Photos: Met Gala 2025 celebrates Black style
This year, the dress code is about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora.
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Featured
Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made...
Steppenwolf Theatre play ‘Purpose’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' work was commissioned by Steppenwolf, debuted in Chicago and is now on...
Arts
Status of Brauer Museum artwork slated for sale unclear as Moody’s downgrades Valparaiso University’s rating
Valparaiso University has "made enough progress" in its plans to sell three cornerstone pieces from the Brauer Museum to move forward with planned dorm renovations.
Books
Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books
A program that allows Chicago-area libraries to share books is in jeopardy after President Donald Trump gutted the federal agency that helped fund it.
Movies
‘Thunderbolts’ kicks off the summer movie season with $76 million at the box office
Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.
TV and Streaming
Met Gala pays tribute to Black fashion and designers and includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise
Welcome to the first Monday in May. Here's how to watch the 2025 Met Gala and what to know about the theme and dress code.
Theater
Review: ‘At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen’ is about identity in a small Southern town at the end of the AIDS crisis
Terry Guest's two-character play is set in 2004 and includes one of the best Chicago performances of the year.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Alinea celebrates 20 years of modernist fine dining in Chicago, but our critic says it’s time to let go of the balloon
Alinea, the modernist tasting-menu restaurant marking a milestone 20th anniversary this week, remains the most important fine dining establishment in Chicago, but it’s not at its best.
Music and Concerts
A$AP Rocky confirms baby No. 3 with Rihanna at the 2025 Met Gala
One of the biggest surprises on the day 2025 Met Gala is Rihanna's protruding belly.
Travel
Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visits
There were more than 910,000 fewer land border crossings from Canada into the U.S. last month than in March of 2024 — a more than 22% drop — according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
Museums
Today in Chicago History: 8,000 people attend opening of Field Museum
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 2, according to the Tribune's archives.
Home and Garden
Salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says
Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Recipes
Recipe: With the high price of eggs, this yellow birthday cake recipe goes egg-free
With the high price of eggs, this plant-based birthday cake with chocolate buttercream recipe goes egg free.
Fashion
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese will showcase her fashion at tonight’s Met Gala
Angel Reese represented the Chicago Sky on a different stage Monday night.
Entertainment
Steve Lasker, pioneering photojournalist who captured iconic Our Lady of the Angels fire image, dies at 94
Steve Lasker, a Chicago photojournalist who captured an iconic image from the Our Lady of the Angels school fire, has died at 94.