Jeanne Gang Talks Architecture at Stop Smiling

By Whet Moser

The local starchtect discusses "Reveal," the new monograph about Studio Gang, as the Gang-designed Ford Calumet Environmental Center hangs in the balance. Alternately, Lisa Madigan appears on the Interview Show tonight at the Hideout. Read more

How a Chicago Detective Found the Stolen Body of Elizabeth Taylor's Third Husband, Mike Todd

By Geoffrey Johnson

When thieves stole the remains of the showman Mike Todd in 1977, Anthony Pellicano—later the "detective to the stars"—stepped in to solve a case that had baffled police. Turns out Todd and Pellicano had lots in common, especially a craving for the spotlight. Read more

'The Interrupters': Kartemquin Films Goes Inside CeaseFire

By Rod O'Connor

THE PEACEMAKERS: A new documentary by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz follows three former felons who return to their Chicago neighborhoods and embark upon a unique antiviolence campaign Read more

The Secrets of Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis's Success on 'Sound Opinions'

By Jeff Ruby

ROCK AND ROLES: The hosts of the popular rock talk show give us an inside look. Read more

The Life and Work of Street Photographer Vivian Maier

By Nora O’Donnell

The North Shore families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept a huge stash of boxes. Read more

'Biggest Loser' Winner Michael Ventrella Struggles with Life after the Show

By Susan Chandler

LIVING (LESS) LARGE: Since winning on the weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser last season, Michael Ventrella has struggled to capitalize on his 15 minutes of fame Read more

Bill Murray Narrates New Cubs Documentary, 'Ballhawks'

By Rod O'Connor

LUCKY CATCH: A first-time filmmaker scores the elusive actor to narrate a quirky Cubs doc, showing on September 11th at the Music Box Theatre Read more

On the Life and Work of Chicago Architect Harry Weese

By Robert Sharoff

At his peak in the sixties and seventies, Harry Weese was arguably Chicago’s preeminent architect. But his final years were marked by a sad, booze-saturated decline. Read more

Top 40 Chicago Novels

By Geoffrey Johnson

As much as Chicago is a metropolis built of glass, brick, and steel, it’s also a city whose glory rests on a foundation of books. Read more

Top 40 Movies Filmed in Chicago

By Marcia Froelke Coburn

CHICAGO ONSCREEN: We raided our Netflix accounts to compile this list of the 40 best movies ever filmed in Chicago Read more

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