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Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar

This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of 19th-century Islamic scholar Omar ibn Said.

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‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1 chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1

DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with ‘Clayface,’ landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24’s Elizab...

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Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup

Geisen Funeral Home evidently knows something about coffins, which came in handy at Saturday’s inaugural Coffin Cup in downtown Crown Point.

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Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar

This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of 19th-century Islamic scholar Omar ibn Said.

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‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1 chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1

DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with ‘Clayface,’ landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24’s Elizab...

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Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup

Geisen Funeral Home evidently knows something about coffins, which came in handy at Saturday’s inaugural Coffin Cup in downtown Crown Point.

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Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar

This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of 19th-century Islamic scholar Omar ibn Said.

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten.

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Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

Nature never wastes a leaf.

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Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup

With their ghost driver inside, the four-person Geisen Funeral Home crew sprinted their “Corpse Bride” coffin 100 yards south on Main Street in downtown Crown Point, collecting $2,500 to donate to...

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Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar

This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of 19th-century Islamic scholar Omar ibn Said.

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten.

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Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

Nature never wastes a leaf.

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten.

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Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

Nature never wastes a leaf.

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten.

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Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Don’t let fallen leaves go to waste

Nature never wastes a leaf.

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Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns

Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm.

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Biblioracle: ‘Chain Reaction’ is a terrific Jack Reacher book. But is he a sociopath? chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Biblioracle: ‘Chain Reaction’ is a terrific Jack Reacher book. But is he a sociopath?

“Chain Reaction” is a deeply satisfying read about justice being served, and the world being saved by very brave people. But also, we must remember, it’s a fantasy.

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Peak fall color in Chicago area now on display chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Peak fall color in Chicago area now on display

When you understand the basics of fall color and monitor the weather, you will be able to formulate your own forecast for peak color.

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