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Arts & Culture
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Feature
Dec 24, 2020
Year in Review
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Dec 22, 2020
My year of hiking
When the pandemic hit, I ran to the woods.
By S. Nicole Lane
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Palos Park Woods
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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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Starved Rock
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Devil’s Lake
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Wisconsin
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Nordhouse Dunes
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Michigan
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Manistee River
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Chicago’s Outerbelt Loop
City Life
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Feature
Dec 22, 2020
Changemakers of 2020—and beyond
Whether through organizing, the arts, or social media, these individuals took the year by the horns and made their mark on Chicago—and the world.
By Gretchen Sterba
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Eva Maria Lewis
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Free Root Operation
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Laundi Keepseagle
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Save Money, Save Life
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Nash Alam
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Grassroots Collaborative
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Ric Wilson
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Rivka Yeker
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Morgan Martinez
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Hooligan Magazine
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Maria Khwaja
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Trina Reynolds-Tyler
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Pidgeon Pagonis
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Intersex Justice Project
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Damon Williams
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Jennifer Pagán
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Let Us Breathe Collective
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Year in Review 2020
City Life
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Feature
Nov 24, 2020
Chicago keeps holiday tradition alive
From digital events to socially distanced pop-ups, things in 2020 can still be merry and bright.
By Emma Oxnevad
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Dmen Tap
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Lost Lake
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City Life
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Feature
Nov 10, 2020
We’ll stay home for Christmas?
Reader
staffers on what holidays look like in 2020.
By Taryn Allen, Brianna Wellen, Colette Willard, Adam M. Rhodes, Salem Collo-Julin, and Amber Nettles
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Taryn Allen
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Brianna Wellen
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Colette Willard
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Adam M. Rhodes
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Salem Collo-Julin
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Amber Nettles
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pandemic
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City Life
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Feature
Nov 2, 2020
Cuddle Bunny is a furry, feel-good utopia
Destress at the city's only bunny club.
By Meggie Gates
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Barbara Burdick
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Maureen Warren
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Sophie Frieden
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Anti-Cruelty Society
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Shelter Bypass
Arts & Culture
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Feature
Sep 16, 2020
The lingering spirits of the California Clipper
The neighborhood tavern may be closing, but it’s forever a part of Chicago’s boozy, haunted history.
By Micco Caporale
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Brendan Sodikoff
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Gino Battaglia
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Chicago Haunted Handbook
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Daniel Majid
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Stephen Spataro
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Caporusso
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Max Brumbach
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Feature
Jul 9, 2020
The calm ones amid the COVID-19 storm
For some, the self-isolation and shutdowns have been a welcome change of pace.
By Lyndee Yamshon
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Ella Yung
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Nikola Tesla
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Pride 2020
Jun 23, 2020
The new face of DEI work
Tiffany Hudson and her partners are bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion to Chicago businesses their way.
By Brianna Wellen
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Nova Collective
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Feature
Apr 28, 2020
Propagation in isolation
Money doesn’t grow on trees, but other trees do!
By Maya Dukmasova
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Damiane Nickles
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Feature
Apr 10, 2020
Dating at a distance
What it’s like to virtually flirt at the hot new first-date spot: Google Hangouts
By Rachel Hawley
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Arts & Culture
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Valentine's Day
Feb 12, 2020
Beyond the heartbreak hotel
Four places where relationships sunk
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Lincoln Park Zoo
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The Replacements
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Taste of Chicago
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Wicker Park
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Nelson Algren
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The Weiner's Circle
City Life
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Feature
Feb 12, 2020
#BreakupRituals
How do you mend a broken heart? Twitter has some answers.
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Valentine's Day
City Life
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Feature
Dec 18, 2019
2019: Year in review
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Introduction
Nov 6, 2019
Best of Chicago 2019
We're all winners.
By Karen Hawkins
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City Life
Nov 6, 2019
Best of Chicago 2019: City Life
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Sports & Recreation
Nov 6, 2019
Best of Chicago 2019: Sports & Recreation
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Buy Local
Nov 6, 2019
Best of Chicago 2019: Buy Local
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Cannabis
Nov 6, 2019
Best of Chicago 2019: Cannabis
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Cannabis
Nov 6, 2019
Critics' Picks
Staff Pick: Best budtender
Lorena Cupcake
By Jamie Ludwig
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Buy Local
Nov 6, 2019
Critics' Picks
Staff Pick: Best T-shirt shop
Querying the concept of T-shirt shops
By Maya Dukmasova
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Buy Local
Nov 6, 2019
Critics' Picks
Staff pick: Best huge old thrift shop, about to disappear
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center
By Deanna Isaacs
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Nov 6, 2019
Critics' Picks
Staff Pick: Best attraction
Chicago Cultural Center
By Leor Galil
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Feature
Oct 17, 2019
Ode to the Green Line
A vital—and vexing—vehicle that connects Chicago’s Black communities on the south and west sides
By W.D. Floyd
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Garfield Park Conservatory
City Life
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Feature
Aug 6, 2014
What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago's floating daytime clubland
As the name implies, this party-hearty pocket of Lake Michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior.
By Jake Malooley
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Honey I Shrunk My Wallet
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Jardine Water Filtration Plant
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