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The cast of "The Shape of the Bones" by The New Theatre Project at Theater Wit. (George Hudson)

Review: Devastating ‘Shape of the Bones’ has us in its grip from the first moment

New Theatre Project is staging the first U.S. production of Spencer Huffman's play about a community under the thrall of a pastor, here with a top-flight Chicago cast.

Four monk parakeets rest at a nest on a tree at the intersection of South Damen Avenue and West 68th Street in Chicago on Feb. 18, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Tiny, raucous monk parakeets from South America thrive in Chicago. But why?

Likely escapees of the exotic pet trade, the birds first put down roots in some...

Astrology and horoscopes concept. Astrological zodiac signs in circle on starry background.

Daily Horoscope for March 02, 2026

Every choice today impacts our overall life direction. That might sound intimidating, but it's just...

Arts

Dorothy C. Straughter monograms a quilt patch in her home workshop in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. Her textile work has been featured at The Art Institute of Chicago, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Hyde Park Art Center, Zhou B. Gallery, Beverly Arts Center, Bridgeport Art Center and elsewhere.(Susan DeGrane/Daily Southtown)

Beverly artist Dorothy Straughter evokes fabric of African American history in quilts

Beverly artist Dorothy Straughter's quilts evoke painful and often ignored historical realities related to slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration and racist advertising.

Books

Radio host Michael Silverblatt in 1999, during an interview with Irish author Roddy Doyle in KCRW-FM's basement studio at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Biblioracle: Remembering the genius of ‘Bookworm’ host Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt's particular genius was not in what a novel or story said, but how it went about saying it.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: By sheer chance I was reading something online recently about a man in the news. A photo illustration showed an average looking guy in jeans, gym shoes and a baseball cap. The article mentioned that the guy...

Home and Garden

Peperomia houseplants are grown for their foliage rather than their flowers. (RJ Carlson/Chicago Botanic Garden)

Slow-growing peperomia is a great low-maintenance plant

Peperomias tolerate most lighting conditions, but they’ll do best in bright, indirect light.

Movies

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows the character Ghostface in a scene from “Scream 7.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

‘Scream 7’ opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

Thirty years after the original slasher movie opened in theaters, “Scream 7” debuted with a franchise-best $64.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Museums

Visitors at the Morton Arboretum’s Chocolate Weekend can sample and purchase chocolate treats and chocolate-inspired goods while learning about the world of chocolate through presentations by chocolatiers and cacao experts. (The Morton Arboretum)

Chocolate Weekend at Morton Arboretum has everything you wanted to know — and taste — about cacao

The 15th annual expo in Lisle features chocolate products as well as information on flavor, texture, culture and controversies.

Music and Concerts

Margo Price performs at Metro in Chicago on Feb. 28, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Review: Margo Price brings her defiant brand of outlaw country to Metro

Pity the person who crosses Margo Price. Same with those who missed the chance to catch her concert at Metro, with songs from her 2016 debut and her recent “Hard Headed Woman.”

Theater

Review: Hubbard Street Dance brings joy and healing in Winter Series at the Harris

The company's first performance of choreographer Juel D. Lane's “Touch & Agree" joins two other works this weekend at the Harris Theater.

TV and Streaming

Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after victory ceremony for women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hilary Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women's and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.

Restaurants, Food and Drink

A worker cuts slices of ham at the Red Apple Buffet at 6474 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, on Feb. 7, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Just in time for Casimir Pulaski Day: The Red Apple Buffet, filling stretchy pants since 1989

The Red Apple Buffet weekend buffet, which claims to be the nation’s largest Polish buffet, is so vast, homey and engorging you must, must wear your stretchy pants.

Recipes

This treat has a nice salty-sweet balance. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

How to upgrade your dried dates

Some viral food trends aren’ t built to last, but that’ s just not true with date bark. The first time I saw it I thought,“ Wow, I need to make that immediately.” The first time I actually made it,...

Travel

A person walks past glass damaged by bullets at a municipal police station in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 23, 2026. (Cesar Rodriguez/The New York Times)

‘Pointed the gun at my head’: Chicagoans visiting Mexico forced to hide during cartel violence

Chicagoans visiting Mexico described the tense moments they spent hiding or running away from men carrying guns. Others with roots in western Mexico said the violence hits close to home.

Things To Do

A man walks alongside Wolf Lake Jan.13, 2026, in Hammond, Indiana. As a proposal erect a Chicago Bears football stadium near the lake gains momentum, longtime Wolf Lake advocates say it's just another chapter of the lake's story. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Landmarks: Potential Chicago Bears stadium near Wolf Lake just the latest story for a place that’s always changing

Potential Chicago Bears stadium near Wolf Lake just the latest story for a place thats long balanced nature, recreation and industry.

Entertainment

Maria Bamford performs at the Den Theatre on March 14, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

What to do in Chicago: Maria Bamford, Trinity Irish Dance and a return of the monster trucks

Around the area this weekend, Maria Bamford and Vir Das are among several comedy nights, World Wrestling Entertainment comes to the United Center and "Monster Jam" comes to Allstate Arena.

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