Though it wasn't planned this way, there's a thread through most of the feature stories in this issue that's personal for me, ...

Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto announced plans for a South Loop soccer stadium in an open letter: “Chicago is where I built my business, my family and my life. And while I never set out to own a ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have had resemblances to cactuses in recent days. It hasn’t always been pleasant and cheerful, but you have become pretty skilled at surviving, even thriving, despite an ...

Dock 6 Collective presents a one-day only Design & Art Series event this Saturday: “Guest curator Kristina Daignault and the Dock 6 Collective family has selected a group of artists and designers to ...

The MCA has announced “City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago,” opening on July 5. “The exhibition highlights Chicago’s essential yet often overlooked role in the stories of queer art and ...

Keir Graff has turned his Newcity story on the history of the Fine Arts Building—our longest feature ever published—into a book published by Trope, coming this June. He’ll celebrate its release at the ...