Ken Dunn embodies an American ideal of intelligence, an extraordinary melding of farmer and philosopher. He just might be the smartest man in the city. And he grows magnificent tomatoes. Read more
Tom Chambers is a young graduate of Harvard who recently scrapped his job as an actuary to make a living playing online poker. But a new law threatens his livelihood. Can he and others like him hold—or must they fold? Read more
The high costs of funerals could scare a person half to death. Here’s how some of the Chicago funeral expenses stack up. Read more
It’s the perfect destination for a Saturday stroll. Make a night of it: stay for dinner and a show. Read more
The modest, low-slung Sun-Times Building, unloved by legions, is on death row—doomed, if all goes as planned, to be replaced by a Trump tower of affluence. But at least one person likes it just where it is. Read more
When a woman from his past resurfaced, the columnist's 33-year career crashed; then a family tragedy hit home. Read more
Ann Marie Lipinski may be the most powerful journalist in Chicago. Can her vision lift the Trib? Read more
For high society’s blond bombshell, a new book is sweet revenge Read more