August 20, 2014—Chicagoans joined together for Chicago magazine’s third Stella Summer Music Series event at The Scout, which featured a special acoustic performance by Andrew Belle. Guests enjoyed complimentary Stella Artois and perfectly paired appetizers while enjoying the live music.
Sharp looks at Chicago’s businesses, politics, schools, grocery stores—and the city’s violence, from several different angles.
A sexual assault conviction derailed a promising basketball career and spurred a public outcry. Now that the verdict has been overturned, how does a young man get on with his life?
Rail lines between Chicago and Mississippi established ties that have endured long after the Great Migration—and these southern roots even reach west into Iowa.
How a culture shift nearly doomed an iconic local company that once dominated the telecom industry.
It’s the last unofficial weekend of summer. Here are some of the fun fall activities we have to look forward to.
The director’s lakefront museum could be a much-needed spark to the creative imagination.
Over 15 years, Bexar County built a complex system to divert people from jail and into a spectrum of mental-health and social service programs. They’re still building, and other locales are paying attention.
Given the stress of trying to get your kid into a top-notch Chicago public high school, you may be toying with the idea of a private one. Read this first.
For the 2014 guide to Chicago private schools, Chicago requested information about the 2013–14 academic year from 101 accredited private schools across the six-county metro area; all 33 schools that responded are included here. Some schools did not provide all data points; those omissions are noted with a long dash. For comparison, numbers from 10 public schools—five … Read more
