Contributors
September 2009: John Conroy, Ruth Lopez, Bridget Maiellaro, Cassie Walker, Ryan Robinson
Ad Categories: City Life
The Food Desert
Major swaths of Chicago lack access to healthful food. This simple truth hides a thicket of related problems that researchers, activists, and public officials are struggling to resolve
For Pols on the Spot, One Phone Call
Who loves public corruption? Defense attorneys.
The Jay Cutler Playbook
He swaggered into town with a gun for an arm and a penchant for shooting from the lip, raising hopes that he was the savior who would return the Bears to Super Bowl glory—but also questions about his judgment and leadership. As the Bears gear up for the 2009 season, we examine the file on the team’s ballyhooed new quarterback—and explain what all the fuss is about
Do We Spot a Trend?
National news outlets are picking Chicago to be a local media incubator
Sex & Love
Even if romance doesn’t quite top food, clothing, or shelter on the hierarchy of needs for most Chicagoans, it’s a good bet that it tops the list of wants for many. In the following pages, we explore the intimate side of our town—and find it to be far friskier than the staid Midwestern stereotype suggests. Ever wonder what goes on in the bedrooms of ordinary Chicagoans? Or what really happened inside the Playboy mansion when Hef was frolicking in his Chicago heyday? For the answers to these and other urgent questions, read on.
I Married a Mad Man
A Chicago ad legend inspired countless memorable campaigns, my own unbelievable love story, and, decades later, a hit leading man.
Contributors
August 2009: Myra Janco Daniels, Michael Lenehan, Ryan Blitstein, Nathan Kirkman, Rod O’Connor
Senator Chuckles
In the wiretapped phone conversation between Roland Burris and Robert Blagojevich, the former governor’s brother and chief fundraiser, Burris repeatedly utters a nervous laugh—seven times, in fact, as indicated by “(chuckles)” in the transcript of the six-and-a-half-minute tape. We asked Robert Provine, a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation (Viking; 2000), to … Read more
Table of Contents
Cover Story Best of Chicago Good: the well spoken of, the longtime favorites, the new and surprising. Better: the perfect extra fillip, the graceful technique, the revelatory debut. Features Numbers Man by Ryan Blitstein After three top city jobs, including a stint as the mayor’s chief of staff, Ron Huberman brings his technocratic skills … Read more