Thirty years ago this month, activists — many fighting for their lives — took to the streets of downtown Chicago in one of the biggest AIDS demonstrations in history. Here’s how that pivotal protest played out, in the words of those who were there.
The second full week brings a through-the-window encounter with Chris Ware, growing cabin fever, and the home taping of a radio show.
A walk down Clark Street warns of a bleak future for the city’s dining scene.
Researchers at southwest suburban Argonne National Laboratory are on the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
At the site of an old bomb factory, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has survived statewide closures amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Activists and legislators want Gov. Pritzker to overturn Illinois’s rent control ban and issue a statewide freeze. But that requires an act of the General Assembly, which is in recess due to… coronavirus.
How Chicago dealt with the 1918 Spanish flu, where to order takeout and see local theater, and a makeshift hand sanitizer industry
As the city entered lockdown, we sent a team of photographers to capture scenes of events that didn’t happen — moments that can’t be reclaimed.
A list of rules for holding onto the shreds of society that will help us keep our sanity
More than a week into shelter-in-place, the humdrum of new daily rituals sets in. And putting out a radio show remotely proves tricky.
