Wandering Through Chicago's 2,000 Miles of Alleyways By Mike Thomas Why our urban trails — the most of any city in America — made the Best of Chicago 2020 list Read more
Trading the Restaurant Floor for the Hospital Floor When COVID-19 hit, the wine director of a buzzy West Loop restaurant sprung into action. Read more
I Got Chickens During Quarantine and Don't Regret a Thing By Kim Brooks Some impulse buys don't age well. Others, like this one, land you on our Best of Chicago 2020 list. Read more
Time Travel with These Archived Home Videos Why the South Side Home Movie Project made our Best of Chicago 2020 list Read more
How One Activist and a Grocery Store Fed South Shore On our Best of Chicago 2020 list: a grassroots stimulus program that delivered free groceries to a thousand households. Read more
A Safety Net for Sheltering-in-Place Sex Workers Sex workers have been particularly devastated by the pandemic. This burlesque performer stepped in to help. Read more
An Ode to Edgewater's Secret Shore By Kathleen Rooney Why this vista, exempt from Lightfoot's lakeshore closure orders, made our Best of Chicago 2020 list Read more
One Good Thing About 2020: Drive-in Movies Are Back That's why this Pilsen parking lot made our Best of Chicago list. Read more
Things I Would Do With My Husband if We Were Still in Love By Elizabeth Gomez A roundup of fun date ideas for shelter-in-place — not that we'll be doing any of it. Read more
Six Chicagoans Who Stood Up and Stood Out For leading the way with courage during days of protests, they made our Best of Chicago 2020 list. Read more
