Dawn Turner investigates a sense of belonging in ‘Majestic Hills’ • Developer proposes replacing now-shuttered Ford City Mall with warehouses and distribution buildings
Eat. Watch. Do. Friday, August 14, 2026 | | |
| | | | | After months of complaints from shoppers, businesses and Rosemont’s powerful mayor, Fashion Outlets of Chicago officials on Monday announced a reversal of their paid parking policy. | | | | | The novel “Majestic Hills” is one told through the eyes of a young Chicago couple who move to the suburbs for a change of pace. | | | | | The plan, which will be presented at the Chicago Plan Commission’s monthly meeting, could potentially bring the now-vacant indoor shopping center one step closer to demolition. | | | | | One of the biggest threats to trees in summertime is lawn care. A good way to protect them is with mulch. | | | | | Barack Obama plans to delve into a collection of books that have influenced him in a new podcast that will debut in September. | | | | | Caspian, Peekachu, Rain and Secord join four whales previously brought to Chicago from the closed marine park. | | | | | Virginia creeper is a native vine that would work to cover empty space in your yard. | | | | | Amanda Williams is focusing her artistic lens on local monuments, asking what it might look like to have monuments that look different than what we would think of historically. | | | | | The power of Domenico Starnone’s “Trust” is in asking us to wonder if there is not some monster in every one of us. | | | | | The brand name behind recent showstopping fashion moments isn’t quite as delicate as their romantic and otherworldly looks. When asked what an ethereal Zendaya was wearing for the “Odyssey” premiere in New York, her stylist Law Roach respo… | | | |
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