Age: 46 Location: Oak Park Background: Founding publisher and editor of Conscious Choice; President of Sustain So how “green” is Chicago really?Commissioner Sadhu Johnston of the Department of the Environment is a national leader in urban sustainability and works closely with the mayor to fulfill the city’s green goals. Most of the other commissioners are … Read more
How does my lifestyle impact the environment? You can calculate your individual “ecological footprint” by answering a few short questions at the following link: www.earth911.org and enter your zip code. From there, you will find extensive information on your local recycling services. The site also provides tips on what to do with used batteries, electronics, … Read more
Cooks’ Tour // Art Smith and Jesus Salgueiro // Common Threads Photograph by Katrina Wittkamp Jesus Salgueiro, left, and Art Smith In October 2001, a month after planes crashed into the World Trade Center, Art Smith and his life partner, Jesus Salgueiro, traveled to New York on a mission of healing. Smith, probably best known … Read more
The high school was an intense and privileged place, and the graduates, now in their mid-30s, have made their way in the real world. Classmate and Chicago senior editor David Bernstein, tracked them down to check out the changes and find out how they live now.
Kris Walker and George Obourn Jr. grew up best friends In central Illinois. They played brass in the high-school band, got into the usual teenage scrapes, and Enlisted in the army together. In a span of hours, both were killed in action in Iraq—binding them in death, and adding layers of sadness and solace for two grieving families.
Where were you when you heard the Bears were Super Bowl-bound? Here, some Chicago magazine employees tell their tales—and do their best to jog their memories regarding the last time it happened.
Before they hit it big in movies and music, books and business, sports and space, Chicago area high-school students such as Harrison Ford, Liz Phair, Hugh Hefner, and Lara Flynn Boyle were simply kids next door, some with gaudy talents already on display, others nowhere close to being voted most likely to succeed
Though he was one of its chief architects, rainmakers, and partners, Adrian Smith was recently ushered out the door here at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Is the celebrated 70-year-old architectural firm shrewdly remaking itself for the 21st century—or suffering through an intercity power play?
Michael Wilford insists that he was only a sperm donor to Christin Harris, who gave birth to twin girls in 2003. Now, Harris is suing for child support in a textbook legal battle over who should pay
If you haven’t found love yet, fear not-there are plenty of options for finding that special valentine. But it will cost you. JupiterResearch predicted that Americans would spend $516 million on online dating services in 2005. That’s quite a bit, considering that only 16 percent of single Americans are looking for romance, according to the … Read more
