Custom Placements: Culture Lead
The Chi-centric Ski Guide
Chicago isn’t anyone’s idea of a skiers’ paradise. But with more direct flights than any other big city to top U.S. slope destinations, maybe it should be. Here, six new draws.
Tracy Clark Finds Time to Write Thrillers
Making time outside of her day job as a journalist, the South Shore resident is releasing the third installment of her Detective Harriet Foster series.
The Best of Kris Vire at Chicago Magazine
Our colleague, a longtime champion of the city’s theater scene, passed away this week. Here are some of our favorite stories he wrote.
The “Weird Beauty” of the North Side’s Queer Nightlife
Photographer Erik M. Kommer captures the unbridled joy of drag queens and club kids at the venues they love.
Sara Paretsky
The novelist, 77, on her protagonist inspirations, brass knuckles, and fear of being murdered.
Studio Audience
In a new exhibition, photographer Mark Ballogg lets us into local artists’ workspaces.