The Finest Thing
It seemed an obvious question when the quadriplegic man came to the emergency room at County Hospital. The answer revealed a wonder of pain, sacrifice, and heroism. His doctor tells the story.
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The Naturals
Don’t hate them because they’re beautiful. These 20 singles—a top table-tennis player, a nightlife impresario, and a gallery owner among them—are smart and talented, too.
Friends—With Benefits?
A new documentary establishes Jane Addams and her close friend, Mary Rozet Smith, as gay icons. Does it go too far?
Day of Pigs
Many photo editors get to travel to the likes of Paris and Milan for glamorous fashion shoots. Given the local nature of this magazine, I find that most of my travels for work often are decidedly unglamorous. In early April, I donned pigtails, galoshes, and my “I Support Organic Farmers” T-shirt and headed out to a farm near LaGrange, Indiana. Photographer Kevin Banna, his assistants Bjorn Kavanaugh and Stevie Rischow, and I spent a day with farmer Greg Gunthorp and his pigs (See “Hello, Beautiful!” from our June issue)…
Greg Gunthorp and His Beautiful Pigs
By raising his pigs the natural way, an Indiana farmer has defied the industrial style of animal production and found a high-end market for his gorgeous pork with some of Chicago’s top chefs.
Contributors—June 2008
Michael Lenehan, Jennifer Tanaka, James L. Merriner, Ana Castillo, Elizabeth Crane, Stuart Dybek, Joe Meno, and Bao Ojikutu
Feedback
In June letters: circumnavigators, green credit, tax curiosity, and Push: the sequel
Streetwise or Street Waste?
Does sidewalk solicitation really work?
The Cult of Tom
Geeky weatherman Tom Skilling has an unlikely fan following
The Last Round
The Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg reveled in his role as a hard-drinking writer in the old mold. Then one awful night, his wife had to call the police