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Eat. Watch. Do. Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Tuesday night marked the red carpet rollout of “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story” in Lake Forest. | | | | | New book remembers the formative Chicago theater company that gave us Joe Mantegna, Dennis Franz, the first Mamet plays and “Bleacher Bums.” | | | | | The men in the old Saturday Night Live skit would not have believed the news Friday. No, it can’t be true, Bill Swerski’s Superfans would’ve said. Mike Ditka can’t be gone. | | | | | The red carpet was rolled out on Oct. 13, 2026, for “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.” | | | | | A 1985 Naked Raygun show has become a limited-edition vinyl album. | | | | | “Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale. | | | | | The Forest Preserve District of Will County aims to make birding accessible to those for whom vision is a challenge at Crete program. | | | | | New shows have been announced for an already busy fall and early 2027. If you are a fan of Estonian clowns, “Tommy” or the “Lion King” musical, read on. | | | |
