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“I Needed Somewhere to Put That Grief”

October 13, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

Maggie Andersen’s first book, No Stars in Jefferson Park, traces the true-life journey of two young actors whose dreams collide with a medical crisis.

Categories Culture & Travel Tags Arts & Culture

Matt Walsh

October 14, 2025October 13, 2025 by Lynette Smith
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The comedic actor, 61, on Veep, improv’s life applications, and why to trust your instincts

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Backroom, Culture

Chicago’s Original Celebrity Athlete

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 by Lynette Smith
From left: Eckersall while at Hyde Park High School; playing for the University of Chicago; in 1921 as a Tribune sportswriter.

The new book Eckie spotlights Walter Eckersall, a bygone local sports pioneer. Here’s what we learned.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Arts & Culture, Five Things

Nora Dunn

September 19, 2025September 17, 2025 by Lynette Smith
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The comedian and actress, 73, on SNL, her “terrible” childhood, and a traumatic incident

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Backroom, Culture

The Birth and Death of the Machine

September 12, 2025September 11, 2025 by Lynette Smith
A photo illustration of the ‘Clout City’ book and previous Chicago mayors

Clout City, a new book by historian Dominic A. Pacyga, traces the rise and fall of Chicago-style politics. Here’s what we learned.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Arts & Culture, Five Things

When Dinner Parties Meet Superstorms

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

Playwright Kristoffer Diaz talks Things with Friends, his enigmatic world premiere that mixes menace with comedy.

Categories Culture & Travel Tags Arts & Culture

Mike Reed’s Next Act

September 12, 2025September 3, 2025 by Lynette Smith
Mike Reed

In the wake of Pitchfork’s abrupt end, the musician-producer is rolling out a more intimate and eclectic music festival.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Culture

Geoffrey Baer

August 29, 2025August 28, 2025 by Lynette Smith
Geoffrey Baer

TV host, crossword doer, sailing enthusiast

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Culture, The Regimen

Peter Orner Loves Stories That Lead to Questions, Not Answers

September 10, 2025August 26, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

In The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, the author melds fictional characters with true Chicago events — namely, the 1963 murder of Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet.

Categories Culture & Travel Tags Arts & Culture

September Agenda

September 4, 2025August 25, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month

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