Lives in: Oak Park Interested in: Men Turner breaks up busy workdays—first seeing patients at her practice, then paperwork at home—with Pilates classes and a good book. When she’s not on call, she’s an avid travel photographer, and is planning a trip back to Portland, Oregon, just to take pictures. Her other passion? Superhero movies. … Read more
Lives in: Bronzeville Interested in: Women Professionally, Harris focuses on three projects: the I Am Campaign, which combats human trafficking; Transit Future, which seeks to expand public transit; and Go Bronzeville, which promotes transportation options in the South Side neighborhood. These, plus working toward his doctorate in community development, keep the divorced dad of two … Read more
Lives in: The Loop Interested in: Men When Mufarreh received her MBA from Dalhousie University in Canada in 2006, her grandfather was the first person on the dance floor at her graduation party. She describes the moment as her crowning achievement. “I come from an immigrant family—my family is from Palestine and a lot of my … Read more
The new outdoor space will be all cleaned up by Wednesday after the torrential downpour from Monday night.
Bogus graduation rates, the origins of ‘black on black crime,’ and more
Clark and Addison is once again the place to be to celebrate a new sports championship. (Just not baseball—yet.)
Chicago’s downtown population boom has received a lot of attention, but it’s exceeded by the slower, steadier growth on the city’s quiet far southwest side.
I grew up in South Shore, four blocks west of the South Shore Cultural Center. As a kid, I frequented Rainbow Beach and the beach behind the cultural center, which we called the country club back then. My parents told me the history behind the two beaches. When the cultural center was still the South Shore Country … Read more
Cognitive-behavioral programs in Chicago continue to show promise by teaching kids how to reverse-engineer their instincts.
The official timekeeper at the United Center prepares to hang up his NHL sport coat at the end of the season.
