Following Steve Goodman’s Morning Train to Mattoon
Ride the rails that inspired the folk singer’s City of New Orleans… even if the train doesn’t take you that far south.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
Five Things: Seeking Justice for Emmett Till
The new book A Few Days Full of Trouble details the long struggle of the Chicago teenager’s family to get legal accountability for his brutal murder. Here’s what we learned.
So Hard to Say Goodbye: The Oral History of Cooley High
The cast and crew of the 1975 Black cinema classic reminisce about making one of the greatest Chicago films of all time.
Go: January Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid Returns to Chicago
The cozy holiday tradition is revived after a pandemic hiatus.
Stable Relationship
Jerry Springer’s “I Married a Horse” episode promised to be an outrageous bit of television — and the author’s big break. It didn’t go as planned.
The Voice of Cookie Monster Lives in Chicago
The Rudman brothers have worked in children’s television for decades, and launched their own production company in Highland Park 20 years ago.
HBO’s South Side
Here’s what you need to know about the Englewood-set comedy before the new season drops this month.