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- News & Politics, Feature Jun 24, 2020
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Activists say mayor’s police reform promises ring hollow
Lori Lightfoot has hampered the process of installing a police oversight council, activists say, despite making it a major part of her public safety platform during her mayoral run.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jun 16, 2020
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A tragic plane crash denied horn-rock juggernaut Chase their legacy
Bill Chase’s virtuosic nine-piece band, powered by four trumpets, belongs on the same pedestal as Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 27, 2020
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Slide guitarist John Littlejohn brought Mississippi country blues to Chicago
His raw style grew from the same soil that produced Elmore James, but he never became a star outside the Windy City.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 14, 2020
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George ‘Wild Child’ Butler breathed new life into raw, old-fashioned blues
This stubbornly idiosyncratic harmonica player had lousy luck with recordings, but he thrived for four decades onstage.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 6, 2020
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Blues singer Lucille Spann earned a share of her famous husband’s spotlight
Most of her recordings were with star pianist Otis Spann, but she released a great solo album in 1974.
- City Life, Feature Oct 17, 2019
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Ode to the Green Line
A vital—and vexing—vehicle that connects Chicago’s Black communities on the south and west sides
- City Life, Sightseeing Oct 10, 2019
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Field notes from the war on sex
A century ago, the Committee of Fifteen hunted for “houses of ill-fame.”
- Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Oct 9, 2019
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'Why do straight guys like anal so much?' and other questions from live audiences
After a brief tour of the upper midwest, Dan Savage delves into the queries he didn't get to.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 3, 2019
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‘Enough is enough’
Many in Chicago's Hong Kong community share common concerns for the safety of loved ones back home.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Sep 26, 2019
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A pageant to foster Asian American female leaders
Photos from the Miss Chinese Chicago Pageant 2019
- Arts & Culture, Feature Sep 13, 2019
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The dog days of summer
Photos from Dog Day at Guaranteed Rate Field
- Music, Music Feature Sep 6, 2019
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Why is Chicago jazz so successful in Europe?
Expat musicians Frank Rosaly and Rob Clearfield discuss the differences between pursuing jazz here and overseas.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 16, 2019
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A streamable mixtape of Pitchfork’s Chicago sounds
This year the festival booked enough acts from in and around Chicago to fill one side of a 90-minute cassette.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jul 10, 2019
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‘Setting the Stage’ tells the story of Chicago theater in 56 objects
Lights! Costumes! Props! They’re all here at the Design Museum of Chicago
- News & Politics, Comics Feature Jun 13, 2019
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Pregnant? Worried? Call Jane
- City Life, Comics Feature May 2, 2019
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The Chicago shorts thermometer
- News & Politics, Feature Apr 11, 2019
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'The house is yours'
Resettlement agencies say refugees are moving to the suburbs in search of cheaper homes and better-paying jobs.
- Film, Movie Review Mar 23, 2019
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Chicago is the real star of the surprisingly powerful Captive State
For those of us who love the city, more than just the plot is familiar in this sly takedown of gentrification and authoritarianism.
- Arts & Culture, Architecture Mar 22, 2019
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Survival of the starter home
Could a design contest help replenish Chicago’s affordable housing stock?
- News & Politics, Feature Mar 21, 2019
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Warning bells
With a Democrat in the governor's office, Metra expects to finally get an influx of cash—but will it be enough to make up for the years-long backlog?
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Mar 4, 2019
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Chicago’s black artists are coming home
Despite the black exodus from Chicago, black artists are thriving and tell a story with a common thread: the city provides comfort and inspiration.
- News & Politics, Politics Feb 4, 2019
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Can Toni Preckwinkle distance herself from the machine?
She's tried to position herself as a progressive outsider but still has a reputation as the "Boss."
- News & Politics, Politics Jan 17, 2019
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Is Lori Lightfoot really the progressive candidate?
Does the reform candidate stand a chance in post-Rahm Chicago?
- News & Politics, Feature Jan 17, 2019
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A grandfather's life in images
Portraits and archival photographs evoke a long journey.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 20, 2018
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The flu explainer Chicago didn’t know it needed
Health is a civic undertaking.
