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.
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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
Contributors—April 2008
Dick Babcock, Lisa Predko, Shane Tritsch, Christopher Benson, Christine Newman, Cassie Walker, Nora O’Donnell
Seventh Heaven
When the magazine’s seven Chicagoans of the Year for 2007 gathered in January for a celebratory meal at the Four Seasons, the afternoon’s main course was a hearty serving of inspiration
Obama’s Chicago Posse
Inside the circle of Chicagoans who spotted Barack Obama’s talent, helped guide his path—and made it hard for him to close the deal (even before the Reverend Wright eruptions)