It wasn't just the Bulls that usurped the city's gangster image, but Wilco, Liz Phair, Charlie Trotter, and a state senator named Barack Obama. Read more
Chicago Editor in Chief Susanna Homan interviews the head of the Chicago Community Trust, No. 11 on our list of the city’s most powerful women.
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By Rachel Bertsche, Amy Cavanaugh, Marcia Froelke Coburn, Aimee Levitt, Jake Malooley, Edward McClelland, Tal Rosenberg, Mike Thomas, and Lauren Williamson
They come from all over the city and from every field, but those who made the rankings have one thing in common: They’ve got clout, and they know how to use it. Read more