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The Maximum-Fun, Minimum-Drama Guide to Raising Kids in Chicago
By Jennon Bell Hoffmann, Carly Boers, Meghan Murphy-Gill, and Lauren Williamson
Photography by Ryan Segedi
Illustrations by Jean-Manuel Duvivier
Feature Stories
Nature Is Chaos
By Rachel Bertsche
Photo by Aleks Eva
Illustrations by Lucy Knisley
Radiant Spaces
Arts & Culture
Jeanette Andrews Is No Ordinary Magician
By Claire Voon
Nature Is Chaos
By Rachel Bertsche
Photo by Aleks Eva
Illustrations by Lucy Knisley
The Joffrey’s
Anna Karenina
Aims for Movie-Theater Drama
By Novid Parsi
Reviving August Wilson’s Oeuvre, Play by Play
By Kris Vire
50 Things to Do in Chicago in February
By Jason Foumberg, Meaghan Garvey, Graham Meyer, Taylor Moore, Kris Vire, and Lauren Warnecke
Dining & Drinking
The Spicy Guacamole Burger of Your Dreams Is at La Mejikãna
By John Kessler
How to Make Olive-Oil-Drizzled Brownies
By Maggie Hennessy
How to Decorate a Very Beautiful Cake
By Hannah Edgar
The Four Best Cheffy Oysters in Chicago
By Carrie Schedler
At Bar Sótano, Avocado Goes
in
the Cocktails
By Carrie Schedler
A Turkish Coffee Roaster Finds a Home in Logan Square
By Carrie Schedler
The Five Best Places to Dine Alone in Chicago
By Carrie Schedler and Claire Voon
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
By Carrie Schedler
All 20 Harold’s Chicken Shacks, Ranked
By Jeff Ruby
Photos by Nick Murway
Kyōten Actually Lives Up to the Hype
By Jeff Ruby
Home & Garden
Where Anthony Navarro Gets His Party Decor
Interview by Heidi Mitchell
Politics & City Life
Conned Heir
By Phoebe Mogharei
Garry McCarthy Wasn’t Very Concerned With El Chapo
By Kim Bellware
The Maximum-Fun, Minimum-Drama Guide to Raising Kids in Chicago
By Jennon Bell Hoffmann, Carly Boers, Meghan Murphy-Gill, and Lauren Williamson
Photography by Ryan Segedi
Illustrations by Jean-Manuel Duvivier
Meet the Guy Who Explores Chicago’s Sewers for Fun
By Jake Malooley
Radiant Spaces
Your Talking Points for February 2019
The Bicycle Thief
By Steven Leckart
Illustration by Wayne Brezinka
Crafting the No-Chaos Workweek
Interview by Anne Ford
Which Chicago Mascot Would Win in a Fight?
By Justin Shady
Pushing the Boundaries of Body Exposure Is a Chicago Tradition
By Dennis Rodkin
Timuel Black
By Mike Thomas
Why It’s So Hard to Buy a House in Rosemont
By Greg Trotter
Enter Taxman
By Edward McClelland
Style & Shopping
Five Very Fierce Leopard Print Accessories
By Jessica Moazami
The Four Best Florists for Winter in Chicago
By Jenny Berg
How to Spend $500 at Outdoor Voices
By Heidi Mitchell
Chanel Trades Its Mag Mile Space for a Two-Story on Oak Street
By Phoebe Mogharei