Erick Williams
The Virtue chef, 48, on the rule he lives by and why he refuses to be pigeonholed into soul food
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
What’s for Sale in Hyde Park?
Once a suburb of Chicago, Hyde Park boasts some of the best architecture in the city.
Where It’s @: tobishinobi
Instagram Handle:@tobishinobi Followers:170,000 Who’s behind it: Tobi Shonibare, 40, a photographer from London now living in the West Loop How it started: While working as a lawyer in the U.K., Shonibare felt unsatisfied. “I eased my frustrations by picking up a camera, teaching myself how to shoot,” he says. He posted images on Instagram as … Read more
Drinks in Bloom
This season’s beverages are coming up roses — and violets and lavenders and chamomiles.
What’s With the “Y” Emblem on the New Cook County Flag?
Its origins date back more than a hundred years, to the creation of a different flag. In 1892, the Chicago Daily Tribune held a contest to design a city flag. The winner was architect Alfred J. Roewad’s entry, with its Y-shaped emblem representing the confluence of the North and South Branches of the Chicago River … Read more
Your Next Shopping Destination: Crown Point, Indiana
I’ve always been willing to travel for retail therapy, and I knew I’d found a new fix when I stumbled upon the Instagram feed of Blue Pear Mercantile: a satisfying scroll of botanical posters, French soaps, handmade jewelry, geodes, and feathers of all varieties. GPS indicated that its location on the historic square of northwest … Read more
Nature Always Bats Last
At the Damen Grain Silos, trees, weeds, and wildflowers have reclaimed what civilization surrendered.
This Dreamer Cometh
In his new biography of MLK, Jonathan Eig presents a radical yet human portrait of the crusader.
Five Colonial Revival Homes For Sale
These updated but historic structures are a nod to the nation’s past.