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
Story highlights from the December 2010 issue of Chicago magazine, including 40 inspiring people, places, and ideas that make the city special.
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Urban Theater Company has dinner on the brain . . . the other Homer hits A Red Orchid . . . Breakbone dances about architecture . . . plus, what Scrooge will be doing this weekend when he doesn’t have a Labradoodle on his lap
BROADWAY BOUND: Seven years ago, a little-known Chicago producer acquired the stage rights to Spider-Man and brought along a number of local investors. Now, after a tumultuous journey to Broadway, the $60 million musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is finally ready to fly or flop
Our top five picks for things to do this week: French New Wave comes alive . . . The 1900s play a free in-store gig . . . an emerging artist boggles the mind . . . plus, our pick for music to ward off winter and more
XXX FACTOR: Vintage erotica offers a local artist a wealth of inspiration
