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Why I Hate Summer in Chicago
By Tom Chiarella
It's a pushy, domineering, and unapologetic season. Read more
The Best Ways to Spend Your Summer Fridays
Things to do if you're allowed to leave work early, or—ahem—are feeling a little under the weather. Read more
7 Easy Ways to Get on the Water
By Julie Dugdale
Illustrations by Hawk Krall
Lake, river, or lagoon, here's how to leave land behind this summer. Read more
What To Do Every Weekend this Summer
The single best thing to do every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through September 3 Read more
A Foolproof Guide to Finding the Best Beach for You
By Anjulie Rao
Illustrations by Hawk Krall
Lazy Rivers, Water Slides, and Other Awesome Pools in the Chicago Area
By John Hardberger
Plunge into these cool pools this summer. Bonus: most are free. Read more
Best Summer Ever: Our Guide to Summer 2017
Dive into the season’s best food, booze, biking, and more. What are you waiting for? Read more
The Field Museum’s Jurassic World Exhibit Is Dinosaur Heaven for Kids
By Lindsey Romain
It's an animatronic wonderland of dinosaurs—but way more enjoyable for the youngest aspiring paleontologists than Jurassic Park originalists. Read more
How Zoning Shaped—and Segregated—Chicago
By Whet Moser
To the many causes of the city's segregation, add the city's first zoning ordinance, which was set in place in 1923 and had profound implications for how the city grew from there. Read more
Illinois Republicans Inch Toward a Compromise on a State Budget
By Whet Moser
New details take hold, but big disagreements from the failed negotiations at the end of the session remain. Read more
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