By Jennifer Tanaka
Locals talk about favorite spots in their neighborhoods—Pilsen, Berwyn, Logan Square, and more Read more
Jennifer Tanaka
By Esther Kang, Megan Lovejoy, Jennifer Moore, Penny Pollack, Jeff Ruby, Lena Singer, Jennifer Tanaka, Kim Thornton, Todd Urban, and Cassie Walker
We polled reviewers, contributors, and foodies around town for this list of favorite dishes in 40 city neighborhoods and suburbs. Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
MOUTH WIDE OPEN: We pick the 40 moments in recent Chicago history that made you stop, blink, and say, "Oh my God!" Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
GETTING IN: What has changed about the admissions process—and how those changes affect your kindergartener’s chances of getting into a sought-after public school Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
Otis McDonald sued for the right to own a handgun in Chicago, and the Supreme Court ruled in his favor on June 28. Read his story, from our archives Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
Tonight, American Theater Company (ATC), a stalwart off-Loop house in North Center, will present part one of its ambitious Silver Project, a series of plays that attempts, one year at a time, to chronicle the 25 years since the theatre company was founded. If you go tonight, you can catch a quirky gem titled ‘cause I know you got soul... Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
In the June 2010 issue of Chicago magazine, we profiled six farmers who represent the best of what local farming has to offer—small batch harvests, raised with care. Here’s a complete list of where Chicagoans can find their produce and products. Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka and Jennifer Wehunt
Fresh off huge recent job on Broadway, the Chicago director David Cromer shines a naked light bulb on the American classic A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. We review his new production via Gchat... Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
Stacy Oliver, the assistant director at Northwestern University’s Center for the Writing Arts, says she was kicking around ideas with Reginald Gibbons, her boss, when inspiration hit. Today in culture, Oliver recalls saying, “there seems to be this wonderful partnership with the picture and the word.” And, blam, a panel discussion about the rise of the graphic story was born... Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
Tonight at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago magazine honors the winners of our 2010 Green Awards. The thing about the event—which is really fun and always has great food—is that because it is, for budget reasons, closed to the public, our wonderful honorees end up mingling with us, their guests, and other leaders in the local green community... Read more