Rick Kogan

Bestselling author Scott Turow in his home office in Evanston on Sept. 9, 2022.

Scott Turow’s new book ‘Suspect’ displays the longtime Chicago author in ferocious form

September 16, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

There is often comfort to be had in the familiar. You can wear that old sweater. Grab a stool at your cozy corner tavern. Order the "usual" at your favorite...

Irish American Movie Hooley moves to new locales this year, with an Irish ghost story, an Irish homecoming and American memories of Sept. 11

September 13, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

In addition to the many other creative activities of Mike Houlihan, which have included actor, writer, radio host and political consultant, he became a film festival impresario nearly a decade...

Restauranteur Grant DePorter holds a baseball from the 1919 World Series at Tribune Tower Residences on Aug. 24, 2022.

Buried deep in a Tribune Tower time capsule for a century, a 1919 ‘Black Sox’ World Series baseball sees the light

September 9, 2022 at 5:16 p.m.

For nearly a century, millions of words poured from the confines of the Tribune Tower in stories about crooked politicians, murderous lovers, civic giants, sports heroes, regular folks and big...

News of Queen Elizabeth II's death plays on a television at the Red Lion Pub on Sept. 8, 2022, in Chicago.

Chicagoans react to the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death: ‘She represented dignity’

September 8, 2022 at 8:48 p.m.

Inside the Red Lion Pub in the heart of Lincoln Park on Thursday, owner Colin Cordwell played the British song "Land of Hope and Glory" on repeat all day. The...

Earl J.J. Pionke at the Earl of Old Town in 1982.

As Tavern on Rush announces it will close, we pause to remember some great bygone Chicago bars

September 6, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Tears, not yet. But more than a few people visiting Tavern on Rush over the last few days have had a mournful look. The reason was the recent announcement this...

Edgewater Historical Society president John Holden holds a commemorative Bob Newhart sign in front of the Edgewater Historical Society building on Aug. 29, 2022 in Chicago.

Bob Newhart found stardom with his show set in Chicago and the Edgewater Historical Society is honoring his high-rise ‘home’

August 31, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Bob Newhart was not married to Suzanne Pleshette. He never had a Michigan Avenue office. He never lived in a Sheridan Road high rise. That was television, folks. But Chicago...

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Scott Turow’s new book ‘Suspect’ displays the longtime Chicago author in ferocious form

Irish American Movie Hooley moves to new locales this year, with an Irish ghost story, an Irish homecoming and American memories of Sept. 11

Buried deep in a Tribune Tower time capsule for a century, a 1919 ‘Black Sox’ World Series baseball sees the light

Chicagoans react to the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death: ‘She represented dignity’

As Tavern on Rush announces it will close, we pause to remember some great bygone Chicago bars

Bob Newhart found stardom with his show set in Chicago and the Edgewater Historical Society is honoring his high-rise ‘home’

How’s the bookstore business? Ask readers, or the owner of Centuries & Sleuths can tell you

‘Heat 2’ is Chicago-born filmmaker Michael Mann’s hit sequel, and his first novel

Remembering the most famous animal to ever call Chicago home. It wasn’t a cow but a gorilla named Bushman

Is Chicago ready for another ritzy private club? Well, the Astor Club is coming to the former home of Maxim’s