Field of Pain

The renovation of Soldier Field is a chance for the architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rhoe, to leave his mark on the lakefront. But relentless derision has been the overriding...

Robert Sharoff

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Uncivil Liberties

Abusive behavior, vulgarity, rudeness—too many people, says civil liberties expert Geovinella Gonthier, are giving at the office.

Lucinda Hahn

Full Count: Ron Santo's Bid for the Hall of Fame

EDITOR'S NOTE: A year after his death, Ron Santo was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on December 5th, 2011. This story appeared in our November 2002 issue.

Robert Kurson

Pushing Tin

A new Bucktown pub offers 27 beers in a can; tallying up the Green Tie Ball; grooving on a Monday night at Webster's Wine Bar.

Sarah Preston

Voice of Reason

Julie Swieca is the only full-time female voice in Chicago sports radio. And she knows how to listen.

Marcia Froelke Coburn