Paul McGee
Wherever the lauded mixologist goes, cocktail connoisseurs follow.
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Anne Olaimey
There are 11 million reasons you should know this behind-the-scenes fundraiser and political operator. That’s the number of dollars she’s helped her boss raise for his reelection.
Robert Abt
He evolved a single store in Glenview into the 21st-century version of the Polk Bros.
Andy Shaw
Though some gripe about his “All Andy, All the Time” approach, the veteran TV journalist has rejuvenated the 91-year-old investigative outfit.
Chancellor ‘Chance the Rapper’ Bennett
The Chatham–raised musician has had the city’s youth wrapped around his mike since 2013. But now the world is taking notice. On top of collaborations with Rick Rubin, Frank Ocean, and Madonna and a headlining slot at Lollapalooza, Bennett landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music list in January.
Joanne Smith
The institute’s medical mastermind and chief fundraiser has helped it stay atop U.S. News & World Report’s list of the best rehab centers 24 consecutive years. Now she leads an expansion into a $550 million hospital that will open in 2017.
Bruce Rauner's Budget Relies on a Big Legal Gamble
If the governor gets his way, he’ll save a bundle by diminishing future retirement benefits for current employees. But the state’s pension laws were set up with the expectation that underfunding would lead politicians to do just that—and to protect against it.
Ask Chicago: Why Are City Elections Held in February?
It used to be in April. So what changed?
Jackie Robinson West and the Gentrification of Little League
Their rise united baseball fans and Chicagoans; their fall from grace reveals deep divisions. They’re both important stories about sports and the city.