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Jennifer Murray, the new executive director of FACETS, on leading Chicago’s beloved art house as it turns fifty.
Two Lake Forest nonprofits marking their 50th anniversaries, the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation and Ragdale, join forces for a preservation symposium October 16–18.
Cocktails and private shopping at the new Oscar de la Renta boutique in Plaza del Lago toasted the Field Museum Women’s Board Gala.
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Dance for Life marked its 35th anniversary at The Auditorium, raising more than $535,000 for the Chicago Dance Health Fund.
From a spice that changed the course of history to the steak au poivre at a Paris bistro, Jill Lowe follows black pepper to the dinner table.
From the Congress Plaza Hotel to Liar’s Club, a tour of Chicago’s most haunted spots to visit this October.
Part two of a St. Louis weekend: the Missouri Botanic Garden, three restaurants worth the trip and three museums with free admission.
About the Town in October, Meet Us in St. Louis: The Zoo, the Dining and Much More, Simply Water, Philosophenweg, Searching for Clarity in the Storm, Spencer Waller: Power and Greed on Stage, Grove Mower: Fun Fast Fiction.
Margaret Unetich and Matt Ziol Create Amouze Mousse, This Date in History, My Silk Roads, Dusty Sang: Echoes from America’s Past, Deerpath Golf Course at 100, Two Poems, Dumpling Fest 2026, The Vampires of New Orleans, and Ravinia Music School Students Open for Douglass Park Night Event.
Başak Notz: Cartier, Colectivo, Chicago, My Favorite Fall Destinations in Chicago, An Author Finds Connection Between Wrigley Field and the Ancient Greeks, Megalopolis, Dominic Pacyga on Chicago’s Political Machines, The Hawthorne Works Project, and Coyote vs. Acme Review.
Chicago-Based FutureSports Brings Novel Concept to Markets, Puget Sound, Chitchat, Judith Guest on Ordinary People, Sweet Memories and Cookies, The Griffin Museum, and Hello Yesterday, Meet Today.
