My Father, the Stranger
I’d only seen my dad twice as an adult. I figured he was out of my life for good. Then came word that he was dying.
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The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters
Chicago police and City Hall tracked anti-Trump demonstrators—and now state legislators want to let them use drones.
This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
Chicago’s unsolved murders, Illinois’s falling population, the unmaking of an incel, and more
Little City’s Junior Board Food Frenzy 2018
Little City Junior Board’s ninth annual Food Frenzy May 4 was an incredible evening: Guests helped raise more than $13,000 to benefit the nonprofit’s Foster Care & Adoption Program. The event—held at Low Res Studio in Chicago—also featured gourmet food and drinks from the area’s hottest restaurants. Thank you to all participating restaurants, sponsors, and … Read more
Louis Vuitton Route 66 Event
A fashionable crowd turned out to Louis Vuitton May 3 for the launch of the luxury retailer’s new Travel Book Route 66 by comic book artist Thomas Ott. For the book, the Switzerland-born Ott went Americana, traveling cross-country along the famous highway and recording what he saw in unique black-and-white etchings. Ott signed books for … Read more
Your CTA Seat Comes From a 125-Year-Old Company in West Humboldt Park
Freedman Seating’s roots date back to the Columbian Exposition. But their big break was the 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act.
Look at this Preposterously Large Model Train Set
Witness the city's biggest micro-railway at the Clarendon Park Community Center.
UFC 225 Fills the United Center with Bryant, Toews, Epstein—and a Big Win by a Chicagoan
Curtis Blaydes, a former De La Salle star wrestler who’s now a rising UFC heavyweight, knocked off the #2 contender in an upset that could put him in line for a belt challenge. Things didn’t go so well for CM Punk.
Training with the Tour Leaders of the Chicago Architecture Foundation
Becoming one of these 400-plus volunteer docents is not for the weak.
Chicago Needs More Classical "Main Streets"
A new study examines the walkable thoroughfares of mom and pop shops—and why cities need more of them to thrive.