Andersonville

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Stephanie Gilliam, production designer for Chicago Med, recommends these four spots.

Outlet Mall Smackdown

February 18, 2025February 6, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

These two Chicago-area style-savvy discount shopping centers compete for your dollars — and your undying love of hot pretzels. Here’s how they stack up.

Caviar for the People

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Kendra Anderson putting caviar on a cracker

Kendra Anderson aims to make the delicacy more accessible.

Jenner Tomaska and The Fifty/50 Group Team Up on a Steakhouse

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Greg Mohr, Jenner Tomaska, and Scott Weiner

The Alston will feature French influences and high-end touches.

Gruesome Twosome

February 25, 2025February 5, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Bazuka Joe and Jennifer Friedrich and cast members of ‘The Uncanny Attic’

A is for Attic, adapted with verve by big Gorey fans with theatrical nerve.

Lookingglass Aims for New Heights With Circus Quixote

May 28, 2025February 4, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

The company bounces back from a 19-month hiatus with a world-premiere adaptation of Cervantes’s classic novel about “being someone better.”

Mi Familia

February 19, 2025February 4, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

Jennifer Teresa Villanueva started photographing her relatives to preserve memories. The project soon grew into something more: an exploration of the Mexican American experience.