The Chicago Whales: A Short-Lived Team with a Long Legacy
The team only existed for three years, but it played an important role in Chicago baseball history.
Custom Placements: City Life Lead
From North to South on Western Avenue
The longest road in Chicago is home to strip malls, car dealerships, and a couple of the city’s finest ice cream shops.
The Evolving Role of Chicago Sky’s Ann Crosby
She’s the VP of basketball operations, the strength and conditioning coach, and so much more. “There would be no Sky without Ann,” says team owner Michael Alter.
The Worst and Best Day
A new father recounts his wife nearly dying during the premature birth of their son — and reflects on better times to come.
Sky High
Once an afterthought, Kahleah Copper was the breakout star of Chicago’s WNBA championship run. Now she’s hungry for more.
Yes, Virginia, There Is More Chicago North of Howard Street
The area is the northernmost section of the city, and it was added a bit by accident.
Where It’s At: @brickofchicago
Will Quam is enamored with the city’s brick buildings.
All Hoots, No Agendas
In this first installment of a new travel-via-L series, the author and her husband take the Red Line to the Chicago stop (thanks to a dice roll) to grab wet naps, sink free throws, and cash out on cupcakes.
Following the Once-Significant Great Lakes-Mississippi Watershed
The watershed — a historically key divide that made Chicago great — no longer plays a role in transportation, but it still exists as a geographic feature and as a line on a map.