Second City’s Second Life
New executive producer Jon Carr aims to rehabilitate the iconic improv company.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
Elizabeth Margulis’s Artist
The Buffalo Grove celebrity stylist, closet curator, and woman behind @BigHairBigCity reveals her go-to painter.
Illinois Needs a New State Song
The aptly titled “Illinois” was written by a Civil War vet to promote Chicago’s bid for the 1893 World’s Fair. Surely we’ve earned an upgrade.
When the Government Paid Writers to Travel Illinois
On the enduring appeal of The WPA Guide to Illinois, and why we might be due for a second edition
How Will History Museums Remember This Moment?
What local institutions and archivists are doing to immortalize a disorienting time in Chicago