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Sophie Lucido Johnson Writes (And Draws) About Parenting (And Polyamory) Better Than Anyone

We caught up with the Chicago author, illustrator and "New Yorker" cartoonist

Nobody Does Christmas in Chicago Like the Music Box

We spoke with the team behind the theater's 39th annual holiday sing-along and double feature

A “Nutcracker” Dancer’s Guide to the Best of Holiday Chicago

The best (and dancer-approved!) spa services and cheat meals in the Windy City

Top Chicago Art Specialist Zachary Wirsum on How to Start Your Own Collection

Plus, the artists the Hindman Auctions director has on his own walls

31 Fall Concerts in Chicago You Won’t Want To Miss 

See Dave Matthews in Chicago (without, you know, the other thing)

An Unbeatable Scientific Field Trip Is Just an Hour Outside Chicago

Here are five ways to experience Fermilab, the nation’s premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory

This Program Is Working to Fix the Destruction of the War on Drugs

Elevating Black "cannapreneurs," one grant at a time

In Chicago’s Demolition Days, Richard Nickel Stood in the Way

The pioneering preservationist and his architectural muse are the subjects of a new exhibit at the Driehaus Museum

The Blues Brothers Tribute Band Michael Jordan (Really) Calls a “Must-See” 

"We just really wanted folks to remember John Belushi. He was a great guy."

10 Chicago Chefs on What "The Bear" Gets Right (And Really Wrong)

"Mostly I was amazed by the extremely expensive kitchen they put together while having no money and being indebted to the mob"

Once an Industrial Wasteland, Chicago's Big Marsh Park Rises Again

A new environmental center, designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, offers an ideal gateway to this reclaimed landscape

8 Pitchfork After-Shows With a High Probability of Absolute Musical Transcendence

Don’t miss the show everybody’s going to be talking about

Cook County’s Got a Brand New Flag, Designed by a High School Student

There's a reason this flag has six seven-pointed stars, while Chicago's has four six-pointed stars (it all checks out)

As “A League of Their Own” Turns 30, Revisiting Chicago’s Key Role in the All-American Sports Story

Plus: The All-Am league you never heard of — the one where players could wear shorts, not skirts

Photographer Vashon Jordan Jr. on 6 Images That Define Chicago

The acclaimed photog is only 23 years old, but you’ve definitely seen his snaps