Woman Misses a Chicago Christmas After Being Jailed For Swearing

By Whet Moser

A Michigan judge tosses an Indiana woman in the slammer for muttering frustrated nothings, after she was given the run-around by his courthouse on a traffic fine. It's not the first time he's come down hard on someone who didn't take kindly to his office. Read more

AllSaints Spitalfields Shearling Jacket

By Heiji Choy Black

Stay warm and look chic in this little lovely. Read more

Review: Graham Parker and the Rumour Reunite

By Kevin McKeough

The band comes together for the first time in 30 years, in the wake of their cameo in Judd Apatow’s This is 40 Read more

Southern Accents Are 'Nice,' Northern Accents Are 'Smart' and 'In Charge,' Even to Little Kids

By Whet Moser

A study of how kids in Illinois view Northern and Southern accents finds that stereotypes take hold early and harden with age. But it's not regional bias: kids from Tennessee feel the same way. Read more

Geoffrey Johnson Discusses Top Hospitals

Senior editor Geoffrey Johnson visited the set of WGN-TV's midday news show to discuss Top Hospitals, as featured in the January issue of Chicago magazine. Read more

The Year in Chicago Weather: Nothing Happened, Except for a Record Mold Count

By Whet Moser

There was some notable weather this year in Chicago, but it's notable for its lack of snow, rain, and cold. This year was all about heat and dryness, but it did stay humid enough for us to surpass the city's mold-count record in August. Read more

Does Having an Irish Name Help You Get Elected In Chicago?

By Whet Moser

It's a truism that being identifiably part of the Irish diaspora, at least on a ballot, is a huge advantage in Chicago's provincial, low-information electoral contests. But a look at judicial elections, among the lowest-information of all, indicates that the advantage is barely statistically significant. Read more

The Year We Actually Threw The Bums Out, Or At Least Some Of Them

By Whet Moser

Judicial appointments in Cook County are generally considered to be lifetime appointments; no judge has lost his or her job since 1990. But in 1990, we fired seven of them, almost as many as have been recalled in every other election combined. What happened? Read more

In River Forest, a Remnant of the Century of Progress

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $749,000
The Property: At the Century of Progress World’s Fair held on Chicago’s lakefront from 1933 to 1934, the Federal Housing Administration exhibited a model for a house it hoped to see spring up all over the country. It’s believed that this River Forest residence is that house, rebuilt on a corner lot after the fair... Read more

The Top 5 Things to Do This Week

By Emmet Sullivan

On your agenda: A final Nutcracker… a dark comedy at the Steppenwolf starring Jimmy Smits… free art, plus the weekend plans of Hubbard Street Dance Company’s Zac Whittenburg Read more

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