Chicago’s 36 Best Local Craft Beers

What to Drink This Summer and Beyond

By Nora O’Donnell and Jennifer Wehunt

Chicago's Best Craft Beer

ALE, YEAH!: A thirst-quenching guide to Chicago's beer scene

Did Alleged “Hollywood Ripper” Michael Gargiulo Kill Tricia Pacaccio?

THE LONGEST WAIT: A look at the 1993 murder of the Glenview teen. PLUS: Is a just resolution at hand?

By Bryan Smith

Chicago Singles 2011

SURE SHOTS: Meet our hotly anticipated 20 most eligible singles of 2011

By Noah Isackson, Esther Kang, Nora O’Donnell, Lena Singer, and Jennifer Wehunt

Homeowners Hold Their Breath

Why underwater owners are still years away from resurfacing

By Dennis Rodkin

A Real Steel of a Hinsdale Home

Solid structural underpinnings lift house that sold at a lowered price

By Dennis Rodkin

Pharma Family Sells Searle Estate

The druggist’s digs come with the original icebox

By Dennis Rodkin

Prize-Winning Woodlawn Condo Completed

Northbrook builder erects final structure in South Side quartet

By Dennis Rodkin

Condo Prices Fall on Lemont Condos

Developer tugs down cost of Lemont properties near historic channel

By Dennis Rodkin

Overbuilt West Loop Condo Bargains

Belgravia buys project's foreclosed condos, then passes along savings

By Dennis Rodkin

New Hope For Men With Prostate Cancer

Chicago doctors are seeking better ways to battle the disease

By Karen Springen

Six Decades After His White Sox Debut, Minnie Miñoso Still a Fan Favorite

At 86—or perhaps 88—the team's first black player (one-man charm offensive) can often be found at the park surrounded by beaming fans.

By Jonathan Eig

Liz Lefkofsky’s Softened Edge

The philanthropist's understated look quietly pushes boundaries

By Heiji Choy Black

Dose Market Returns

The Brooklyn Flea-esque food and fashion bazaar comes to the River East Art Center

By Carly Boers

The Buzz: What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining

Two Brothers Steakhouse, El, and Kanela Breakfast Club

By Carly Boers, Penny Pollack, and Jill Rohde

The Hot List: 10 places everyone's talking about and dining at in July—in order of heat

Chicago's most-buzzed-about restaurants this month

By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby

NoMI Kitchen Dials Down

The Park Hyatt Chicago's restaurant lightens up its menu and decor

By Jeff Ruby

Chicago Gourmet Hot Dog Guide

Five fancy-pants dogs and stands, compared

By Graham Meyer

The Wright Stuff in Spring Green

Home to architectural wonders, the Wisconsin town is a bucolic retreat with drama in its past and present

By Catey Sullivan

5 Questions for Michael Mullen of Centerpoint Properties

Chicago's biggest industrial landlord talks rail

Beer Tips From Steve Hamburg, Chicago’s Cask King

BREWS CLUES: One of America's foremost cask cellarmen offers advice

By Jeff Ruby

‘The Steal’ Probes the Psychology of Shoplifting

DePaul professor Rachel Shteir, an expert of cultural phenomena, looks at the five-finger discount

By Marcia Froelke Coburn

Five Best Things to Do in July

POCKET GUIDE: From a booze cruise to Jennifer Hudson to Jeff Garlin, a cultural shortlist for July—in order of buzz.

By Jennifer Wehunt

Poetry Magazine Celebrates Its New Home

The Poetry Foundation's building at Dearborn and Superior is one of only three in the country dedicated to verse.

By Dennis Rodkin and Paula Carter