The Early History of Segregation in Chicago

By Whet Moser

Between the 1919 race riot and the end of the Great Migration, segregation went from specter of racial strife to legal doctrine, aided by the law and economic writings of Progressive reformers Richard T. Ely and Nathan William MacChesney. Read more

Upgraded Camping at Kinnikinnick Farm in Caledonia

By Lauren Viera

POWER DOWN: This summer, book a stay on this northwest Illinois farm and let living off the land help you press pause Read more

Adam Dunn's Historic Strikeout Rate and the Longest Home Run in Baseball History (Allegedly)

By Whet Moser

The slugger has his power stroke back and is hitting home runs at his usual clip, but is also on pace to easily surpass the major-league record for strikeouts. The only White Sox player ever to compare was a fellow power hitter, whose blast out of Comiskey is, rightfully or not, often mentioned as the longest ever hit. Read more

Mayor Emanuel, Republicans, and the Machine

By Whet Moser

Want bipartisanship? Democrats and Republicans fight it out at the national level, but here in Chicago, they've been good frenemies since the first days of Richard J. Daley's reign. Read more

Former Chapel Now a Heavenly House in LaGrange

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $699,900
The Property: As you will see in today’s video, the old informs the new in this century-old Swedish Evangelical chapel in LaGrange that’s now a three-bedroom house. For instance, the colors of the stained glass windows dictate the palette of the tile in the kitchen, as well as most wall colors... Read more

Dish Flash: Homestead, Seasonal Restaurant with Large Rooftop Farm, to Open in July

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

The adjective “farm-to-table” usually elides a significant distance between the farm and the table. Homestead (1924 W. Chicago Ave.; no phone), a restaurant opening in July on the second floor above Roots Handmade Pizza, collapses that distance to only a few feet... Read more

Walter Paepcke, Founder of the Aspen Institute and Chicago Patron of Mid-Century Modernism

By Whet Moser

The second-generation Chicago industrialist Walter Paepcke not only ran one of the city's largest companies, he introduced advertising's factory town to modernism and founded the country's most famous big-ideas festival. But he couldn't have done it without his wife, her diplomat brother, and a trio of University of Chicago intellectuals. Read more

The Savoy, Oyster-Seafood-Absinthe Restaurant and Bar, Scheduled to Open in Wicker Park in July

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Ricky Moore will open a welcoming, relaxing, quiet place with Brian Greene as chef... Read more

Top 10 Rooftop Bars in Chicago

By Lauren Viera

In order from down low to way up there Read more

Ideas for Wrigley Field Renovations

By Corinne Mucha

Our cartoonist brings the ballpark into the 21st century Read more

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