The 8 Most Chicago Songs of 2016
Local artists gained national attention with gritty, honest, complex music that is unapologetically rooted here.
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The Best Chicago Magazine Photos in 2016
It has been an amazing year in pictures, from food and culture to politics and sports. Here, a selection of memorable images from Chicago magazine in 2016.
The Best (and Weirdest) of Chicago Theater in 2016
From best demonic possession to best use of root vegetables, Chicago’s theater scene set plenty of new creative precedence this year.
The Five Best Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Car Town, High School Hoops, Illumination, Nerdette’s Holiday Spectacular!, and The Other Cinderella
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid Shows, Aretha Franklin, Made in Chicago Holiday Market, No Match for a Good Blaster, and Shemekia Copeland
Where to Celebrate New Year's Eve in Chicago
Shows, events, and themed parties that will get you through the last hours of 2016.
The Year’s Best Books About Chicago, by Chicagoans
From a Black Mirror-esque sci-fi mindbender, to a history of a newspaper that changed American history, these books do our city proud.
Why Creative People Should Stay in Chicago and Not Flee to the Coasts
Take it from Austin Vesely, Hebru Brantley, and Andrew Barber—Chicago is the place to be right now.
The Top Five Things to Do This Week
Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker, Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth, Randolph Street’s Holiday Market, Jerry Seinfeld, and Voices Heard