Fiction by Edwidge Danticat, Valeria Luiselli and Karl Ove Knausgaard are among this year’s finalists for the National Book Awards, with many of the books taking on issues as gender identity, criminal justice and the Middle East.

Along with leaning into physical media, this year’s CIFF will feature an early look at the highly anticipated “Behemoth!” starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde and Will Arnett.

With the team headed to the AL Division Series this weekend, stores across Chicago are experiencing an unprecedented demand for Sox swag.

If you are watching the marathon on Sunday, know that the race is a gathering of human beings, with five marathon men making one last long run.

The annual free event, presented by the Chicago Architecture Center, opens the doors to hundreds of Chicago buildings and sites worth seeing.

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

The best way to prevent rabbit damage in the growing season is to exclude them with fencing.

Chicago translators pore over words and themes to translate books into English, a practice they say is complex and deeply human, especially given the rise of artificial intelligence technology.