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Along with leaning into physical media, this year’s CIFF will feature an early look at the highly anticipated “Behemoth!” starring Pedro Pasquel, Olivia Wilde and Will Arnett.

2026 Chicago International Film Fest makes the connection between moviegoing and owning the DVD

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A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl’s struggles to find herself amid poverty and family strife is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick.

Oprah Winfrey taps a ‘riveting’ debut novel for her book club

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What should we make of Tyson Bagent earning another start? The Tribune’s Chicago Bears reporters tackle that and more.

Chicago Bears will go with Tyson Bagent over Case Keenum in Week 5. Is that the right QB call?

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About half of Constellation’s investment, or $2 billion, will be spent at the Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle and Quad Cities plants In Illinois, the company said.

Constellation and Google announce plan to increase nuclear capacity in Illinois, two other states

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Prolific soap opera actor Robert Kelker-Kelly is dead at 62.

Robert Kelker-Kelly, star of ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘General Hospital,’ dies at 62

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PepsiCo is recalling 122,021 cases of Gatorade distributed in Illinois and 36 other states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Gatorade recalled over undeclared dyes in Illinois. Here’s what to check.

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Last month the owners of West Suburban Medical Center reached a settlement agreement that’s expected to result in a sale of the hospital to Insight Health Systems.

Lawmakers and deputy governor discuss West Suburban hospital’s future in meeting that’s short on details

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Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which covers everything from hotels and cruise lines to spas and airports.

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

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The Chicago White Sox are one win away from clinching a spot in the American League Championship Series, and return home to Rate Field for what figures to be a dance-athon for the ages.

Chicago White Sox are in a postseason groove, as their dance moves prove

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The woman at the center of the CPS inspector general’s investigation into a candidate for the Chicago Board of Education denounced the watchdog’s handling of the sexual harassment case.

Woman slams CPS watchdog’s handling of probe into school board president candidate’s alleged misconduct

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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas recently released her memoir, “Maria the Pappas,” co-written with the Chicago writer and poet Mark Eleveld.

Column: Meet the writer who wrote the book on (and with) Maria Pappas

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The online debate unfolding in the days since Chicago’s signature fall festival has attendees and abstainers alike asking the same question: Who is Apple Fest for?

Apple Fest was too crowded for attendees. Business owners say that was the point.

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Rose Barraco-George first learned how to make her family’s pizza from her grandmother Mary, who created the original recipe.

Food icon: Rose Barraco-George of Vito and Nick’s pizzeria, aka Nick and Vito’s, in Chicago

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Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon’s two-day fall sales event, is finally here, and if you missed Prime Day over the summer, it’s the perfect opportunity to take advantage of some of the retailer’s best deals.

Best deals of October Prime Day 1

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On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter.

Today in History: Pope John Paul II visits the White House

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Making lasagna is a labor of love since it takes a fair amount of time, but the good news is that nothing about this recipe is tricky or complicated, and it uses readily available, easy-to-find ingredients.

Easy homemade lasagna

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Dear Eric: About two years ago, I realized that my sister and brother-in-law had burglarized me when I had made a mission trip many years ago. Some years later, I began to discover that various items were missing from my home.

Asking Eric: Sister stole family treasures

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A plastic surgeon whose Illinois license was suspended following a Tribune investigation that found eight patient deaths connected to his Chicago clinic is now temporarily barred from practicing medicine in his home state of Michigan.

Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths suspended in second state

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On this day in 1997: City Council Committee of Fire and Police adopted a resolution exonerating Catherine O’Leary — and her cow — 126 years after the Great Chicago Fire. The resolution was introduced by then-14th Ward Ald. Edward Burke.

Today in Chicago History: Catherine O’Leary — and cow — exonerated by City Council 126 years after the Great Chicago Fire

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From the Editorial Board: As the largest newspaper in Illinois, read throughout the Land of Lincoln, we have made endorsements in statewide races for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2026 Illinois general election

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