Zareen Syed is an education reporter for the baiduhai, covering issues that touch K-12 schools and colleges and universities. She also writes about campus activism and various student-led movements as well as narratives focusing on underrepresented groups. She joined the Tribune as a suburban reporter and has previously worked for NBC Sports, WGN-TV and Boston 25 News.
Many of Chicago’s top chefs and restaurateurs gathered Sunday night in the Loop for the annual Banchet Awards to celebrate the excellence, depth and diversity of the city’s food community.
The Wieners Circle was more of a cathartic, broken hearts club when it hosted a Caleb Williams look-alike contest as a love-letter to the Chicago Bears quarterback.
Asif Amin Cheema, owner of Best Sub #2, was deported to Pakistan on the first day of the new year, leaving behind a beloved customer base and a business he...
To kick off 2026, the Tribune food team takes a look at three notable restaurants that opened last year: Buttercup in the South Loop, Kanin in Ravenswood and Nadu in...
With 2026 just around the corner, the writers and editors of the Tribune food section have taken some time to reflect on our favorite bites and drinks from 2025.