What to Expect from Your Hamilton Chicago Cast
Meet the soon-to-be stars in Hamilton's first run out of New York.
All Stories
Can Jerryon Stevens Be Saved?
He’s a kid from the West Side, a former straight-A student. Last summer, at 15, he was arrested for selling heroin. This spring, one of his best friends was gunned...
Christmas vs. Hanukkah: Two Comics Sound Off
Two rising standup comics—one raised Catholic, the other a Jew—go head to head on the merits of their holiday traditions.
Paris, After
A chronicler of Chicago’s violence finds himself in the middle of a new crime scene abroad
Tony Fitzpatrick Believes Chi-Raq Will Help Save Lives
Seven questions for the artist/actor/writer who plays Captain Riptide in Spike Lee’s upcoming movie
Why Amanda Williams Painted This Building the Color of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
The visual artist has been repainting structures all around the South Side. Her latest work is now on display as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
The Mountains of Black Dust Next Door Were Covering Them in Grime. So They Fought Back.
After BP started storing millions of tons of a refinery byproduct on the Southeast Side, residents fought back. Their story, told through photos
The Change Agent
Rob Garofalo of Lurie Children’s Hospital is leading the way in helping transgender kids switch sexes. But the doctor’s work raises a thorny question: How young is too young?
Jose Lopez’s Last Stand
The Puerto Rican stronghold of Humboldt Park is fast becoming one of the city’s hottest neighborhoods. Meet the man who wants to stop that.
The Best and Worst of Lollapalooza 2014
Between eight stages, 150 shows, and a couple hundred thousand fans, these were the incredible highs and totally lame lows of the weekend festival.