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Produced by the city’s best writers and editors, Chicago magazine offers an award-winning combination of smart service journalism and provocative narrative stories, knit together with top-notch photography and elegant design.

Fresh from Broadway, director Whitney White returns home with 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding', a comedy set in an immigra...
01/09/2025

Fresh from Broadway, director Whitney White returns home with 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding', a comedy set in an immigrant-owned hair salon.

The director brings her Tony-nominated comedy, set in an immigrant-owned hair salon, to Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Photojournalist John H. White doesn't fear death. "I fear not getting some things accomplished that I need to do." Read ...
01/08/2025

Photojournalist John H. White doesn't fear death. "I fear not getting some things accomplished that I need to do." Read more from White on covering Ali, having a gun pointed at him, and more.

The Pulitzer Prize winner, 79, talks about covering Ali and having a gun pointed at him.

Elston Avenue was once a Native American trail, a traffic-clogged toll plank road, and now a popular alternative to the ...
01/07/2025

Elston Avenue was once a Native American trail, a traffic-clogged toll plank road, and now a popular alternative to the Kennedy Expressway. This major thoroughfare has some great available properties nearby. Here are five homes for sale now.

Once a Native American trail, a traffic-clogged toll plank road, and now a popular alternative to the Kennedy Expressway, this major thoroughfare has some great available properties nearby.

Who know Bridgeport better than a Daley? Lobbyist and Lumpen Radio host John R. Daley recommends these four spots in his...
01/07/2025

Who know Bridgeport better than a Daley? Lobbyist and Lumpen Radio host John R. Daley recommends these four spots in his neighborhood.

Lobbyist and Lumpen Radio host John R. Daley recommends these four spots.

Nine years ago, Elly Fishman wrote about the uncertain future of a teenage boy from the West Side named Jerryon Stevens....
01/07/2025

Nine years ago, Elly Fishman wrote about the uncertain future of a teenage boy from the West Side named Jerryon Stevens.

Now he's in jail on a murder charge, while at home his mother tries to hold her fractured family together.

At a crossroads when Chicago profiled him nine years ago, Jerryon Stevens is now in jail, awaiting trial on a murder charge. At home, his mother reckons with her son’s path — and tries to hold her fractured family together.

Baker Maria Alejandra Rivera is self-taught, but the perfectly tender bite of the pastel de nata at Cadinho Bakery & Caf...
01/06/2025

Baker Maria Alejandra Rivera is self-taught, but the perfectly tender bite of the pastel de nata at Cadinho Bakery & Café proclaims her skill.

Baker Maria Alejandra Rivera is self-taught, but the perfectly tender bite of her pastel de nata proclaims her skill.

"A rat hole in the cement, a rusted chain link fence, a car with no tires — all of these things, to me, are also beautif...
01/06/2025

"A rat hole in the cement, a rusted chain link fence, a car with no tires — all of these things, to me, are also beautiful. And for a moment, people saw it, too.” reflects on the one-year anniversary of his Chicago Rat Hole experience.

The man who drew attention to a rodent-shaped crevice in a Roscoe Village sidewalk looks back at the whimsy and woe it generated.

Preeti Chalsani, the business development lead for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, takes us behind scene...
01/06/2025

Preeti Chalsani, the business development lead for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, takes us behind scenes of the state's $500 million investment — to be located on the former U.S. Steel South Works site in South Chicago.

The business development lead for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park takes us behind scenes of the $500 million investment in the next generation of technology.

Marvin Baroota (), the artist behind Angel Reese’s tricked-out sneakers, can customize your kicks too.
01/03/2025

Marvin Baroota (), the artist behind Angel Reese’s tricked-out sneakers, can customize your kicks too.

You, too, can commission artist Marvin Baroota to customize your sneakers.

It’s coffee, it’s dessert, it’s an affogato — a combination of ice cream and espresso. Here are four places we think you...
01/02/2025

It’s coffee, it’s dessert, it’s an affogato — a combination of ice cream and espresso. Here are four places we think you should order one.

It’s coffee, it’s dessert, it’s an affogato — a combination of ice cream and espresso. Here's where we think you should order one.

In 2024, readers couldn't get enough of our food-centric packages, the story of a suburb's dark secret, and the careful ...
12/31/2024

In 2024, readers couldn't get enough of our food-centric packages, the story of a suburb's dark secret, and the careful craftsmanship behind knives and ramen.

In the last year, readers couldn't get enough of our food-centric packages, the story of a suburb's dark secret, and the careful craftsmanship behind knives and ramen.

We're headed into a new year — and you need plans. Take a look at our January agenda for the 10 things we recommend addi...
12/30/2024

We're headed into a new year — and you need plans. Take a look at our January agenda for the 10 things we recommend adding to your calendar.

Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month

Emanuel Edwards is “part historian, part stylist, part sewing artist” who stitches together memories at The Goody Vault...
12/27/2024

Emanuel Edwards is “part historian, part stylist, part sewing artist” who stitches together memories at The Goody Vault

Owner Emanuel Edwards is “part historian, part stylist, part sewing artist.”

Why all the K, L, M, N, O, P street names on the Northwest and West Sides? Edward P. Brennan, the father of the city’s g...
12/26/2024

Why all the K, L, M, N, O, P street names on the Northwest and West Sides? Edward P. Brennan, the father of the city’s grid numbering system, had another clever idea for keeping street names straight.

Edward P. Brennan, the father of the city’s grid numbering system, had another clever idea for keeping street names straight.

These smartly curated independent booze shops pair potables with staff expertise. Find which store fits the bill for you...
12/23/2024

These smartly curated independent booze shops pair potables with staff expertise. Find which store fits the bill for you:

These smartly curated independent spirits stores pair potables with staff expertise.

Pickings are slim in real estate this time of year, but you can still get a jump on desirable homes — like the four Mich...
12/23/2024

Pickings are slim in real estate this time of year, but you can still get a jump on desirable homes — like the four Michigan properties in this week's slideshow.

Pickings are slim in real estate this time of year, but you can still get a jump on desirable homes — like the four Michigan properties in this week's slideshow.

Cold city, hot restaurants: Our January 2025 Hot List is LIVE! See where you should drink and dine now:
12/20/2024

Cold city, hot restaurants: Our January 2025 Hot List is LIVE! See where you should drink and dine now:

The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat

A new documentary, "In Their Hands", examines Illinois's parole system through one man's story. Read Ben Austen's () int...
12/20/2024

A new documentary, "In Their Hands", examines Illinois's parole system through one man's story. Read Ben Austen's () interview with documentarian Dan Protess.

A new documentary, In Their Hands, examines Illinois's parole system through one man's story.

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Chicago magazine offers an award-winning combination of smart service journalism and provocative narrative stories, knit together with top-notch photography and elegant design. Together with its online version, Chicagomag.com, Chicago helps readers get the most out of the city and nearby suburbs.