No Quiet in the Library
As she ends her American Library Association term, Tracie D. Hall warns against efforts to hinder our access to books.
All Stories
Ride Alongside a Father and Son in a New Cycling Documentary
When local filmmaker Eric D. Seals set out to chronicle his father Donnie’s transformation into a biking enthusiast late in life, he thought he was going to tell a simple...
The Peacemaker
For Vaughn Bryant, an architect of antiviolence initiatives, making Chicago safer means playing the long game.
This Dreamer Cometh
In his new biography of MLK, Jonathan Eig presents a radical yet human portrait of the crusader.
Five Things: Seeking Justice for Emmett Till
The new book A Few Days Full of Trouble details the long struggle of the Chicago teenager’s family to get legal accountability for his brutal murder. Here’s what we learned.
Architects of Hope
In their new book, Blair Kamin and Lee Bey ponder how building equitably can better shape this city.
Nick Cave
The Activist Artist
Best Personal Meditation on Chicago
Dawn Turner’s Three Girls From Bronzeville For many of us, there comes a moment when we wonder just how we landed where we are. We may wonder, too, how our...
Escape the City at a Beach … in the City
The 24 sandy beaches that line Chicago’s eastern edge all have distinct personalities and flavors. But instead of jostling with throngs of beachgoers at North Avenue Beach or 35th Street...
We Aren’t Afraid to March for Justice
I was what we call a cub reporter when I showed up at City Hall in June 1999 to interview people who were marching and shouting outside the mayor’s office....