The Awakening
This adapted excerpt from Karen Lewis’s posthumous new memoir recounts the transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a disrupter of the status quo.
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April Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
What Is the Highest Point in Chicago?
As everybody knows, the highest point on which a person can stand in Chicago is Willis Tower’s Skydeck, which, at 1,353 feet up, offers a view of Michigan, on the other side of the lake. But where is the highest natural point in the city? According to “A History of Beverly Hills, Chicago,” a 1926 … Read more
Homes for Sale Along the Union Pacific North Line
Living near the Metra is one of the fastest ways to get to the Loop without all the traffic.
Mexican Spirit
For his new cocktail bar, Cantina Rosa, Erick Williams looks farther south for inspiration.
Shaw’s Crab House Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
The beloved seafood spot will be hosting a week’s worth of festivities.
Adrian Smith
The architect, 80, on designing tall buildings, criticizing the Trump sign, and divine inspiration
What’s for Sale in Northern Indiana?
As the weather warms up and we approach the first official day of spring, who isn’t thinking about getting away, whether to a second home for the weekend or just for a day trip? I have always been intrigued by the historic beach communities near the Indiana Dunes, which are only about an hour from … Read more