In the first half of the season, the Giants and Cubs were good teams with iffy bullpens. How they addressed that need and used their acquisitions made all the difference in the NLDS. Read more
The Midwest's first Jollibee. Seafood City's blowout grand opening. Filipino food is having a moment in Chicago—will the popularity stick this time? Read more
The pioneering writer translated the social tumult of the 1960s and beyond into broad (and subtly progressive) storylines. It was an approach she learned under the soap queen Irna Phillips in Chicago at the birthplace of the genre. Read more
