One Way to Write a First Novel? Under the Wing of Audrey Niffenegger By Adam Morgan Julia Fine's 'What Should Be Wild,' penned while studying with her childhood hero, hits shelves this week. Read more
A New Darts Bar in River North and More Dining News By Anthony Todd Including: Revolution Brewing's first-ever Italian Beef Fest Read more
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago Outsider artist Howard Finster, a Columbia College arts festival, a theatrical tribute to Patti LaBelle, and more Read more
Mies van der Rohe Apartments at (Almost) Every Price Point By AJ LaTrace Units in his 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive masterpiece can be had for $265k or $1.45 million, and there's plenty in between and elsewhere. Read more
Everything You Need to Know About Illinois Craft Beer Week By Anthony Todd Beer Under Glass at the Garfield Park Conservatory, a Battle of the Breweries at the Goose Island Barrel House, and more: Pace yourself. Read more
NPR's Peter Sagal on Fame, Divorce, and Stormy Daniels By Mike Thomas After his divorce, the 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' host still had to be funny because that's his job—and it got him through. Read more
Here’s Every Free Movie in Millennium Park This Summer By Matt Pollock On the roster: High Fidelity, Get Out, Groundhog Day, and … a Wall-E/Crash double feature? Read more
Late Entries to the Chicago Spire Hole Competition By Whet Moser Soon the abyss could be filled in by a new proposal. But Chicago has lots of buildings, and only one big empty hole. Read more