The Most American Startup Ever
How Cameo reinvented the monetization of fame for the social-media era.
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Chicago Mag Shops for Weed
Adrienne Gunn browses the newly legal selection at Dispensary 33 (5001 N. Clark). For more on Illinois's cannabis laws, check out our Discerning Consumer's Guide.
A $15,000 Dating Coach Told Me to Smile More
Bela Gandhi attempts to transform my love life.
A Chicago Without ComEd
The company’s CEO earned $2.2 million last year, ten times what it would cost to hire a city bureaucrat. Some aldermen want to change that.
When the Teamsters Dumped Cabs in the Chicago River
A version of that scene in The Irishman was at the heart of a labor dispute between the Outfit and local cabbies.
Rethinking Chicago's Unluckiest Mall
After losing four anchors in five years, Stratford Square became the poster child for the retail apocalypse. Now it’s attempting an equally dramatic makeover.
Chicago Magazine’s Most-Read Stories of 2019
The man who robbed banks by bike, Alan Krashesky’s tragic past, dispatches from the CTA, and more stuff that had you rapt this year
The Discerning Consumer’s Guide to Getting High
The best strains, the tastiest edibles, the coolest accessories, indispensable expert advice — here’s everything you need to know as Chicago enters the legal cannabis era
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Bruce Eli Mosbacher is a Chicago attorney specializing in cannabis law.
Ask a Medical Expert
Richard J. Miller is a professor of pharmacology at Northwestern and author of Drugged: The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic Drugs.