How a Kid from Rural Illinois Made Slagel Family Farm the Hottest Meat Purveyor in Chicago By Carrie Schedler; Photos by Ross Feighery It all started with a junior college marketing class and a copy of Chicago magazine. Read more
Let Us Celebrate the Suntman By Bryan Smith Need to set someone on fire? Call Rick LeFevour. Read more
Exclusive: Jose Abreu Talks for the First Time About Leaving Cuba By Michael E. Miller Abreu’s backstory has been a mystery to even the most devout Sox fans—until now. Read more
Steve Dahl Won’t Shut Up By Bryan Smith After six years in exile, the original shock jock is back on the radio. But is anybody listening? Read more
How Bob Odenkirk Became Saul Goodman By Jeff Ruby Long a cult favorite in comedy, Bob Odenkirk has finally found wider recognition—and respect—through a shady character named Saul. Read more
These 5 Amazing Medical Innovations Are Being Developed in Chicago By Lorie A. Parch and Joel Reese These homegrown innovations are making their way from benchtop to bedside. Each has the potential to dramatically change medicine and improve—even save—lives. Read more
Why Is Chicago Losing Its Catholics? By Elizabeth Fenner More Chicagoans than ever are leaving the church. Can new archbishop Blase Cupich change that? Read more
How Video Games Became a Varsity Sport at Robert Morris University By Jeff Ruby Chicago’s Robert Morris University is the first college in the country to make video games a varsity sport. Read more
The Trouble with Robbins By Bryan Smith Inept police, backroom deals, rampant blight: how the Chicago area’s most historic black town was laid low—and why it’s so hard to fix Read more
Why Jose Lopez Stands Between Gentrification and Humboldt Park By Elly Fishman The Puerto Rican stronghold of Humboldt Park is fast becoming one of the city’s hottest neighborhoods. Meet the man who wants to stop that. Read more
