10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Getting a gun in Chicago, celebrating the Art Ensemble’s vibrant history, and understanding the Madigan dynasty.
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My Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather's Greatest Challenge: The Chicago Fire
Roswell B. Mason was the mayor of Chicago when it was devastated by fire 146 years ago this week. He was also a faithful husband, an honest politician in an age of corruption—and my ancestor.
How Richard Thaler Won a Nobel Prize for Studying "the Dumb Stuff People Do"
The pioneer in behavioral economics looked logically and rationally at the ways people behave illogically and irrationally—and made governments and companies better able to deal with us as a result.
The Anti-Cruelty Society’s Pints for Pets
Animal lovers enjoyed cold brews, appetizers and good company October 2 at The Anti-Cruelty Society’s fundraiser at Revolution Brewpub in Logan Square. The evening featured a raffle and saw special guests like Iggy Rodriguez from ABC’s The Bachelorette and Chicago Fire Soccer Club’s Jonathan Campbell and Stefan Cleveland. Pints for Pets raised more than $10,000 … Read more
6 Runners Have Completed All 40 Chicago Marathons
And other stats about the annual race, which began in 1977
Found in Chicago
You’d be amazed what you can discover about a city—and its people—simply by looking down.
Chairs for Charity 2017
On October 3, Splash and Chicago magazine hosted 375 guests for the eighth annual Chairs for Charity event at Marshall’s Landing in the Mart. Sixteen of Chicago’s top designers came together to breathe new life into vintage chairs, which were auctioned off with all the proceeds benefiting Designs for Dignity. Partygoers were able to take … Read more
There’s Only Room for One Madigan at the Top of Illinois Politics
Now we know: There’s no Madigan dynasty. There’s only Mike.
Did I Do That? We Talk to Carl Winslow Before The Family Matters’ House Comes Down
After news broke about the impending demolition of the Family Matters house, we caught up with actor Reginald VelJohnson, who portrayed the show’s family patriarch.
Las Vegas Gunman Booked Rooms During Lolla at Nearby Hotel
Tucked below a sea of skyscrapers, festivals set in Millennium and Grant Parks could be vulnerable to Vegas-style attacks.