Doors Closing
With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the L is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving.
All Stories
Isabelle Frances McGuire
The Avant-Garde Artist
Cale Darrell
The Style Resetter
Christy George
The Party Host
The Planet Hunter
Astrophysicist Jacob Bean has devoted his career to studying worlds beyond our solar system. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, he can observe them in greater detail than...
14 Soups That Will Warm Your Soul
For whatever reason — perhaps it’s my nomadic Jewish ancestors — I have a seasonal constitution. In the summertime I’m Tavern-Style Tal, light and crisp, and from December to March I’m in full hibernatory...
“Everyone Tells Me I Have a Great Voice”
You might think that’s all it takes. But Chicago’s voice-over actors know that making a career out of talking isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Sam Shepherd
The Altruistic Adman
The Computer That Will Change Everything
Eight years in the making, Aurora, a powerful new machine at Argonne National Laboratory, could help solve some of the most pressing questions of our time. Welcome to the new...
Go Back in Time to the Jazz Age
The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is among the city’s iconic jazz clubs, and unquestionably the most persistent: You can catch live music every night of the week without fail. There’s...