How Sharone R. Mitchell Jr. Hopes to Fix a Broken Justice System By Anne Ford New Cook County public defender Sharone R. Mitchell Jr. on prioritizing reform Read more
Revisiting Steve McMichael’s Heyday By Tal Rosenberg Looking back at the former Bears wild man while he battles a debilitating disease. Read more
How LaVelle Sykes Built His Urban Fashion Empire By Scoop Jackson On friendship, sneakers, and being a Black man with a plan in a city that too often eats its own. Read more
Chicago’s Arts Scene Has a Race Problem By J. Howard Rosier Can a seven-year-old antiracism nonprofit solve it? The city’s biggest cultural institutions are betting heavily that it can. Read more
How to Spend $100 at Capucine By Heidi Mitchell A frothy new Bucktown boutique sprinkles in a little vintage flatware and local jewelry, and a whole lot of transporting joy. Read more
How Julie DiCaro is Fighting Sexism in Sports Media Interview by Lauren Williamson In her new book, the sports journalist speaks for female colleagues wounded by misogyny and bias. Read more
Tackling the New Motherhood Taboo Interview by Kathleen Rooney Julia Fine’s second novel untangles the traumas of new motherhood, with a dash of the paranormal. Read more
