Read an Artist’s Riveting Life Story
Riva Lehrer’s self-portrait Blue Veronika (used on the cover of Golem Girl) Photograph: Tom O’Dowd In 1958, When Riva Lehrer was born with spina bifida — a congenital disorder that...
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Learn Something New
Make a documentary. Build your own guitar. Cook with an award-winning chef. Write a novel. These 33 adult education classes will expand your horizons and teach you skills you can...
A Two-Minute Guide to the Forge: Lemont Quarries
The new 300-acre adventure park brings extreme outdoor sports to a southwest suburban landscape. Here's what you'll find there.
Take a Socially Distant Dip in These Inflatable Pools
Soak the summer away in your backyard.
This Pilsen Artisan Makes Oak Couture
Gustav Reyes transforms unwanted wood into objets d’art.
Four Touches to Make Your Home a Little More Livable
Turn your home into a sanctuary of good vibes.
Happy 40th Birthday to the Word “Yuppie”
Four decades ago, in a May 1980 Chicago article, Dan Rottenberg was the first to use the term in print.
The GOAT
Before Girl & the Goat, there was just chef Stephanie Izard and a whole lot of pressure.
How to Shoot a Building
Architecture photog Nick Ulivieri shares his secrets
Kim Knoll Became a Painter While Daydreaming at Work
The graphic designer turns her favorite travel memories into abstract works of art.