How This Playboy Centerfold Model Became the "First Lady of the Internet"
Lena Soderberg’s centerfold shoot in November 1972 (the magazine’s best-selling issue ever) became the Lena test image, coded into the DNA of the web.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Ball
On Friday, Sept. 22, CSO’s annual Symphony Ball kicked off the 2017–18 season with a festive evening of music. Conductor Riccardo Muti led the orchestra in Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty, as well as Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with Anne-Sophie Mutter as the soloist.
RIP Hugh Hefner: From a Hyde Park Card Table to a Media Empire
The man who famously parlayed $8,000 into the Playboy empire died today at 91. We look back at what he meant to Chicago, and what Chicago meant to him.
Steve Dahl, the Man Behind Disco Demolition, Gets Another 3 Years On Air
The legendary radio host proved his haters wrong yet again, with a new contract at WLS AM 890.
Could the Cubs' Bullpen Kill Their World Series Chances?
Last year’s champions are finally showing that they can repeat. But they’re entering the playoffs with a weakness where their opponents look strong.
This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
Super-rare underwater properties in Chicago, why Illinois residents can’t get what they want, and how group therapy is saving lives.
I'm Convinced Omar Narvaez Is the Most Underappreciated Hitter in Baseball
OK, so the White Sox’s catcher is only a league-average hitter. But the way he gets there (by being excellent at some things, and truly terrible at others) is fascinating.
What We Know (and Don't) About Soda-Pop Taxes
We know why it’s unpopular, and we know how best to sell it to the public (even if that didn’t happen in Cook County). We don’t know nearly as much about their effects on health.
The 26th Annual Green Tie Ball
The Green Tie Ball, one of Chicago’s longest-running gala charity events, raised more than $300,000 this year for Chicago Gateway Green. This year’s theme, “Devil in the Green City,” gave the night a touch of magic, mystery, and madness. Special guests included Chicago Fire’s Taylor Kinney and Miranda Rae Mayo, DJ White Shadow (producer of … Read more
More from Best of Chicago 2017
August 16, 2017—Best of Chicago attendees were treated to a photo opportunity provided by INFINITI.