kogan May 20, 2025 at 5:59 p.m. “Deep Dish: Inside the First 50 Years of Lou Malnati's Pizza” is a surprising book...
Western Springs, Hinsdale landmarks featured in children’s book series By Chuck Fieldman May 19, 2025 at 2:18 p.m. Author Taylor Tomlinson recently released children's books "Goodnight, Hinsdale" and "Goodnight, Western Springs."
Biblioracle: Erik Baker explores entrepreneurialism in ‘Make Your Own Job’ By John Warner May 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For Erik Baker, entrepreneurialism is many things: a philosophy, a cog in a larger economic...
Heidi Stevens: Instead of a wedding registry, they asked for children’s books. And then gave them all away. By Heidi Stevens May 16, 2025 at 7:02 a.m. I love this little slice of kindness in a world that could use some right...
Making amends: Lockport Vietnam War veteran funds library in Binh Dinh Province where he served By Olivia Stevens May 16, 2025 at 9:57 a.m. Jack Picciolo, of Lockport, funded a $63,500 library in a Vietnamese community where he served...
Biblioracle: ‘Passenger Seat’ taps into a present-day anxiety about young men By John Warner May 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. On the surface, it's a bit like the Netflix phenomenon "Adolescence." But days after reading...
Biblioracle: Kudos to Dua Lipa for her latest book club pick By John Warner May 3, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. I have a bit of a hot and cold relationship with our big celebrity book...
Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books By Molly Morrow April 28, 2025 at 3:57 p.m. A program that allows Chicago-area libraries to share books is in jeopardy after President Donald...
Biblioracle: ‘Owned’ by Eoin Higgins picks apart how billionaires bought the media landscape By John Warner April 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. As Higgins makes clear, the challenge isn't just a few billionaires, but a world unmoored...
A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction By Associated Press April 23, 2025 at 2:16 p.m. A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to...