Big Pharma Guinea Pig: The Hardest Easy Job By Rod O’Connor If you don't mind the occasional rash, vomiting, diarrhea, or 14-day headache, testing drugs in clinical trials can be a "sleep-away camp for adults" that pays pretty well. Read more
How I Learned to Arrange Flowers Like a Pro By Rod O’Connor Our writer became a florist for a day under the tutelage of Peninsula Chicago’s floral design artists. Read more
A Lesson on Pasta Making from the Experts at Monteverde By Rod O’Connor A James Beard Award–winning 'Top Chef' runner-up, and the Italian nonna she learned from, teach our writer how to make ravioli. Read more
Where Everybody Knows Your Name By Rod O’Connor After moving to a new neighborhood upended his social life, our writer goes on the hunt for a new favorite tavern. Read more
Solving a Marital Dispute, Antiques Roadshow-Style By Rod O’Connor Whose family heirlooms are worth more? I visited a professional appraiser to find out. Read more
A Day in the Life of City Health Inspectors, a.k.a. the Sanitarians By Rod O’Connor We go hunting for fruit flies and tepid chicken tenders with two workers from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Read more
My Big League Spa Day at Trump Hotel By Rod O’Connor Can some tremendous pampering make me great again? Read more
Christmas in July: I Faced My Fears at Santa’s Village By Rod O’Connor Nobody serves up a sweaty, nostalgia-filled day of summer fun like the big guy in the red suit. Read more
How to Cook an Entire Wild Boar By Rod O’Connor A tale of a city dude, his Weber grill, and a big honking slab of meat Read more
Should We Be Worried About Milwaukee's Attempt to Lure Us Up North? By Rod O’Connor Our northern neighbors want to win Chicagoans’ hearts—really, really bad. Read more
