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The Sunday Edition

June 28, 2026
Navy Pier Fireworks for Independence Day
About the Town

About the Town: July in Chicago

By Philip Vidal

Navy Pier fireworks, garden walks, Taste of Chicago, Lollapalooza, Buddy Guy at ninety, and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — July in Chicago has never been more spectacular.

Heritage Auctions – Comics Auction Geary
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund

How a Scholarship Fund Lifts Teenage Caddies to New Heights

By David A. F. Sweet  •  The Sporting Life

The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund gives Chicago’s most promising young caddies a path to college — and a lesson in life that no classroom can teach.

Corn Highlights — Edgar Calel at the Art Institute

Corn Highlights

By Sigalit Zetouni  •  Art

Maya Kaqchikel artist Edgar Calel brings a hut, a turtle sculpture, and a mountain of ceramic corn to the Bluhm Family Terrace at the Art Institute of Chicago through September 13.

Lincoln: The Man statue restoration

Come to Lincoln Park to Celebrate July 4

By Judy Carmack Bross  •  Chicago History

A ribbon-cutting for the beautifully restored Lincoln: The Man statue kicks off July 4th festivities at the Chicago History Museum — a celebration of America at 250.

An Evening at Versailles

Chicagoans Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary at Versailles

By Kristin N. Smith  •  Chicago Society

Nearly 300 guests — including many Chicagoans — gathered at the Palace of Versailles to support the restoration of the Salon de Diane ceiling and celebrate America at 250.

Dispatch from Paris — Susan Aurinko

Dispatch from Paris

By Susan Aurinko  •  My Silk Roads

Five days, eight miles a day on foot: jewelry shops in the Marais, l’Ile Flottante at La Frégate, the Dior Museum, and a crow eyeing someone’s sandwich near the Champs-Élysées.

Soma Roy — R.S.V.P. to Enchantment

R.S.V.P. to Enchantment

By Soma Roy  •  Culture & Education

The Nourishment Projects NFP invites Chicagoans to let their minds frolic — weaving philosophy, the arts, and science into unforgettable moments of learning and wonder.

Linda Miller with Glessner House Award

Linda Miller: A Landmark’s Archangel

By Judy Carmack Bross  •  Arts & Preservation

Twenty years of restoring Tiffany windows and Bartlett murals at Second Presbyterian Church — the extraordinary story of the woman who saved one of Chicago’s greatest landmarks.

Past Editions

June 21, 2026 Edition

June 21, 2026

Sunday Edition

Rush Hospital Luncheon with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Today in Chicago History, Visiting Riverside, Ciorba de Perisoare, The Art of Style, Glessner House Gala, Poems for Summer, and more.

June 14, 2026 Edition

June 14, 2026

Sunday Edition

San Miguel de Allende Part II, Magic of Chicago, Peony Party, Music Institute Gala, Heritage Auctions Americana, Wellesley Reunion, Do Division Fest, Connective Threads, and more.

June 7, 2026 Edition

June 7, 2026

Sunday Edition

Court Tennis, Ryan Licht Sang Luncheon, Alliance Française Gala, Robin Tebbe: Minds Matter, Ferris Bueller, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, San Miguel Part I, Senior, and more.

May 31, 2026 Edition

May 31, 2026

Sunday Edition

Washington’s Tent, About the Town, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, Biba’s Palm Springs, Botanic Garden, Persephone Dinner, St. Chrys’s Closet, and more.