Chicago Magazine

Chicago is a monthly publication produced by Tribune Publishing. It focuses on lifestyle topics and human interest stories, along with reviews of restaurants, travel, fashion, and theater in and around Chicago. In 2004, it had a circulation of 165,000, surpassing that of People magazine in its market. That same year, Chicago won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence. It is also a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).

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Can’t Become Corrupted if You’re Not in Office

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Sarah Steimer

Poor ole Mike Madigan. The 83-year-old former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a.k.a. the Velvet Hammer, was just sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison, which means he’ll be spending his golden years in a federal penitentiary, instead of with his wife and family.
The Story Behind That Potato Chip Dress

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Sarah Steimer

Local Style Potato Chips, a Chicago-based company launched by a former Foxtrot marketing exec, is less than three months old, but it’s already accustomed to the spotlight. The brand has landed on the set of The Bear, made it to the Cannes Film Festival, and collaborated on events with the likes of D’Amato’s and J.P. Graziano.
Why Nine Garden Is Our Shanghai Spot

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | John Kessler

Nine Garden 2312 S. Archer Ave. Chinatown Hours Perfect order Shanghai smoked fish ($10), dongpo pork belly ($19), crab lion’s head hot pot ($19) Although we were one of only three tables seated in the restaurant, it had become clear that no amount of waving would bring a server, so my wife took it upon herself to go into the kitchen. She soon emerged with our waiter, who wasn’t bothered in the least.
Four Food Fests to Hit This Summer

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Anthony Todd

It’s finally feeling like summer, and that can only mean one thing: street festivals! Chicago has an abundance of street festivals throughout the city, and while not all of them have interesting food, a lot do. Here are four of our favorite food festivals you need to add to your calendar. Rogers Park Taco CrawlEveryone loves tacos, right? If you want to try lots of them all in one spot, head to the Rogers Park Taco Crawl on July 17.
James Beard Celebrates Community, Immigrants at Its Annual Chicago Ceremony

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Liz Grossman

Chicago took home three awards on Monday night at the 35th annual James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards, including Kumiko for Outstanding Bar, Noah Sandoval of Oriole for Best Chef: Great Lakes, and Lem’s Bar-B-Q for America’s Classics (an honor announced in February). Sandoval was unable to attend, but had a friend accept the award and say a few words on his behalf.
Ep. 4: Summer Patios and Seasonal Dining

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Sarah Steimer

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Read the transcript below. Amy Cavanaugh: Welcome to Dish From Chicago Magazine. I’m Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago magazine’s dining editor. John Kessler: And I’m John Kessler, Chicago magazine’s dining critic. Amy: And John, I think summer is here finally. John: Praise the Lord. Amy: Well, we felt like today was a good time to dig into some of our favorite things about dining in Chicago in the summer. We’re going to talk about our favorite places to dine al fresco.
Cause Canvassing at No Kings

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Edward McClelland

An hour before the start of the No Kings rally, the commies set up shop in Daley Plaza. The Revolutionary Communists of America has a 45-member cell in Chicago. They raised a hammer and sickle flag, unfolded a table, and covered it with literature: copies of their newspaper, The Communist, the Communist Manifesto, and How Marxists Use Bourgeois Elections. The communists don’t believe in God — their founder, Karl Marx, called religion “the opiate of the masses” — but they do believe in evangelism.
Five Condos in Adaptive Reuse Buildings

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Rachel Freundt

Five Condos in Adaptive Reuse Buildings This approach is a great solution as it preserves Chicago’s architectural heritage, promotes sustainability, and can even help revitalize the surrounding neighborhoods. Earlier this month, it was revealed that there are plans to transform the former St. Cornelius Church on Chicago’s Northwest Side into an indoor pickleball court and clubhouse.
Peering Inside Chicago’s Original Art Colony

2 weeks ago | chicagomag.com | Sarah Steimer

Keir Graff had visited the Fine Arts Building a few times in the early aughts before he decided to take an office there three years ago. One of those visits was for a literary party held in the Venetian Court, the majestic atrium that stretches to the heavens from the fourth floor. “You look up and you see the Chicago sky, six stories above,” the local author recalls.
A ChatGPT-Perfected Restaurant

2 weeks ago | chicagomag.com | John Kessler

Will AI be the brains behind your next memorable restaurant meal? That is the question posited in a recent New York Times article in which two prominent Chicago chefs — Grant Achatz of the Alinea Group and Jenner Tomaska of Esmé — detailed the ways in which they’ve been utilizing large language models to devise both recipes and dishware and inch their kitchens closer to the transhuman future.