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On the Cover
Best New Restaurants
Illustration by Jeremy Booth
Feature Stories
The Shape of Water
By Ted C. Fishman
The Easy-Peasy, No-Excuses Guide to Becoming an Urban Farmer
By Patty Wetli
Photos by Jason Little
Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan
Styling by Sage Reed
Best New Restaurants
How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
By Moderated by Brianna Wellen
Photography by Clayton Hauck
Arts & Culture
Zephyr Dance Wants to Put Architecture and Dance on Equal Footing
By Lauren Warnecke
Knox Fortune on His Sound, Fame, and Battling Insecurity
By Dan Hyman
Jessica Campbell Turns High-Tech Moments into Carpet Paintings
By Kerry Cardoza
Rainn Wilson Shares Some of His Influences
By Kevin Warwick
Five Things About the Apollo 8 Mission
By Lauren Williamson
64 Things to Do in Chicago in April
By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke
The New School
By Adam Morgan
Here’s Who Teens Say Are Playing Lollapalooza
By Matt Pollock
How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
By Moderated by Brianna Wellen
Photography by Clayton Hauck
Dining & Drinking
Get Delicious Cuban Fare on a Budget at Cafeteria Yesenia
By Carrie Schedler
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
By Carrie Schedler
Portsmith’s Yellowtail Snapper Is Dazzling
By Carrie Schedler
Best New Restaurants
Purple Food Is All the Rage in Chicago
By Janet Rausa Fuller
Sleeping Village Keeps the Party Going All Day
By Carly Boers
Ian Davis of Band of Bohemia Shares His Recipe for Milk-Braised Salsify
By Maggie Hennessy
Bridgeport Is the New Chinatown
By John Kessler
Home & Garden
How to Get More Use Out of Your Guest Room
By Heidi Mitchell
These Local Designers Can Craft Unique Rugs for You
By Elle Eichinger
Revive Your Furniture with Fresh Upholstery
By Elle Eichinger
This Sleepy 1930s Tudor Gets a Fresh Renovation
By Heidi Mitchell
Politics & City Life
A Lesson on Pasta Making from the Experts at Monteverde
By Rod O’Connor
The Shape of Water
By Ted C. Fishman
Art Shay
By Mike Thomas
The Easy-Peasy, No-Excuses Guide to Becoming an Urban Farmer
By Patty Wetli
Photos by Jason Little
Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan
Styling by Sage Reed
Can We Save the Monarch Butterfly?
Interview by Carrie Schedler
Can McDonald’s Be Everything to Everyone?
By Peter Frost
Real Estate & Neighborhoods
How to Get More Use Out of Your Guest Room
By Heidi Mitchell
Revive Your Furniture with Fresh Upholstery
By Elle Eichinger
This Sleepy 1930s Tudor Gets a Fresh Renovation
By Heidi Mitchell
Lake Forest
By Joel Reese
St. Boniface Church Is Resurrected as a New Condo Development
By AJ LaTrace
Style & Shopping
Actress and Singer Brittany Campbell Shares Her Favorite Things
By Heidi Mitchell
These Local Designers Can Craft Unique Rugs for You
By Elle Eichinger
Space 519’s Owners Know How to Make Clashing Styles Work
By Heidi Mitchell