How Frankie Knuckles Saved Dance Music From the Disco Demolition Darkness
The legendary Chicago DJ reinvented a genre, transformed it into Chicago house, and preserved it for the next generation.
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Ten Stories Every Chicagoan Should Read
Learn Beverly’s unusual story of integration, get to know the city’s young dining hotshots, meet the sexiest dog in Chicago, and more.
Early-Childhood Education Helps Kids' Minds—and Their Health
The results of a 40-year-long study are just becoming clear now—and the findings are surprising the researchers.
Chicago Has A Thriving Transgender Community
Some of America’s most prominent transgender people live here—and they helped make Trans 100 a hit in Rogers Park.
A Visit to King Spa, the 24-Hour Korean Mega-Sauna
Amidst 34,000 square feet of steam, tubs, scrubs, and gemstones, one man sweats it out.
Why Northwestern's New Football Union Won Its NLRB Hearing
The school’s football program exemplifies the NCAA’s concept of the student-athlete, but there’s no guarantee the concept will work elsewhere.
What's Wrong With Four of the Worst Bus Stops in Chicago
In a system as big as the CTA, there are bound to be a few rough spots. Or wet spots. Or spots you might get robbed.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Buildings
How David Schalliol’s photography captures Chicago as it lives, moves, and evolves.
Meet Natashia Holmes, the Unlikeliest Alderman in Chicago
Sandi Jackson’s replacement in the 7th Ward is the exact opposite type of leader: Rarely in the news, and always doing outreach in her South Side community.
Little City Foundation Poker Tournament & Casino Night
Spex, Chicago’s premier destination for luxury eyewear and sunwear, partnered with Little City Foundation on March 7 to sponsor “Seeing Hope Together.” The poker tournament and casino night, held at the Montgomery Club, raised more than $150,000 to support children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities. Luxury fashion sun wear collections were informally modeled … Read more