Lauren Underwood’s Long Game
The former nurse who flipped Illinois’s 14th District rode into Congress with a historic freshman class. She may have a better shot than any of them at making real change happen.
Contributors: Lucy Hewett
Summer is Back!
This year, the pleasures of the season are that much sweeter. Make a lip-smacking potato salad, party on a boat, and stuff your face with soft serve. You’ve earned it!
The 10 Best Hot Dog Stands, Ranked
The criteria: unpretentious ambiance, natural-casing wieners (with one exception!), stellar nondog offerings, and a location within city limits
The Brotherhood’s Last Stand
As demands for reform grow deafening, Chicago’s biggest police union and its firebrand leader are digging in for the fight of their lives.
The Reckoning of Natasha Trethewey
In the three and a half decades since her mother’s murder, the two-time U.S. poet laureate has been stalked by the ghosts of her past. Now she might just be able to lay them to rest.
The Man Who’s Taking on Boeing
The families of the 157 people who died in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 are consumed by grief. Attorney Bob Clifford wants to make the aviation giant pay for their pain.
Suburbia! An Adventure Guide
Fill your tank and get a Metra pass. Here are the best places to eat, drink, bike, hike, shop, party, and explore, from the Wisconsin border to Indiana and beyond.
The Realest Damn Tiki Bar
A trip to Hala Kahiki solves a childhood mystery.
The Art of Ordering at Johnnie’s Beef
Rules 1 through 3: Rehearse, request, repeat