ESPN’s Sarah Spain Is a Power Walker By Web Behrens ESPN personality, former heptathlete, Grand Canyon hiker. Read more
Photos from Paws Chicago’s 24th Annual Fur Ball Gala Photography by Evan Cobb Photography, Danielle Heinson Photography, Claire Demos Photography, Nick Robins Photography, and Allison Wunder Hundreds of sharply dressed canines and their humans walked the red carpet in support of the city’s largest No Kill Animal Shelter. Read more
An Artistic Director’s Guide to Portage Park By Judy Sutton Taylor Collaboraction Artistic Director Anthony Moseley recommends these four spots in his hood. Read more
A Hater’s Guide to Hating the Packers By Edward McClelland Here’s how to cast bad mojo on our northern nemesis. Read more
How an Early 20th-Century Editor Outraged the Establishment By Robert Loerzel A new book explores how Margaret C. Anderson went against the literary grain. Here’s what we learned. Read more
The Making of Risky Business By Jake Malooley Forty-two years after the film’s release, the cast and crew recall the creation of a North Shore coming-of-age classic — and the birth of a Hollywood megastar. Read more
How Heather Headley Learned to Live Without Applause Interview by Mike Thomas The Grammy and Tony winner, 51, on adulation addiction, performance jitters, and suburban life. Read more
Your Chicago-Centric Gift Guide By Kelly Aiglon We have 13 gifting ideas with homegrown spins. Read more
The Epicurean Guide to Chicago’s Airports By Amy Cavanaugh, Peter Gianopulos, Lisa Shames, and Joey Skladany Our food writers offer their picks for what to eat at O’Hare and Midway. Read more