Magazine archive: Feature

Chicago’s Once-Grand Movie Palaces

Chicago’s Once-Grand Movie Palaces

Photographer Eric Holubow offers a rare glimpse inside five of Chicago's most grand movie palaces, and Roger Ebert shares one of his most unforgettable moviegoing experiences.

Lawmakers Gone Wild

Lawmakers Gone Wild

Four-star dining! Luxury cars! European getaways! An exclusive investigation reveals how Illinois politicians are living large on their campaigns' dime.

Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church

Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church

A string of assaults and sexual crimes committed by pastors across the country have one thing in common: The perpetrators have ties to the megachurch in Hammond, Indiana.

Chicagoans of the Year 2012

Chicagoans of the Year 2012

Holiday 2012 Gift Guide: Made in Chicago

Holiday 2012 Gift Guide: Made in Chicago

Locavores, rejoice! The season’s perfect presents—from fine jewelry to modern furniture—were made or designed right here in Chicago. For everyone on your list, buy something from home for the...

Rita Crundwell and the Dixon Embezzlement

Rita Crundwell and the Dixon Embezzlement

THE $53 MILLION BAMBOOZLE: How the trusted comptroller of a small Illinois town became the biggest municipal embezzler in U.S. history, according to the feds—and no one noticed

Karen Lewis, Street Fighter

Karen Lewis, Street Fighter

Obstreperous, loud, and unscripted, the Chicago Teachers Union president led the city's public school teachers to strike against Rahm Emanuel’s reform agenda—and became a national figure...

The Chicago Tylenol Murders: An Oral History

The Chicago Tylenol Murders: An Oral History

TERROR IN A PILL: In 1982, seven Chicago-area residents were killed after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. Three decades later, in exclusives interview, the principal players in that drama...

Silicon Prairie Redux: Will Chicago's Tech Boom Last?

Silicon Prairie Redux: Will Chicago’s Tech Boom Last?

After years of hype and hope, is the city finally building a tech sector to be reckoned with?

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Dark Days

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Dark Days

Once one of the most promising politicians in the nation, Jesse Jackson Jr. has seen his career go horribly wrong—marked most recently by his mysterious disappearance and the revelation that...