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August 2, 2026
Winnetka Author Tackles Hindenburg Disaster in Latest Historic Tome
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Winnetka Author Tackles Hindenburg Disaster in Latest Historic Tome

By David A. F. Sweet

Catherine Grace Katz and her siblings have always enjoyed watching A Christmas Story in their Winnetka home. One year, they saw young Randy excitedly open his gift of a toy zeppelin for the umpteenth time…

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Dinner on the Bluff and Pro Am Golf Raise $2.4M for Lurie

Dinner on the Bluff and Pro Am Golf Raise $2.4M for Lurie

By Judy Carmack Bross  •  Society

Over 510 guests gathered at Shoreacres in Lake Bluff for the Founders’ Board's 66th Annual Dinner on the Bluff and Pro Am Golf Championship, raising $2.4 million for Lurie Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

About the Town in August

About the Town: August in Chicago

By Philip Vidal  •  Chicago

Ravinia's Chance the Rapper and Hugh Jackman, the Chicago Air and Water Show, Taste of Greektown, and the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s one-night return to the Harris Theater — Philip Vidal's guide to Chicago in August.

Antibes Summer 2026

Antibes Summer 2026

By Katherine Harvey  •  Travel

Beastly heat, a market matriarch with three pages of house rules, bronze mythological figures by a former Disney modeler, and flower-shaped bubble machines over the ramparts — Katherine Harvey's summer in Antibes.

An Afternoon at the Garfield Park Conservatory

An Afternoon at the Garfield Park Conservatory

By Sydney Armstrong  •  Chicago

A sunny afternoon inside Chicago's "landscape under glass" — jungle rooms, desert cacti, and the Artists Flower Show at one of America's largest conservatories.

Adrian’s Adventures: 2026 Illinois State Fair

Adrian’s Adventures

By Adrian Naves  •  Chicago

The 2026 Illinois State Fair returns to Springfield August 13–23 — Adrian’s guide to fair food, rides, and everything else the Land of Lincoln has to offer.

“Beauty and the Beast”

“Beauty and the Beast”

By Scott Holleran  •  Fiction

Beauty begins within the soul. Within every one is an inner light. This light cannot easily be extinguished…

Past Editions

July 26, 2026 Edition

July 26, 2026

Sunday Edition

Boys & Girls Club Summer Ball, Art in the Sky Room at the Obama Presidential Center, Don’t Lose That Joy, Biba’s Favorite Things: Gloria Groom, My Silk Roads: Vienna, Heritage Auction: Lincoln’s Office, Soup on the Verge of Heatstroke, and Letter from Paris (Part 3).

July 19, 2026 Edition

July 19, 2026

Sunday Edition

Jersey Shore Food Memories, 250 Years of Liberty at the Guild, Banff, The John Nichols Collection, Francee Harrington, A Blakely Fourth, TWA Flight 800, Letter from Paris (Part 2), and a poem for Martha Graham.

July 12, 2026 Edition

July 12, 2026

Sunday Edition

Making History Awards, Biba’s Favorite Things, What to Know Before “The Odyssey,” Rocky Mountaineer, Kintsugi, The History of Kiddieland, Letter from Paris, and more.

July 5, 2026 Edition

July 5, 2026

Sunday Edition

Chicago’s Chinatown, Dining Under a Tiepolo Sky, Spark! Raises $5 Million, Calypso and the Cabana Club, Global Purr-spective: Cats Around the World, Man Overboard, The Reading Room, and more.