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Eight Tasteful Gifts for the Chicago Foodie in Your Life
By Amy Cavanaugh
Try these great finds, from spices and sauces made by local chefs to a bottled craft cocktail for a winter’s evening. Read more
Cheese That Eats Like a Meal
By Amy Cavanaugh
Lonsesome Rose's chile con queso — a blend of Velveeta, cream cheese, poblanos, and jalapeños — is almost impossible to stop eating. Read more

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What Was Chicago’s First Skyscraper?
Answered by Edward McClelland
Designed by famed architect William Le Baron Jenney and completed in 1885, it rose 10 stories (and eventually 12, after an addition six years later). Read more
20 Years Later: How Sufjan Made Some “Illinoise”
By Grace Perry
Sufjan Stevens’s sweeping ode to the Prairie State was released in July 2005. Let’s explore the album’s enduring status as a cult classic. Read more
Has a Chicago Mayor Ever Been Assassinated?
Answered by Edward McClelland
Two, in fact — although one wasn't intentional (the bullet was meant for a president). Read more
How to Spend $500 at Catbird
By Judy Sutton Taylor
The cult-fave jewelry maker brings its dainty, stackable collections to town. Read more
The MCA Reframes Local Queer Artists
By Web Behrens
A new exhibition at the museum reconsiders generations of art — and the activism that inspired it. Read more