As you might guess, the collar counties are the state’s richest, though the very richest may surprise you. The poverty downstate is intense in places, along the lines of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods.
26 / FORMER FALL OUT BOY GUITARIST AND COFOUNDER OF THE DAMNED THINGS
Since it first appeared in 1975, Lost Chicago, recently reissued in a splendid new edition, has become one of the city’s essential books—but the personal recollections of its author, David Lowe, may be as valuable a treasure
51 / COMEDIAN, ACTRESS (“PAT” ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), WRITER
50 / PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTRESS
35 / OUTFIELDER FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS
56 / OWNER OF CHICAGO’S PREMIER AUCTION HOUSE
39 / INTERIOR DESIGNER, STAR OF THE NATE BERKUS SHOW, AND FORMER OPRAH REGULAR
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After the fusty official balls, the mayor will host a “Chicago-style afterhours” called the “Midnight Underground.” What’s Chicago-style about it? Well, there’s Buddy Guy and Ronnie Baker Brooks, at least.
