Laid Back, Dressed Up
Decked out in the hottest spring fashions, the Chicago Red Stars’ Sarah Gorden mixes casual with glam.
Issues: March 2021
Friendships in Black & White
When it comes to best friends, does race matter? How these four interracial pairs answered that question might surprise you.
How Activist Bernard J. Kleina Documented the Fight for Fair Housing
The life’s work of the photographer anchors an exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
Ten Great Things to Do in March
Chicago is slowly, kinda reopening: See comic book heroes at a museum or go jump in the lake (from the comfort of your own home).
67 Days to Lockdown
From Chicago’s first known COVID-19 case to the governor’s historic shelter-in-place order, here’s how those critical, frenzied early weeks of the pandemic unfolded, in the words of those at the center of the crisis.
Carol Marin
The former TV journalist and anchor, 72, on a gang threat, the Jerry Springer fiasco, and a 9/11 close call
How to Spend $200 at Canna Bella Lux
Nary a black light or shred of tie-dye can be found at this high-end, femme-friendly smoke shop.
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot.
How Husband and Wife Bodybuilders Get Pumped for Competitions
Wellness pros Ben and Jacqueline Duke turned 40 and decided to become bodybuilders.
Where Elizabeth Cronin Gets Her Kicks
The Asrai Garden mastermind and Full Bloom judge on her low-top shop