The Bear Understands That Chicago Makes Room for Class and Comfort
The show explores the character of this city through its food and dining, and it does so with real insight.
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
What About Us?
As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again.
Time Traveler
Liv Melchers’s three-year-old Able Shoppe put Elgin on the map as a destination for vintage wares and fashion. Now she’s moving her act to West Town, with a pop-up at 1821 West Chicago Avenue through September that’s focused on her favorite things. Midcentury modern decor “One should not be the oldest thing in one’s home. … Read more
Who Was The French Angel?
The bust of Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler, sits on display at the Museum of Surgical Science. While Tillet may have appeared “an apelike creature,” he was brilliant and gentle.
As Three Dots and a Dash Turns 10, Kevin Beary Looks Forward and Back
The bar celebrates its anniversary with a menu of throwback drinks.
What Does Division Street Divide?
In Streetwise Chicago, the 1988 definitive guide to the origins of our city street names, authors Don Hayner and Tom McNamee came up mostly empty on Division: “There seems to be no satisfactory explanation for how this street got its name, but one story is that it was so named because it divides Goose Island, … Read more
Riding the Lakefront Trail, Part Two: The South Side
Our bike ride continues down the path, from Soldier Field to South Shore Drive, with stops at a prairie and Promontory Point.
Carol Ross Barney
The architect, 74, on the Chicago Riverwalk, why design matters, and the joy of being pushy
Riding the Lakefront Trail, Part One: The North Side
We bike along the path’s humble beginnings in Edgewater, past a bird sanctuary and old-school bait shop, to its flashy stop along Navy Pier.
A Short History of Chicago’s Wildlife Celebrities
The foxes who took up residence in Lurie Garden and the peregrine falcon who dive-bombed downtown pedestrians to protect her ledge-nesting chicks are just the latest critters to enthrall us.