Children Review Chicago-Made Toys
Straight talk from the O’Connor sisters — Gemma, 6, and Josephine, 10 — about locally designed gizmos. Spoiler alert: “I give everything four stars,” says Gemma, “but that’s because I mean it.”
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The Art of Dumping Your Child at Ikea
No sitter? No problem. Find romance among the Oumbärligs while the tyke’s in Småland.
Elon Musk’s O’Hare Train Would Probably Not Take 12 Minutes
And other myths worth debunking about the idea.
What Happened to High-Speed Rail in Illinois?
Congress approved an $8 billion plan to develop speedy railways nearly a decade ago. So where’s our bullet train to St. Louis?
Where Anthony Navarro Gets His Party Decor
The creative director at Liven It Up Events shares his favorite supplier for entertaining at home.
Meet the Guy Who Explores Chicago’s Sewers for Fun
Growing up, Neal Conroy yearned for an escape. He found it by trolling the city’s subterranean tunnels.
Radiant Spaces
During the bleak, short days of winter, there is no natural resource the body and spirit crave more than sunlight. We asked art photographer Clarissa Bonet to capture five urban sanctuaries designed to make the most of this precious commodity.
Your Talking Points for February 2019
This month’s essential cocktail party fodder
Why Global Warming Can Make Chicago Cold
When warm temperatures in Alaska push the jet stream north, it can release Arctic air into the U.S. and Canada.