Day After Day

Billie Holiday Lives On In Alexis J. Roston

The artist embarks on her second decade of embodying Holiday in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.’ Read more

Mike Bridenstine moved to Chicago to pursue a career in standup comedy. He was in for a rude awakening. Read more

The Man Who Fixes the World's Finest Violins

He’s trusted to repair some of the world’s most fabled — and expensive — instruments. How does John Becker manage to unlock the sound of a Stradivarius? Read more

How Steve James Gets His Film Subjects to Open Up

Interview by Mike Thomas

The documentarian, 68, on his deeper motive for ‘Hoop Dreams’ and how he puts subjects at ease. Read more

Photos from Chicago’s Secret Supper at Nisos

Photography by Fox & Harrison Creative

On October 24, Chicago magazine hosted its fourth and final Secret Supper of 2022 at Parker Hospitality's newest West Loop restaurant, Nisos. Read more

How to Make QXY's Pork Dumplings

By Cate Huguelet

Grab a pack of frozen wrappers and whip up a batch of these ginger-perfumed dumplings. Read more

Madhura Cafe Has Home-Cooked Tamil Soul Food

By John Kessler

Nestled in a strip mall in Deerfield, the South Indian snack shop has some of the most tempting thali in Illinois. Read more

The Mall Remix Matrix

By Kelly Aiglon

As brick-and-mortar retail dwindles, shopping centers are reinventing themselves as multipurpose playgrounds. Read more

What’s Inside Top Doctors’ Medicine Cabinets?

By Robert Loerzel

See what products some of the best primary care physicians use themselves. Read more

Top Primary Care Doctors

They serve as your first stop for medical needs. And these 262, nominated by their peers, are the best in the six-county area. Read more

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