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Two Soldiers
By Bryan Smith
Kris Walker and George Obourn Jr. grew up best friends In central Illinois. They played brass in the high-school band, got into the usual teenage scrapes, and Enlisted in the army together. In a span of hours, both were killed in action in Iraq—binding them in death, and adding layers of sadness and solace for two grieving families. Read more
Mr. Danger
By Tony Adler
Tracy Letts’s latest work—a sprawling family saga that premières this summer—suggests where some of that menacing energy comes from. Read more
A New Order
By Jay Pridmore
Though he was one of its chief architects, rainmakers, and partners, Adrian Smith was recently ushered out the door here at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Is the celebrated 70-year-old architectural firm shrewdly remaking itself for the 21st century—or suffering through an intercity power play? Read more
Dramatic Effect
By Mara Tapp
The director Robert Falls made his name putting on groundbreaking shows that examine the psychological wreckage of tortured souls. Now, celebrating 20 years with the Goodman Theatre and settled into fatherhood, he is tackling the story of one of the most tormented fathers ever Read more
Treasure Hunter
By Marcia Froelke Coburn
At Architectural Artifacts, his huge store in Ravenswood, Stuart Grannen holds court in a kingdom of the beautiful, the rescued, and the reclaimed Read more
Five Days on the Line
By Jennifer Tanaka
After dinner at Alinea, the radically inventive restaurant that opened a year and a half ago, a Chicago magazine reporter signed on to work in the kitchen and check out the magic. Read more
Revisionist History
By Karin Horgan Sullivan
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the Chicago Historical society has changed its name and hopes a $27.5-million overhaul and an unlikely new president will revive the city’s oldest cultural institution Read more
The Wendy City
By Debra Pickett
If you don't know her already, you will soon. Wendy Abrams eco-advocate, political insider, philanthropist, mother of four unveils Chicago's new public sculpture project this summer. And it's no cows on parade. Read more
The Speech
By David Bernstein
A behind-the-scenes look at the politicking, plotting, and preparation that went into Obama's breakthrough moment Read more
Heir Jordan
By Noah Isackson
From March 2007: He has weathered the pressure of being Michael Jordan's son and managed to build a strong high-school record. Now Jeffrey Jordan has his sights set on college hoops. Read more