Events Newsletters Subscribe

Tag: Long Reads
The Great Illinois Road Trip
We sent novelist Camille Bordas on a weeklong journey to discover the joys of our own backyard. No interstates, no cities, no chain hotels. Just old-fashioned diners, cozy inns, picturesque vineyards, and lots of wide-open spaces. In other words, the ideal summer road trip. Read more
How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
Moderated by Brianna WellenPhotography by Clayton Hauck
Six Chicago comedians walk into a bar ... and have a frank (and funny) discussion about harassment, patriarchy, creepy men, and other things no one’s supposed to joke about. Read more
Watching the Detectives
By Tom ChiarellaPhotos by Ross Feighery
You can run, but if John Frycek and his crew of private eyes are on your tail, good luck trying to hide. Read more
“They don't live very fancy here at Cabrini”
By Ben Austen
Thirty-seven years ago, Mayor Jane Byrne moved into the Cabrini-Green housing project to draw attention to the violence and poverty there. It would become one of the most famous—and factious—publicity stunts in the city’s history. Read more
Everything Is Not Fine
By Lauren Williamson
Learning that your infant needs cranial surgery is terrifying—even more so when you’ve been repeatedly assured that he doesn’t. Read more
Lena Waithe Comes Home
Interview by Carrie Schedler
Fresh off an Emmy win, the suddenly in-demand screenwriter returns to her roots with The Chi, her new series about life on the South Side. Read more