Does the word “taxidermy” conjure up images of camo-clad big-game hunters and tacky dioramas of card-playing mice? Not in Mickey Alice Kwapis’s world. Read more
Five months after the Chicago native was found hanging in a Texas jail cell, her family still searches for resolution. An intimate look at a life interrupted. Read more
An hour from Chicago sits Pembroke, Illinois. There, amid the broken promises of outside help, you will find a remarkable spirit of resiliency. Read more
Cubs fans remember him for his pervasive optimism. But he was a far more complicated man than it appeared. And toward the end, he was a lonely man, too. Read more
You can learn a lot about a man over three plates of eggs. Like why the best Chicago-bred actor of his generation doesn’t embrace movie stardom. Read more
Months after the former House speaker was indicted, the town at the center of the accusations still struggles to understand what may have happened. Read more
He’s coming off the best year ever for a Bears tight end (yes, including Mike Ditka). But that’s not even close to the most interesting thing about him. Read more
From cooking up a new $100 million (!) prize to venturing deep into the U.S. justice system, MacArthur Foundation chief Julia Stasch is shaking up Chicago’s biggest philanthropy. Read more
