The Two-Minute Guide to the NHL Winter Classic By Scott King It’s outdoor hockey time! The Blackhawks brave the elements at Notre Dame in front of their largest crowd ever. Read more
Chicago Magazine's Most-Read Stories of 2018 From food allergies the future of our skyline, the stories you loved the most this year. Read more
My Grandmother's Chicago By Elly Fishman Penned in her memoir-writing class, these stories reveal a city where wonder was easy to find. Read more
Trailing Chicago's Urban Explorers By Leta Dickinson Inside a chemical plant, a gum factory, and other warehouses with a local group of adventurers Read more
Will Illinois Help Fix the Weed Industry's Diversity Problem? By Mark Caro As the state preps for the inevitable legalization of cannabis, questions linger about minority business owners being left behind. Read more
10 Stories You Should Read Right Now By Kim Bellware Blago's arrest, the Field Museum’s future, and the new Bulls coach Read more
David Orr, Newly Retired, Unloads on the Machine By Mike Thomas The recently retired Cook County clerk, 74, on Eddie Vrdolyak, machine politics, and screaming at the TV Read more
Kim Foxx Wants to Tell You a Story By Carol FelsenthalPhotography by Lucy Hewett In her mission to reform a tarnished office, the high-wattage Cook County state’s attorney is reaching deep into her past. Read more
From the Vault: The United States of America v. Frank Walus By Phoebe Mogharei Forty years ago, a Polish immigrant stood accused of heinous war crimes in a trial that couldn’t stay focused on him. Read more
Bad at Cocktail Parties? Here's Four Tips on Making Small Talk Anne Libera, director of comedy studies at Columbia College and Second City instructor, offers these pointers for acing small talk. Read more
