Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, October 9, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It’s Thursday, Chicago. Need help planning your 'fit for a night of frights? Look no further than the Goodman Theatre for your Halloween costume, with getups from past productions going on sale this Saturday. Plus, our annual roundup of haunted houses and other Chicago-area Halloween attractions is out this week. And don’t forget to send in your cookie contest recipe this week for a shot at a cash prize. Entries close Tuesday night. Enjoy the weekend. We’ll see you back here next week. — Lauryn Azu, deputy senior editor | | | | From now until All Hallows’ Eve and beyond, our annual haunted house guide, plus 12 more attractions for your spooky season. | | | | | The pizzeria makes one of the best thin crusts in the city, but reservations and service can get in the way unless you know the rules. | | | | | The theater is clearing out its backstage vaults and is hosting a costume sale on Oct. 11, offering pieces from productions on its stages spanning some 60 years. | | | | | The clock is ticking, but there’s still time to enter your signature cookie recipe into the Tribune’s 39th annual Holiday Cookie Contest. | | | | | Curator Julia Foulkes culled the show from the New York Public Library’s Jerome Robbins Dance Division, which holds the Joffrey’s archives. | | | | | Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood is an expansion of Liz Abunaw’s community-focused effort to offer fresh produce via home deliveries and pop-up markets. | | | | | About 700 visitors attended the opening of the National Museum of Mexican Art’s exhibit on the traditions of the Día de Muertos holiday. | | | |
