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Friday, October 16, 2026

 

What to do in Chicago: Open House Chicago, the Chicago Film Festival and a prison by flashlight

Around the area this weekend, the annual Chicago International Film Festival and architecture open house, plus Loop Arts Fest and a jazz fest.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning works, and the stories behind them, can be found at the Harold Washington Library

Organizers hope the “Pulitzer on the Road” exhibit allows “Chicagoans to better understand the world and one another.”

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Savannah Bananas coming to Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2027 — and tour bringing ‘360’ game to Notre Dame Stadium

The Savannah Bananas and Banana Ball are adding a pair of iconic venues to their 2027 tour, making stops at Soldier Field in Chicago and Notre Dame Stadium.

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Wait until plants are dormant to prune

There’s no safe date when you can assume trees and shrubs will be dormant. As our climate has changed, autumn has tended to be warmer and last longer.

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train returning to Chicago area

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the Alberta-based freight railroad, unveiled its Holiday Train itinerary this week, including three stops in Chicagoland.

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Judge sides with Chance the Rapper in legal battle against former manager

The drawn-out legal battle concluded after a Cook County judge sided with the Chicago-born artist in a bench trial this week.

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At Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, new exhibits are only the beginning

Among its many major changes, the museum has narrowed its focused to the Great Lakes region rather than all of the U.S. and Canada.

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Anthracnose is not a fatal plant disease

This disease is not usually fatal, but it does weaken the plant.

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