Farm to Playbill

Steinbeck’s hard-luck duo makes for a rare male-centered ballet in Joffrey’s ‘Of Mice and Men.’ Read more

By Amy Cavanaugh, Karl Klockars, and Tal RosenbergPhotography by Ross Feighery

A refined Japanese drinking den, an underground music venue that doubles as a beer mecca, a janitor’s closet serving killer martinis — these are just a few of our 20 favorites, ranked here. Read more

Five Chicago Nonprofits Where Your Donation Will Make a Difference

By Kim Bellware and Joel ReesePhotos by Ross Feighery

The innovators at these five upstarts are bringing out-of-the-box thinking to tough problems. And they’re getting results. Read more

Watching the Detectives

By Tom ChiarellaPhotos by Ross Feighery

You can run, but if John Frycek and his crew of private eyes are on your tail, good luck trying to hide. Read more

A Prohibition-Era Tunnel

By Matt PollockPhotos by Ross Feighery

Hidden Chicago: There’s more than spilled beer beneath your feet at this North Side bowling alley. Read more

Caution! Weird Energy Ahead

By Jessica MlinaricPhoto by Ross Feighery

Hidden Chicago: Paranormal happenings in a West Loop alley Read more

Paintings for the People

By Jessica MlinaricPhoto by Ross Feighery

Hidden Chicago: A one-of-a-kind art collection in a most unlikely place: a Chicago Park District field house on the South Side Read more

Hidden Chicago: A Basement Zoo

By Lauren WilliamsonPhoto by Ross Feighery

Peacocks, budgies, chickens, and a tortoise—it’s a real-life wild kingdom underneath this suburban home. Read more

How a Kid from Rural Illinois Made Slagel Family Farm the Hottest Meat Purveyor in Chicago

By Carrie Schedler; Photos by Ross Feighery

It all started with a junior college marketing class and a copy of Chicago magazine. Read more

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