The Four Best Holiday Markets in Chicago

By Heidi Mitchell

These seasonal fairs fuse shopping with entertainment (and booze!) to take the chore out of gift scrounging. Read more

Three Free Ideas for Chicago Celebrity Food Sponsorships

By Grace Perry

Chance the Rapper teamed up with Connie’s Pizza to sell “3”-shaped pies benefitting his charity, SocialWorks. How might other Chicagoans join forces with food brands? Read more

The Making of Jeff Fort

By Phoebe Mogharei

At one point, now-notorious Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort’s future looked bright. Read more

What We’re Talking About in November

Tweedy’s memoir, Aster Hall, and a visit from Michelle Obama Read more

How Bite-Size Snickers Are Made (in Galewood, No Less)

By DS Shin

A special peek inside Mars Candy Factory, which makes millions of chocolate bars daily Read more

A Night Hunting Ghosts at Joliet Prison

By Andrew Schwartz

Earlier this month, a group of paranormal investigators visited one of the spookiest sites in the state. Read more

Yes, You Can Stargaze in Chicago

By Claire Voon

Chicago Park District astronomer Joe Guzmán can spy Saturn from Pilsen, Northerly Island, and even rooftop bars in the Loop. Read more

Nine Ridiculously Decked-Out Halloween Houses in Chicago

We hit two trick-or-treating hot spots — Goethe Street in Gold Coast and Burling Street in Lincoln Park — to take in the ballyhoo. Read more

Twelve Blocks: Snapshots of a City

How do you capture life in a city as big and ever-changing as Chicago? Block by block. A dozen of the city’s best voices reflect on their own special patch of pavement. Read more

Can Chicagoans Be Buried on Their Own Property?

By Bridget Newsham

For some, there's no final resting place like home. Read more

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