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At Your Service: Gary Sinise talks about family’s military history and shares late son Mac’s music

At Your Service highlights Chicagoland's hometown heroes — both active and retired veterans — along with the latest military news and developments.

Chicago, IL · 18h

chicagoonthecheap.com

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Illuminate 900 Shops Holiday Event

Chicago’s tallest holiday tree will be the center of the 10th annual Illuminate 900 tree-lighting event, benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation on November 19, 2026, at the 900 N. Michigan Shops in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Get ready for the ultimate holiday extravaganza with music, performances, food, crafts and of...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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WTTW - Chicago PBS

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Caroling, Trees and the Christkindlmarket — Celebrate the Holidays With These Classic Chicago Traditions

From a mug of hot glühwein at the Christkindlmarket to a trip to the Walnut Room’s Great Tree, there are some Chicago activities that have become iconic holiday traditions. Read on for opportunities to shop, snack, carol and ride holiday trains. Christkindlmarket. The beloved German-style market is returning...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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Prime Timer

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Chicago Fire season 15 episode 6 recap: The probies find new homes as Violet receives unexpected news

A still from the episode (Image via Instagram/@nbconechicago) Life at Firehouse 51 rarely slows down, but Chicago Fire season 15 episode 6 ("Over the Edge") shifts the spotlight from roaring blazes to tough career transitions. Following the emotional 300th milestone, the episode largely focuses on where candidates Marcus Burke, Hollis, and Jansen will land next, according to IMDb. As permanent positions aren’t plentiful across the Chicago Fire Department, Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide are trying to keep their recruits off of the floater pool. Meanwhile, paramedic Violet Mikami got life-changi...

Chicago, IL · 1d

Parade

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In 1982, Someone Walked Into Chicago Drugstores, Laced Tylenol Bottles With Cyanide, and Put Them Right Back on the Shelf; Nobody Knows Who or Why

Nobody broke in. Nobody tampered at the factory. They died. Seven people died. No one’s ever been charged.

Chicago, IL · 1d

pymnts.com

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Richard Posner, Pioneer of Law and Economics, Dies

Richard A. Posner, the influential federal appeals court judge and legal scholar whose application of economic theory to the law transformed American jurisprudence, died Tuesday at age 87, according to the University of Chicago Law School. Posner, who served for 36 years on the US Court of Appeals for the...

Chicago, IL · 22h

oakpark.com

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Back to the Roaring ’20s with the Historical Society of Forest Park

St. Angela School is more than a place where students learn—it is a community where children are known, supported, challenged, and encouraged to be It’s January 16, 1920, and Forest Park is getting ready for one last night of legal drinking! At midnight, Prohibition takes effect, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquor. For a village known as the “Watering Hole of the Western Suburbs,” things are about to get interesting.

Forest Park, IL · 2d

NBC Video

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Inside Dr. Caitlin Lenox's Return to Chicago Med (DETAILS)

Dr. Caitlin Lenox returns to Gaffney in Season 12 after secretly traveling to Zurich for a Prion drug trial connected to her hidden GSS diagnosis. Lenox’s return comes during turmoil in the Emergency Department, where interim administrator Mallory Sloan has frustrated staff by prioritizing profits over patient care, prompting relief from colleagues and especially Dr. Mitch Ripley.

Chicago, IL · 1d

CBS Chicago

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A peek into the renovated Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie before opening

After an 18-month renovation, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is reopening its Skokie location to the public on Wednesday

Skokie, IL · 2d

WBEZ

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From Irish pub to Chicago blues hub: What happened to Biddy Mulligan’s?

In Rogers Park, a block from the lake, weeds are growing in front of a shuttered Irish pub. A sign above the door reads Mulligan’s Cafe, but a marquee above that identifies this closed business by another name: Biddy Mulligan’s. This unassuming storefront was once a hot spot for blues fans on Chicago’s North Side in the 1970s and 1980s.

Chicago, IL · 1d

harlequinjunkie.com

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Spotlight & Giveaway: A Very Cozy Cat Lady Christmas by Amy Bizzarri

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Amy Bizzarri’s new release: A Very Cozy Cat Lady Christmas. Between mischievous cats and a Christmas theft, the Bocchetta family winery is anything but quiet. When Chicago elementary school teacher Chiara Bocchetta heads home to Carlinville, Illinois, for Christmas at her...

Carlinville, IL · 2d

WGN News

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Chicago Architecture Club unveils vision to revive State Street

It's been honored in song, but "State Street, that great street" is far from it's glory days, and the Chicago Architecture Club is now sharing ideas for how to revive its fortunes.

Chicago, IL · 1d

galeriemagazine.com

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Inside Chicago’s Burgeoning Art Scene

For one week each September, Chicago’s art world turns up the volume. This year’s Chicago Exhibition Week, presented by Gertie, a Chicago cultural platform, ran from September 14 to 20 and filled the Windy City with a slew of buzzworthy openings, exhibition walkthroughs, talks, and performances. It spanned galleries and institutions from West Town to Pilsen to Hyde Park, with free museum admission for anyone who completed the week’s map.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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WGA's annual Green Coat Gala raises over $1.4 million for caddies

GLENVIEW, Ill. — The Western Golf Association (WGA) hosted its 15th annual Green Coat Gala presented by Peter Millar on Friday, Nov. 6, raising over $1.4 million to help send deserving caddies to college through the Evans Scholars Foundation (ESF). More than 320 supporters attended the black-tie affair at...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Poetry Foundation President and CEO Michelle T. Boone Announces Retirement

CHICAGO, November 10, 2026— Michelle T. Boone, president and CEO of the Poetry Foundation, will retire after a decades-long career spanning entertainment, nonprofit arts leadership, and cultural philanthropy. The Poetry Foundation board of trustees has formed a search committee and will select a firm to lead the search for Boone’s successor. Boone will remain at the Foundation through the end of 2027 to ensure continuity and stability as the Foundation enters its next leadership chapter.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Author George Saunders to deliver Campus Reading Program keynote on Nov. 19 at Northwestern

Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders will deliver the keynote address for Northwestern University’s Campus Reading Program at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St. Free tickets are available through the Norris Box Office for both the Northwestern community and the general public. Earlier this year,...

Evanston, IL · 1d

Chicago Public Radio

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Chicago’s South Side used to be a hub for Black theater. There’s hope it could flourish again

Built in 1897, the Forum Hall in Bronzeville may appear to be in a state of disrepair. But the venue, a staple of the 1950s-era Black Metropolis, is on the precipice of a return. Today, developer Bernard Loyd is working to revitalize the Forum and has already brought musicians back...

Chicago, IL · 2d

metv.com

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The Rifleman's Chuck Connors gave Chicago a shoutout in 1961

Even an Old West cowboy needed a change of scenery sometimes!. Chuck Connors was best known for his role as Lucas McCain on The Rifleman. As a hardworking rancher with a strong moral compass, McCain was the perfect picture of a classic Western hero. But off-screen, Connors was quite a bit more of a city boy than his TV counterpart.

Chicago, IL · 3d