As the city marks the 150th anniversary of the defining event, ROBERT LOERZEL mines the archival record to offer a compelling portrait of what it was like to live through those disastrous days. Read more
It's been an epic half century. To celebrate the magazine's 50th birthday, we've ranked the past five decades' most significant events, drawing on our own archives to bring them to life. Read more
From epic game dinners (including ibex ham and juniper-soaked bear) to lobster palaces to revered railroad cuisine that took advantage of food available along the journey, Chicago chefs were pioneers long before the city was a food destination. Read more
The ubiquitous plastic vessel has come a long way: from South Side immigrant inventors to big business in Lake Forest, a Toby Keith hit to syndicated TV specials starring its inventor's wife—and now a galaxy far, far away. Read more
