Elizabeth Margulis’s Artist
The Buffalo Grove celebrity stylist, closet curator, and woman behind @BigHairBigCity reveals her go-to painter.
Lynette Smith
Two-Minute Guide: The Futures of Water
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is now hedging bets on California’s dwindling supply of H2O. Is that as sinister as it sounds?
Children’s Theater With Bite
A puppet-filled play about a child navigating the COVID pandemic kicks off an initiative by Chicago Children’s Theatre to commission work from diverse writers.
Valerie Jarrett
The former Obama senior adviser, 64, on her globetrotting youth, old boss, and White House joys
The Four Best Pimiento Cheeses
1 Big Jones Paul Fehribach layers textures and flavors in his superlative version. The thick, sharp spread (made with Hook’s cheddar, Duke’s mayo, house Worcestershire sauce, and roasted pimientos) comes topped with crisp, vinegary chow-chow and is served alongside crunchy benne seed crackers. $8. 5347 N. Clark St., Andersonville 2 Virtue Erick Williams’s tangy, herby … Read more
Live Like a Furniture Baron in This Evanston Queen Anne
A commanding Victorian in is on the market for close to $2 million, wraparound porch and turret included.
Notes of a North-Side Census Taker
Chicago’s response rate in the 2020 survey was decent — except among the people who would benefit the most from a full count.
Smørrebrød!
It may be harder to say than hygge, but these Danish-style open-faced sandwiches from the Humboldt Park microbrewery Ørkenoy will make you feel just as cozy.
Re: WFH Goals
Did you get the memo? There’s more to home office life than switching out your Zoom background.
Two Newcomers Bolster Chicago’s Bagel Game
We’ve always taken a back seat to other cities when it comes to the iconic baked good, but these upstarts aim to change that.