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.
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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.
The Best Day of 2017 Will Be December 31
Bid farewell to a truly terrible year.
The Chicago Architecture Twitter Accounts that Kept Me Sane in 2017
Four ways of looking at Chicago brought urban beauty to my screen this year.
Our Top Stories at Chicago Magazine
From segregation to Instagram feuds, here are the stories that you read most in 2017.
10 Great Stories to Read This Week
Evaluating ShotSpotter technology, reviewing Navy Pier, and eradicating harassment at Ford.
How the Sears Catalog Captures a Time When Toys Were Less Pink
Toys are more gendered than they’ve ever been—even more than a half century ago, when gender discrimination was rampant.