How to Get Rid of Anything
You’ve used your year in isolation to finally tackle that soul-sucking project of organizing your closet. And your basement. And the garage. Now it’s time to donate, recycle, and sell.
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Real-Life Tales From A Former Garbage Man
“Never open your mouth” and other trash-collection lessons from my father.
Expert Advice for Getting Rid of Life’s Peskiest Problems
The pros help solve four of life’s annoyances.
The Corn Dog Tastes Like Illinois
Encased meat coated in corn marries Chicago with downstate, where a Springfield restaurant claims to have birthed them. But why are they so hard to find in the city?
How Julie DiCaro is Fighting Sexism in Sports Media
In her new book, the sports journalist speaks for female colleagues wounded by misogyny and bias.
10 Essential Illinois Books
From Gwendolyn Brooks in Chicago to David Foster Wallace in Normal, Robert Coover in Herrin to Edgar Lee Masters on the Spoon River, the state is a microcosm of America and so is its native literature. Here are 10 of its best works.
Friendships in Black & White
When it comes to best friends, does race matter? How these four interracial pairs answered that question might surprise you.
Why the Chicaaaaago Accent Is Really a New York One
Robert Forster’s tough-guy long vowels got him typecast as a cop, like Chicagoans Dennis Farina and Dennis Franz. But Forster is from upstate New York. So what gives?
Carol Marin
The former TV journalist and anchor, 72, on a gang threat, the Jerry Springer fiasco, and a 9/11 close call
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot.