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Your Guide to a Happier Happy Hour

Photography by Jeff Marini
Make your after-work time at home special with bartender-delivered cocktails, chef-conceived retro snacks, the coolest new canned drinks, and more. Read more
Clout Diversifies the Illinois Legislature
How Husband and Wife Bodybuilders Get Pumped for Competitions
Gin & Juice Lets You Enjoy Your Favorite Classic Cocktails at Home
The Return of Ballet
Move On Up to Modernism
By Whet Moser
Photography courtesy of VHT Studios, Zillow
Chicago's lakefront has a lot of grandly minimalist buildings with great views and great architectural pedigrees, with plenty of units on the market. Read more
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
By Nick Greene
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot. Read more
Move On Up to Modernism
By Whet Moser
Photography courtesy of VHT Studios, Zillow
Chicago's lakefront has a lot of grandly minimalist buildings with great views and great architectural pedigrees, with plenty of units on the market. Read more
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
By Nick Greene
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot. Read more
Clout Diversifies the Illinois Legislature
How Husband and Wife Bodybuilders Get Pumped for Competitions
Gin & Juice Lets You Enjoy Your Favorite Classic Cocktails at Home
The Return of Ballet
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News & Politics
Clout Diversifies the Illinois Legislature
By Edward McClelland
Appointing replacement legislators takes the decision out of the hands of voters, but it also gives underdogs an advantage they wouldn't have in an expensive special election. Read more
How Fred Hampton Gave Way to Obama
By Edward McClelland
Judas and the Black Messiah doesn't just track the betrayal of the Black Panther, but the birth of a coalition that elected Mayor Harold Washington and our 44th President. Read more
The New Power 30
The Handoff That Wasn’t
How the Dems Outgrew Mike Madigan
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Dining & Drinking
Your Guide to a Happier Happy Hour
Photography by Jeff Marini
Make your after-work time at home special with bartender-delivered cocktails, chef-conceived retro snacks, the coolest new canned drinks, and more. Read more
Your Guide to a Happier Happy Hour
Gin & Juice Lets You Enjoy Your Favorite Classic Cocktails at Home
52 Weeks, 52 Indian Dishes
Brunch at Home Like the Pros
A Breakfast Sandwich to Put You Back to Sleep
Gin & Juice Lets You Enjoy Your Favorite Classic Cocktails at Home
52 Weeks, 52 Indian Dishes
Brunch at Home Like the Pros
A Breakfast Sandwich to Put You Back to Sleep
Dining Vicariously Through Duncan Hines’s Restaurant Guides
Dining Vicariously Through Duncan Hines’s Restaurant Guides

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City Life
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
By Nick Greene
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot. Read more
How Husband and Wife Bodybuilders Get Pumped for Competitions
By Cindy Kuzma
Photograph by Lisa Predko
Wellness pros, bodybuilders, supplement superfans Read more
I Went on a Zoom Date With a ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant
Tackling the New Motherhood Taboo
What to Know About Piping Plovergate 2021
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Real Estate
Move On Up to Modernism
Five Homes With Architectural Bragging Rights
The Best Fireplace in Metro Chicago
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From The Issue

The Return of Ballet

By Lauren Warnecke
Photography by David Kasnic
After a year away, the Joffrey is back — online — with ‘Bolero.’ Read more
Why the Holocaust Museum Is Tackling Apartheid
Tackling the New Motherhood Taboo
Top Docs for Kids and Moms
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Why the Holocaust Museum Is Tackling Apartheid
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Peter Sagal Learns From His Elders
Illustrations by Joe Anderson
What’s the secret to a happy marriage? To a fulfilling career? To preventing your kids from repeating your stupid mistakes? America’s preeminent public radio personality put these and other questions to 10 Chicagoans over the age of 65. Read more
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By Bryan Smith
Photography by David W. Johnson
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By Kathleen Rooney
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