Why Field Notes Have Remained Curiously Addictive for a Decade
A decade ago, Chicago-based Coudal Partners turned a designer’s holiday gift of small handmade notebooks into an uber-popular business.
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Should Sears Become a "Tech" Company? They Already Tried That
The retailing giant was early to the internet with the Prodigy service. It lost a lot of money and its early lead to AOL, but it got a lot right about the internet we live on today.
Chicago Is Now Better Educated Than Its Suburbs
A flood of college graduates has made Chicago one of the best-educated cities in America, but an unequal one as well.
This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
The ruination of Jackson Park, what happens after suburban cop shootings, and a look at Lena Waithe’s The Chi.
Chicago Children’s Museum’s Annual Gala
Chicago Children’s Museum held its annual fundraising gala November 4 in the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. The evening’s theme, “Make.Believe.”, highlighted the museum’s commitment to celebrating the creativity and imagination of children, the impossible becoming possible and childlike wonder. With storybook style and fairytale flair, guests showed their support by bidding on auction … Read more
Solving a Marital Dispute, Antiques Roadshow-Style
Whose family heirlooms are worth more? I visited a professional appraiser to find out.
How Chicago Gave America Its Time Zones
Until 1883, the country was a chaos of local times. Then, in one week, almost everyone in America was on the same clock.
Chicago's Last Manual Elevator
Automation be damned. There’s something beautiful about seeing the inner workings of a people mover.
5 Things You'll Learn in This New Account of the 1919 Race Riots
Claire Hartfield examines one of the most violent episodes in Chicago history in this new book.
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week
New year, new laws! Plus: Hannibal Buress’s next moves, and changes to gun violence in 2017.