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Mighty Violet’s Chicago Cards Pep Up Mailboxes

December 13, 2021December 10, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Holiday greeting cards from Mighty Violet

Designer Kathleen Toomey helps you send bold greetings, Chicago-style.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life

Why You Should Head to Uptown

December 15, 2021December 8, 2021 by Lynette Smith

The North Side neighborhood boasts Vietnamese restaurants, country music, and gay bars.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life, The Grid

Morton Arboretum’s Illumination Lights Up December

December 8, 2021December 3, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Illumination: Tree Lights

It may be the darkest month of the year, but Illumination: Tree Lights is a 50-acre bright spot.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life

Winter Escapes

December 6, 2021December 2, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Crystal Mountain

How to take a real break, unwind and recharge — whether you have one day or seven

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life

A Guide to the Stars (Buried) in the Chicago Region

August 1, 2022December 1, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Elizabeth Taylor’s third husband, Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer, the Brady Bunch dad, and the “Where’s the beef?” granny — see who’s buried around Chicago.

Categories City Life Tags City Life

The Rise and Fall of Chicago Neighborhoods

August 1, 2022November 29, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Illustration by Jason Schneider

The Loop is Chicago’s fastest-growing neighborhood, Englewood its fastest shrinking. That says a lot about where the city’s headed.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life

Chicagoans of the Year

November 10, 2022November 23, 2021 by Lynette Smith

After nearly two years of disruption, we honor those who are helping to reopen—and remake—the city.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life

Don’t Call It the Windy City, Call it the Hawk City

August 1, 2022November 19, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

“When … that wind hit you, we’d call it the Hawk.”

Categories City Life Tags City Life

How to Explore Marijuana Edibles

March 27, 2023November 18, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Illustration by John Kenzie

Get the most out of gummies, pretzels, mints, and more.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Ask a Budtender, Top Docs & Wellness

A Rapid Rehousing Event Looks To Help the City’s Homeless

August 1, 2022November 15, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Over the weekend in Touhy Park, 49th Ward Ald. Maria Hadden announced an Accelerated Moving Event to pair houseless residents with homes.

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