Take a Sneak Peek at the Chicago Quilt That Went Viral By Sarah Steimer #RitasQuilt, the posthumous stitching project that became a social media sensation, goes on display December 21. Read more
Rethinking Chicago's Unluckiest Mall By Robert Reed After losing four anchors in five years, Stratford Square became the poster child for the retail apocalypse. Now it’s attempting an equally dramatic makeover. Read more
Chicago Magazine’s Most-Read Stories of 2019 The man who robbed banks by bike, Alan Krashesky's tragic past, dispatches from the CTA, and more stuff that had you rapt this year Read more
The Discerning Consumer’s Guide to Getting High Everything you need to know as Chicago enters the legal cannabis era Read more
Three Alternative New Year's Celebrations Offbeat yet memorable ways to close out the 2010s and ring in the new decade Read more
Practicing Self-Care for the Holidays By Cindy Kuzma Chicago's wellness influencers have spoken: Go ahead and eat the cookies, already. Read more
Bears Quarterbacking: Statistically, About as Bad as it Gets By Edward McClelland The team's all-time leading passer ranks 29th among active franchises. The record holder? Jay Cutler. Read more
Peek Onboard the Coast Guard’s Christmas Tree Ship By Bob Chiarito Since it first set sail 20 years ago, Chicago's Christmas Ship has delivered more than 25,000 trees to low-income families. Read more
Pilsen Time Capsule Seeks a Permanent Home By Mia Sato Akito Tsuda photographed the neighborhood pre-gentrification. Now he wants to help preserve what's being lost. Read more
Wearable AI to Render Drummers Obsolete By Anne Ford A device in development at the University of Chicago nudges your muscles into the exact actions needed to keep a beat — and plenty more. Read more
