Bad at Cocktail Parties? Here's Four Tips on Making Small Talk
Anne Libera, director of comedy studies at Columbia College and Second City instructor, offers these pointers for acing chitchat.
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Chicago's Mayoral Candidates, Ranked by Chances of Victory
There are plenty of contenders vying for Rahm’s seat in March. Here’s our nonscientific prediction of who’s got the best shot to take it.
31 Photos of Dogs and Their Humans at the PAWS Fur Ball
Good boys abounded at the 17th annual fundraiser
Shots from the Jackson Chance Foundation’s Ping Pong Ball
The sixth annual Jackson Chance Foundation Playing it Forward Ping Pong Ball went off with a bang on November 8 at the new St. Jane Hotel. Sponsored by Chicago, the party benefiting families with critically ill infants in the NICU attracted more than 550 guests who raised a total of $375,000. Event co-chairs Jackie and Charles … Read more
The Day They Came for the Governor
Ten years ago this month, Rod Blagojevich was arrested in one of the state’s most famous corruption cases. Now, for the first time, the two lead FBI investigators tell the inside story.
Can Nude Figure Drawing Jazz up a Bachelorette Party?
The Artful Bachelorette adds some class to the rite of prenuptial passage.
When Chicago’s Wealthiest Man Maybe, Probably Got a Monkey Testicle Transplant
A century ago, industrialist Harold McCormick was believed to have entrusted his virility to the dubious medical technique.
Happy 200th Birthday to Illinois, the Most Average American State
The Land of Lincoln may be unremarkable — but that’s helped it move America forward more than perhaps any other state.
Your Talking Points for December 2018
This month’s essential cocktail party fodder
The White Sox Could Make 2019 Their Year. Seriously.
The AL Central is impressively bad, and the free agent pool boasts names like Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Now’s the time for the Sox to make a run.