‘Locally Grown’: The Farm Charm of Midwest Artisanal Farms
Anna Blessing’s new book includes looks at Mick Klug Farm and Seedling Orchard
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Pitchfork 2012: Best and Worst of the Festival
With umbrellas in our hands and rainboots on our feet, Chicago braved the storms at Union Park this weekend for the seventh annual Pitchfork Music Festival. Photographers Ray Whitehouse and James Trevenen shot the wildest style, crowds, and performances, while writer Elly Fishman caught the best of the fest’s performers—both on stage and off…
Pitchfork 2012: Crowd Photos
MORE PITCHFORK: STYLE GALLERY | OVERHEARD AT P4K | BEST AND WORST OF THE FEST | BANDS & PERFORMANCES Photography: Ray Whitehouse and PETER RANVESTEL
Overheard at Pitchfork 2012
“You know you’ve made it when you have sperm whales on your shirt,” and other quoteworthy gems from the weekend
'The Hearts of Age': Juvenilia From Woodstock Kid Orson Welles
In 1934, Orson Welles had departed Chicagoland and was on the verge of his New York theater breakthrough. But that year he married Wheaton native Virginia Nicholson—and the two shot a film, Welles’s first, at his beloved alma mater in Woodstock.
Five Must-Haves for Pitchfork 2012
If tomorrow and Sunday see storms like today’s, we might just rename this year’s festival “Pitch-a-tent-fork.” Still, the show goes on, so here are five essentials to get you through the weekend…
Chicago Life During Wartime: The Photographs of John Vachon
A file clerk who became a photographer with the help of the Farm Service Administration’s team of stars, John Vachon captured two summers in Chicago as America was at war.
Top Five Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: The Irish American Heritage Festival fills Chicago with Guinness and bagpipes…indie fans take over Union Park… free African music and arts… plus, the weekend plans of the actress Carrie Coon.
Best of Chicago 2012
We pick 124 winners: amazing food, wonderful bars, super shops, culture finds, top-notch health and beauty services, great stuff for kids, and outstanding neighborhood businesses
Best of Chicago 2012: Fun
Food Drinking & Nightlife Shopping Fun » Health & Beauty Kids Neighborhood Bests Readers’ Choice Best Dog Contest The trampoline at Sky High Sports Best fun things to do in Chicago Actor Timothy Kane A one-man Iliad? The Greek epic poem in which dozens of characters shed oceans of blood in a story as tangled as … Read more