Here’s Roger Ebert’s Acceptance Speech from the 2011 Chicagoan of the Year Awards By Bryan Smith His speech that day was a blend of humility and humanity that clearly moved his audience. Read more
This Lake Forest House Sold for $2.1 Million—But That's Just 40% of the Sellers' Investment By Dennis Rodkin Not even an extensive renovation or family ties to Frank Lloyd Wright could help this sale break even. Read more
With Bruce Heyman, Another Local Obama Bundler Just Got an Ambassadorship By Carol Felsenthal The Goldman Sachs partner and longtime Obama supporter is the latest Chicagoan to land a cushy post from the president. Read more
Why Can't the Cubs Just Kick Out the Rooftop Owners? By Whet Moser You can't script baseball. Which means you can't copyright it, either. Can you misappropriate it? No one's really sure about that. Read more
See Some Strange Ceramics at Paperish Mess Tomorrow Night By Alice Oglethorpe Local artist Colleen Toledano's work will be on display at the Ukrainian Village shop from 7 to 11 pm. Drinks! Music! Cupcakes! Read more
Five Bright Bags You Should Claim This Spring By Heiji Choy Black Just in time for travel season, a colorful crop of small-scale bags for keeping calm and carrying on. Read more
The Four Biggest Dance Performances in Chicago This Spring By Emmet Sullivan More than a dozen local dance companies are back in action this month. Here are some of the most anticipated shows to see—starting tonight. Read more
The Five Best Things to Do in Chicago This April By Trupti Rami Alicia Keys, sports scenes at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra does Bach, and more. Read more
Five Chicago Authors Target Violence in Their Latest Books By Amanda Sims Here's a quick roundup from our friends at the Reader about the local authors tackling a tough topic. Read more
What It Was Like To Name Roger Ebert a Chicagoan of the Year By Bryan Smith A story about working with him on a magazine profile and his 2011 award speech. Read more
