A Chicagoan’s Guide to New York City By Edward Robert McClelland Our map to help you understand where you'd fit into the five boroughs. Read more
Why Let Naperville Bother You? Story and photos by Edward Robert McClelland Naperville can't hurt you if you simply don't think about it at all. Read more
A Few Favorite Independent Bookstores in the Midwest By Edward Robert McClelland As paper books become a niche product, niche retailers have become the best place to buy and sell them. Read more
The Best Place in the City to Watch Boats By Edward Robert McClelland Come for the smoked fish at Calumet Fisheries, stay for the lifting of the 95th Street Bridge. Read more
Behind the Black Resistance to Migrants By Edward Robert McClelland As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again. Read more
Who Was The French Angel? By Edward Robert McClelland The bust of Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler, sits on display at the Museum of Surgical Science. While Tillet may have appeared “an apelike creature," he was brilliant and gentle. Read more
What Does Division Street Divide? Answered by Edward Robert McClelland Did the name help quell jealousies among Chicago's earliest residents? Read more
Riding the Lakefront Trail, Part Two: The South Side Photos and story by Edward Robert McClelland Our bike ride continues down the path, from Soldier Field to South Shore Drive, with stops at a prairie and Promontory Point. Read more
Riding the Lakefront Trail, Part One: The North Side Photos and story by Edward Robert McClelland We bike along the path's humble beginnings in Edgewater, past a bird sanctuary and old-school bait shop, to its flashy stop along Navy Pier. Read more
Long Ago, Before 312 and 773, Chicago Had Telephone Exchanges By Edward Robert McClelland In a time before cell phones, a call required a few letters and numbers that directed your call to the right neighborhood. Read more
