C H I C A G O ’ S F R E E W E E K LY | K I C K I N G A S S S I N C E 1 9 7 1 | O C T O B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 5
Politics Mayor Rahm’s head in the sand 8
Theater Haunting Halloween shows 23
Movies Raising hell at the Chicago International Film Festival 28
WHAT IS MIDWESTERN CUISINE? Some answers to our region’s most nagging food question. 10