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Friday, October 9, 2026

 

What to do in Chicago: Olivia Rodrigo, Jerry Seinfeld and Haunted History Tours

Our picks for events in and around Chicago this weekend.

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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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Top 20 for Halloween: Haunted houses, horrifying puppets and the parade

From now until All Hallows’ Eve and beyond, our annual haunted house guide, plus 10 other attractions for your spooky season.

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Obama Foundation workers move to unionize

Months after former President Barack Obama’s museum’s opening this summer, employees at the museum foundation announced Wednesday they are unionizing.

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

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

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Plant bulbs now for spring bloom

There’s no more satisfying way to spend a crisp fall day than planting bulbs for spring bloom.

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Three Sisters Antique Mall celebrates 30 years in Blue Island

Three Sisters Antique Mall in Blue Island celebrated 30 years as a space for antique and vintage lovers in former Woolworth.

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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

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