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On the Cover
Chicagoans of the Year
Illustration by Jeremy Booth
Chance the Rapper
Illustration by Jeremy Booth
Feature Stories
Nature’s Rage
By Hannah Nyhart
Holiday Gift Guide 2015
Holy Cow,
Home Alone
Is 25!
By James Hughes
Spike Lee Sounds Off on
Chi-Raq
, Gun Violence, and Rahm
Interview by Bryan Smith
Arts & Culture
Anatomy of Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest
By Jason Foumberg
That Massive Pop Art Exhibit at the Art Institute Debuts This Month
By Novid Parsi
A Shut-In’s Guide to Winter
By Matt Pollock
What Four Chicago Artists Can’t Wait to See This Winter
Christmas vs. Hanukkah: Two Comics Sound Off
By Elly Fishman
20 Great Cultural Events to Fill Your Winter Weekends
By Matt Pollock
The Perfect Christmas Party Soundtrack: Be Original, but Wait to Be Weird
Interview by Calley Nelson
Which
Messiah
Is Right for You?
By Doyle Armbrust
Chance the Rapper
By Tomi Obaro
Why
Home Alone
Still Hits Home
By Rich Cohen
Holy Cow,
Home Alone
Is 25!
By James Hughes
Spike Lee Sounds Off on
Chi-Raq
, Gun Violence, and Rahm
Interview by Bryan Smith
Dining & Drinking
The Chipotle Effect is Ruining Chicago Restaurants
By Penny Pollack
Get Your Fill of Locally Grown Dishes at Stock
By Maggie Hennessy
The Five Hottest Bars in Chicago Right Now
By Carly Boers
Black Iron Tavern Welcomes Back the Cosmo
By Carrie Schedler
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
By Penny Pollack
Is Latinicity Eataly Redux?
By Penny Pollack
Two Restaurants to Renew Your Faith in Chefs
By Jeff Ruby
Logan Square’s Arbor Is All About Pleasing You
By Maggie Hennessy
Politics & City Life
Meeting My Christmas Turkey
By Rod O’Connor
The Insider’s Guide to Chi-Town Rising
By Matt Pollock
Nature’s Rage
By Hannah Nyhart
How the Thompson Center and Tribune Tower Stack Up
By Adrienne Hurst
Chicagoans of the Year
Sally Hazelgrove
By Esther Kang
William Beiersdorf
By Lauren Williamson
Prerna Mona Khanna
By Joel Reese
Stacy Ratner
By Carrie Schedler
Joseph Wright, Cannabis King
Interview by Ben Feldheim
Real Estate & Neighborhoods
Take a Look at This $17 Million Fixer-Upper
By Adrienne Hurst
Style & Shopping
David Singer Shares His Favorite Things
By Heiji Choy Black
Holiday Gift Guide 2015
Travel & Visitor's Guide
Three Great Winter Escapes
By Nina Kokotas Hahn