Our top five picks for things to do this week: We give thanks for Mavis Staples, Frankie Knuckles, and our favorite new Chicago band, Gold Motel … plus, a feeding frenzy at the Brookfield … Patti Smith, National Book Award winner … and what Broadway bigwig Gary Griffin is doing this weekend
LIVING (LESS) LARGE: Since winning on the weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser last season, Michael Ventrella has struggled to capitalize on his 15 minutes of fame
The musician/actor Common on growing up on the South Side and producing socially conscious rap
Editor Richard Babcock highlights the magazine’s history, future, and 40 Reasons to Love Chicago feature on CLTV’s Evening Edition.
Speaking with senior editor Jeff Ruby, WGN’s Marcus Leshock showcases some of Chicago‘s most memorable moments and covers throughout our 40-year history.
In celebration of the magazine’s upcoming 40th anniversary, the December issue of Chicago highlights 40 reasons to love the city. Managing editor Shane Tritsch stopped by the CBS studios to discuss the magazine’s history, the December issue, and memorable moments at the magazine.
A prolific troupe of writers-performers who bring the art of playwriting to the edge + an assignment from Chicago magazine to capture a reason to love our city = A Neo-Futurist Map of Subjectively Important Chicago Landmarks (in Which the Word “Subjectively” Means “Specific and Personal”)—a brilliant six-minute play conceived by 23 former and … Read more
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Anna Nicole at the opera . . . The Frames at 20 . . . literature’s A-list sister act at DuSable . . . plus, Deb Sokolow’s weekend plans
Related: TOP 40 MOVIES FILMED IN CHICAGO » The perfect Chicago movie would be impossible to make, but you might approach perfection in this way. Begin with a director who has demonstrated since his first work an intimacy with the real city and its neighborhoods. That would be Andrew Davis. His first film was … Read more
TODAY’S PIONEERS: Bracketed by the Richard Daleys, père et fils, this list highlights the city’s top 40 visionaries over the course of Chicago magazine’s 40-year run
