James “Wally” Brewster is a successful businessman, Obama bundler, and LGBT proponent—which is causing tension after Brewster was nominated to be the ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
In the years since Theaster Gates was an art planner for the CTA, he’s become an internationally renowned artist. Now he’s coming back, to cap off the rebuilding of the Red Line’s South Side branch.
The governor returns to his style when he made his name as a 30-year-old political gadfly. It made him popular—but inadvertently added to the fix we’re in.
The 31 doctors who sit in a Chicago ballroom and determine the price of medical payments; and why Chicagoland is the temp-worker capital of America.
Last year CPS got $10 million in surplus tax-district money; David Orr thinks the city can do much better than that. How much better? That’s the problem.
An animation depicts the evolution of Chicago’s tall buildings, beginning with its rebuilding and continuing through its ongoing innovations.
The place Chicagoans love to hate remains much more popular than the cultural triumphs that surround it. In the ways it works and doesn’t work, it tells a compelling story about Chicago.
A Q&A with Henry Kisor, former editor of the Sun-Times book section (and before it, the Chicago Daily News), on the demise of his old section and the future of book coverage.
Chicago magazine is seeking out Chicago’s greatest innovators and innovations. Send us any revolutionary products, ideas, or businesses coming out of the city right now.
Portland, long an innovator in biking and beer, has found commercial benefits from its bike infrastructure, especially when it leads to bars.
