Lessons From a Pool Hall Shark By Mick Betancourt Long before he wrote for shows like ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Chicago P.D.,’ the author got some life-altering advice from a hustler named Banks. Read more
Mr. T in Lake Forest and Woodward in Wheaton: Famous Folks Who Lived in the Burbs By Edward Robert McClelland Wherever you live in the Chicago area, someone famous once lived there, too. Read more
39 Reasons to Love Winter in Chicago Staycations! Snowshoeing! Soup! Here’s why we cherish the city’s most notorious season. Read more
A New Survey Asks Chicagoans: What’s Your Neighborhood? By Robert Loerzel "The first step of elevating a neighborhood as being important is naming it and identifying it and thinking of it as a real place." Read more
Chicagoans of the Year Photography by Sandro They advocated for the vulnerable, reckoned with history, and brought joy to the masses. These six honorees represent the best of our city. Read more
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 8 By Chicago magazine How well did anyone really know Rita Crundwell? Read more
The Poetry Foundation Prez on the Scrutiny She Faced Interview by Mike Thomas Michelle T. Boone on skeptics, Rahm Emanuel, and an old TV show. Read more
The Indeterminate Sentence of Johnnie Veal By Ben Austen Who deserves to be paroled and who doesn’t? Deciding that is an imprecise process, one that grapples with our fundamental approach to incarceration, as this excerpt from the new book ‘Correction’ shows. Read more
TikTok Sensation Daniel Flores’s Guide to Pilsen By Corli Jay Check out what Flores considers the anchors and staples of his community. Read more
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 7 By Chicago magazine In this week's episode, Rita receives her sentencing, and the city goes after its auditing firm. Read more