White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is open to selling the franchise, according to The Athletic.

Why it matters: The issue is not selling the team but who Reinsdorf wants to sell the team to.

Context: He is reportedly in talks with a group that is hell-bent on bringing a baseball franchise to Nashville.

Flashback: It's not the first time Reinsdorf has flirted with the Music City. The embattled owner reportedly met with Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell during last year's baseball meetings.

• The discussion was reportedly "introductory in nature," and at the time Reinsdorf brushed aside any seriousness to the talks.

The intrigue: Chicagoans are very familiar with Reinsdorf's moves. In the 1980s, he threatened to leave for St. Petersburg, Florida, unless the state ponied up cash for a new stadium to replace the aging Comiskey Park.

• It worked. The state helped finance New Comiskey Park (now Guaranteed Rate), which opened in 1991.

Between the lines: Reinsdorf's alleged shift also coincides with his push to have the city and state help finance a new stadium in the South Loop.

Yes, but: Gov. JB Pritzker has thrown cold water on allocating public funds for private stadiums.

Zoom out: The reported interest in Nashville marks a complete reversal for Reinsdorf, who has resisted selling the team, signaling he wants to pass the franchise on to his heirs.

• The White Sox released a statement Wednesday that didn't address a potential sale, saying they don't comment on rumors.

The bottom line: It's unclear whether this is just another gambit to get state leaders to change their stance on funding.

• Fans have been clamoring for change at the top, but this may not be what they hoped for.

💭 Justin's thought bubble: Even Reinsdorf's ploys are stale.

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Visitors to a Loop office building can experience a live-action film of an alternative Chicago.

The big picture: "Welcome to Tribuneville: An Imaginary Vision of an Old Chicago That Could Have Been" is a digital, animated arts exhibition that shows what Michigan Avenue and Streeterville might look like if century-old drawings came to life.

• The illustrations are animated and projected on large vertical panels at 150 Media Stream, the public art installation at 150 N. Riverside.

Flashback: In June 1922, the Chicago Tribune launched an international architectural competition for a new headquarters, calling for "the most beautiful office building in the world."

• The competition garnered more than 250 entries, and the paper's founder, Robert McCormick, selected the one that sits on Michigan Avenue today, albeit no longer as the home of a daily newspaper.

State of play: Spanish architectural cartoonist and historian Klaus drew 60 designs to create a fantastically detailed world in various styles featuring suspended trolley cars and flying submarines.

What they're saying: "This competition is basically the most important architecture competition from the 20th century, and it just happens to be in Chicago," architect Iker Gil said at the exhibition's opening.

• Gil runs Chicago's MAS Context which co-curated the project with 150 Media Stream.

If you go: You can visit as part of Open House Chicago 10am-5 pm this weekend.

• Electronic music artists JaNae Contag and Ryan Black will perform an experimental soundscape for the work tomorrow from 2-3pm.

🛒 Illinois has installed more than a dozen DMV kiosks in grocery stores where users can renew licenses and IDs and buy vehicle stickers. (Sun-Times)

🥖 A new mural on the closed Hero's Sub Shop has sparked speculation about the next incarnation of the famed Lane Tech lunch spot. (Block Club)

🥦 Despite recent high-profile local food recalls, incidents are down year-over-year and many are driven by better detection, analysts say. (Tribune)

Illinoisans dig Reese's Peanut Butter Cups at Halloween, at least among those who buy their candy from Instacart.

Also rans: Our state's top 5 list also includes M&Ms, Snickers, Twix and peanut M&Ms.

• Where can we find the house that's handing out all five?

🔍 Plan ahead with these events.

Haunting of Bollywood at the Wit Rooftop on Oct 25: Get ready for a hauntingly good time at Chicago's biggest Bollywood Halloween bash. Mast Be Nice, the city's premier South Asian event creator, throws a wickedly fun party at the iconic ROOF on theWit.

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👋 Hey, it's Monica.

During a recent Axios retreat in Minneapolis, our bosses put us up in a downtown hotel right next to a location of the Twin Cities' Candyland store.

Why it matters: The company is notorious (to me) for patenting the name "Chicago Mix" in 1992, thus forbidding any Windy City popcorn makers from using the term to describe a delicious blend of cheese and caramel corn.

• The nerve!

What happened: With a big chip on my shoulder, I walked into the store and ordered a small bag of their so-called Chicago Mix to take home and compare it to our, no doubt, better Garrett Mix.

The comparison: A small bag of Chicago Mix costs $3.50, while a small bag of Garrett Mix costs $4.99.

• Chicago Mix blends cheese, caramel, and butter corn, while Garrett's features caramel and cheese.
• Chicago was fresh, crunchy, and delicious, with really big popped kernels, while my Garrett bag tasted a little less fresh, with slightly smaller puffs.

The verdict: These two mixes taste almost identical, but Chicago Mix won by just a hair over the packaged Garrett Mix.

The bottom line: If you're in the Twin Cities and no Chicagoans are looking, I recommend you pick up a warm bag of Chicago Mix from Candyland.

• Plus, if you visit the downtown Minneapolis store, you can take a cool picture next to the Mary Tyler Moore statue.