Painter Paul Heyer Takes Inspiration from His South Suburban Hometown
The artist’s work will be featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art this month.
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What The Chi Gets Right (and Wrong) About Chicago's South Side
We can get pretty critical about how mass media portrays our neighborhoods. Here’s what to expect from Lena Waithe’s new Showtime series.
Top 10 Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Traitor, B-Side Vinyls Shop + Swap, Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite 1968–1975, 42nd Street, First Monday Jazz: Sam Trump, and more
Lena Waithe Comes Home
Fresh off an Emmy win, the suddenly in-demand screenwriter returns to her roots with The Chi, her new series about life on the South Side.
The Shut-In’s Guide to Winter
Albums, books, movies, and more to snuggle up with as you hibernate this season
Black Star Renegades Pays Homage to the World’s Most Famous Space Opera
Michael Moreci’s Star Wars–inspired sci-fi novel releases this month.
58 Things to Do in Chicago in January
Jan. 1 Recreation New Year’s Day 5K Lincoln Park Consider this rain-or-shine jaunt through Lincoln Park a down payment on your lofty New Year’s resolutions. The breakfast buffet at the finish line should take the edge off. Details:Lincoln Park at La Salle and Stockton. 11 a.m. $40–$50. eventbrite.com Jan. 5–Feb. 25 Theater Traitor Old Town … Read more
The Best Chicago Magazine Photographs in 2017
Words alone couldn’t capture the breadth of stories we told in 2017. From wrestlers to refugees, the River to Brutalist buildings, here are the best shots of the year.
Yep, Odinaka Ezeokoli's Episode of Easy Is His Real Life
If you thought the story line of a rising Chicago comic juggling two part-time jobs sounded too real to be fiction, you were right.
A Year of Grieving Publicly
After Anjali Pinto’s husband died suddenly at age 30, the photographer didn’t turn inward. She turned to Instagram.