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Pop-Up Museum Highlights Route 66’s Passage Through North Lawndale

NORTH LAWNDALE — Get your kicks celebrating Route 66’s centennial anniversary at a pop-up museum in the Central Park Pink Line stop in North Lawndale. Neighbors and officials cut the ribbon earlier this week on “Route 66 @ 100 in North Lawndale,” an interactive museum inside the Pink Line station at 1915 S. Central Park Ave. The pop-up includes history exhibits, games and pop culture memorabilia related to Route 66’s history locally and nationally.

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Fox 32 Chicago

Stolen handbag story connects Chicago business owner to Prince's family

A FOX Chicago report about a stolen designer handbag connected local business owner John Crispino with a member of Prince's extended family. Crispino and business partner Paige Partin are now selling a luxury handbag collection belonging to Prince's late sister, Tyka Nelson, valued at up to $310,000. Select pieces will...

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WBEZ

Where to ice skate in Chicago and the suburbs 2026

With the season’s first snowflakes potentially falling on Friday, it’s a sign that now is the time to hit the rink. Whether you have your sights set on Olympic glory or don’t know a snowplow from a salchow, one of these 14 Chicago-area venues, from great date night spots to large, regulation-sized rinks, offer something for skaters of all levels. At Skatium Ice Arena in Skokie, you’ll even find classic rink fare like burgers and nachos with Jamaican flair.

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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...

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Palmer Square Park’s ‘Helping Hand’ Sculpture Removed — But Neighbors Hope To Bring It Back

LOGAN SQUARE — For eight years, the big white hand sculpture seen at Palmer Square Park was a neighborhood symbol and became synonymous with the park’s identity. But last weekend, the “Helping Hand” sculpture was removed by artist Carrie Fischer, much to the dismay of neighbors. During the takedown, dozens of neighbors asked Fischer why she was removing the sculpture, she said.

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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 · 3d

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Evanston Public Library to host author event on Nov. 14 with Jill Vanneman, daughter of former mayor

The Evanston Public Library is hosting an author event with Jill Vanneman to talk about her new book, The Perfection Campaign: A Daughter’s Search for Acceptance. It will take place from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Community Meeting Room (107) at the Main Library, 1703 Orrington Ave.

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New film, ‘Mouse,’ has lots of local ties

The movie Mouse, written by Kelly O’Sullivan and directed by O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, is a thoughtful, at times funny, and sensitive story about navigating grief, high school and complex mother-daughter relationships. The film is set in 2002 and filmed in North Little Rock, Arkansas. O’Sullivan and Thompson...

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Once a staple in Chicago, new monumental public art lands in Rockford’s Davis Park

ROCKFORD — A large-scale abstract sculpture that was a fixture of the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago for nearly four decades has a new home in Davis Park. Bridgeport, a 35-foot tall and 15-foot wide painted aluminium sculpture from late artist and sculptor John Henry, now serves as the centerpiece of a new collection installed this week in the riverfront park, 320 S. Wyman St. in downtown.

Rockford, IL · 23h

The Crusader Newspaper

Johnson Publishing Company building revisited in dazzling new book

The office desks were gone. So was the exotic furniture and framed artwork. The space where the bustling cafeteria fed employees $1 dollar lunch meals was empty and silent. But the vacant interior spoke loudly to renowned photographer and Columbia College Professor Barbara Karant. It was a building Karant never...

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The Garden Magazine

Shakespeare's Plants Bloom in Evanston's Century-Old Campus Garden

Few spots on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus feel as removed from the bustle as the Shakespeare Garden. Set behind a double row of hawthorn hedges, the ([1])plot has drawn students, garden lovers and couples for generations. Its plantings are drawn from the works of William Shakespeare, which gives a visit a literary twist that few...

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Evanston musician Jason Narducy is back with more tales of rock ’n’ roll in ‘Mostly the Van’ part two

Jason Narducy would be the first to tell you that rock ’n’ roll stories are not all biting the heads off bats, snorting human ashes, setting hotel rooms on fire and having some intern pick out all the brown M&Ms in your dressing room. Sure, the Evanston-reared musician...

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Austin Weekly News

Lil Rel Howery’s comedy still carries the energy of Chicago’s West Side

From Crane High School to the national comedy stage, Howery reflects on the experiences that helped shape him The post Lil Rel Howery’s comedy still carries the energy of Chicago’s West Side appeared first on Austin Weekly News .

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From Netflix to Skokie’s North Shore Center with writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz

For nearly 50 years, writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz has applied her sardonic wit to a variety of subjects. Reaching the “New York Times” bestseller list with “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies” in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Lebowitz has more recently delivered her hilariously scathing critiques both on stage and on screen, appearing in seven episodes of the Martin Scorsese-directed conversational Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s a City” in 2021.

Skokie, IL · 1d

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Guest essay: Bookends & Beginnings needs fresh beginning

Visitors to Bookends & Beginnings’ flagship store at 1620 Orrington Ave. frequently look around at our cozy packed bookshelves, our eclectic chandeliers, our colorful signature mural and all the magical little nooks and crannies upstairs and downstairs, and say, “What a beautiful bookstore.” I’ve also heard it called “the bookstore of my dreams” and “just like that cute little bookstore in You’ve Got Mail.”

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Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Nov. 11-17

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more. Daily Chicagoan, the newsletter from WTTW News, sends these picks to your inbox each week along with more essential recommendations from our staff. Sign up here. Wednesday, Nov. 11:

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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.

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Chicago Med Season 12, Episode 6 Review: ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Is The Tomorrow One Chicago Fans Were Promised

SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Chicago Med Season 12, Episode 6. Tomorrow came quickly on Chicago Med. Season 12, Episode 6 pays off a lot of the potential that the NBC series set up in “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” as the show prepares to wrap up the first part of its cycle. And aside from one incredibly obvious subplot, “Lessons in Chemistry” weaves all the material together well, leaving the actors to once again prove that this ensemble cast is underrated.

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She’s Green Turns Lincoln Hall Into A Shoegaze Dreamscapes

As a light mist settled over Lincoln Park on a Wednesday night, a crowd of devoted fans wrapped around Lincoln Hall in anticipation of She’s Green. The rain-soaked evening provided the perfect backdrop for a night of dreamy guitars, atmospheric melodies, and shared moments with friends. She’s Green is an independent alternative band based in Minneapolis, consisting of lead vocalist Zofia Smith, drummer Kevin Seebeck, bassist Tedd Nordwold, and guitarists Liam Armstrong and Raines Lucas. The band is currently on their first U.S. headlining tour, with several supporting artists joining them along the way, including Starling and Witches Exist in Chicago.