When Charlie Chaplin Tramped Through Uptown By Kathleen Rooney Before Hollywood became Hollywood, it was here, too. Read more
How a Local Band Went Viral in Lithuania By David McMillin Local act Fort Frances became a one-hit wonder on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Read more
Lightfoot’s Legacy By Edward Robert McClelland Yes, she did not play well with others, but the departing mayor also curbed ward fiefdoms and boosted neglected neighborhoods. Read more
Five Things: It Was Leopold, Not Loeb By Julia M. Klein A new book on Chicago’s most famous thrill killers argues we’ve had it wrong about the mastermind. Here’s what we learned. Read more
