Chicagoans of the Year Photography by Clayton Hauck From everyone’s favorite high school choir to a certain holy father, these honorees brought pride to this city in a tumultuous time. Read more
The Birth of Bloodshot Records By Rob Miller In an excerpt from his new memoir, a Bloodshot Records founder recounts the start of a genre-defining label. Read more
How to Make Cafe Yaya’s Black Garlic Tahini By Cate Huguelet This dip comes together easily but packs a depth that makes raw garlic seem like a boorish loudmouth. Read more
What We Can Learn From Amputee Soldiers Interview by Cindy Kuzma Northwestern’s Steven Cohen went to Ukraine to study soldiers and learn about pain. Read more
How to Spend $100 at Charm Bar By Kelly Aiglon A Logan Square boutique turns jewelry making into a social ritual. Read more
Buy a Textbook Exec’s Hyde Park Home By Thomas Connors The Hyde Park property, on the market at $3.1 million, is ready for its next chapter. Read more
Review: Creepies Is the City’s Most Exciting Place to Eat By John Kessler The new Midwestern-French bistro from the Elske team still needs some refining, but it will leave you rapt. Read more
The Vanishing Mayor By Edward McClelland With Chicago now on its second consecutive weak leader, the City Council is growing in power. Read more
Scenes From the Occupation Photography and videography by Carlos Javier Ortiz As the feds cracked down on immigration in Chicago this fall, filmmaker Carlos Javier Ortiz’s camera was rolling. These stills and footage show a city in crisis — and a city defiant. Read more
A Poem for Our Times By José Olivarez A poet reacts to the immigration crackdown in his hometown the way he knows best: through verse. Read more
