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Amber Holst
Singular Sensations
By Amber Holst, Noah Isackson, Lacey Irby, Jenna Kennedy, Kate Prouty, Jeff Ruby, Shane Tritsch, Cassie Walker, and David Zivan
In a city full of beautiful, ambitious, and bright singles it's nearly impossible to narrow down a category like this one. But long hours of grueling research have yielded a list of 20 of Chicago's most eligible men and women. Read more
Voices in the Church
By Marcia Froelke Coburn, Amber Holst, Geoffrey Johnson, Kevin McKeough, and David Zivan
A devout attorney in search of the sacred. A gay activist battling for equality. An immigrant seeking refuge. A nun pursuing peace at any cost. A gathering of the faithful. Read more
Steeple Chase
By Amber Holst
From women saying Mass in Edgewater to the thriving Latin Rite in West Town—seven parishes suggest the huge variety within the Catholic faith in the Chicago area. Read more
He Stayed … She Left.
By Kevin McKeough & Amber Holst
As young people coming of age in Chicago, both felt they had a religious calling—and both answered. Now he has finished his first year as a parish priest, and she is rebuilding her life after leaving her order. Two journeys of faith that went to very different places. Read more
The Lost World
By Amber Holst
For decades, Kiyoko and Nathan Lerner were the caretakers of the astonishing collection of outsider art left by their reclusive tenant Henry Darger. But what remains unsold has found no permanent Chicago home. Read more
Classic City
By Brittney Blair, Amber Holst, Geoffrey Johnson, David King, Nadine Kenney, Kevin McKeough, Jan Parr, Dennis Rodkin, Cassie Walker, Deborah Wilk, and David Zivan
25 Surviving Treasures from Postwar Chicago—and Beyond Read more