A Jewish Deli Exhibit to Get You Thinking
Plus, some deli observations, a yibin obsession, and more.
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
It’s Time for Biden to Make Room for Another Candidate
A Washington Post poll found a “generic Democrat” beats Trump 48-40. It’s a perfect opportunity for the likes of California Governor Gavin Newsom or our own Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Dinner and a Show
Ummo, the splashy new opening from the group behind Tzuco, is as much about the scene as the food.
Chicago Gets Its Second Three-Star Michelin Restaurant
The biggest prize of the evening went to Smyth, the West Loop tasting menu spot. It joins only 12 other U.S. restaurants with this highest distinction.
Michelle T. Boone
The Poetry Foundation president, 62, on skeptics, Rahm Emanuel, and an old TV show
The Indeterminate Sentence of Johnnie Veal
Who deserves to be paroled and who doesn’t? Deciding that is an imprecise process, one that grapples with our fundamental approach to incarceration, as this excerpt from the new book Correction shows.
Five Corner Store Conversions for Sale
These properties really emphasize the convenience in convenience store.
Inside the Wonderfully Strange Story of The Night Parade
In her beautiful and bizarre book The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir, Chicago-area author Jami Nakamura Lin draws upon the folklore, monsters, and myths of her Japanese Taiwanese Okinawan American heritage to explode conventional narratives of mental illness and grief. Born in Chicago, Nakamura Lin grew up in Rolling Meadows, spent her 20s in Ravenswood … Read more
Pro-life or Pro-lie?
A new state law cracks down on deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers, but a legal challenge claims Illinois is violating free speech.