Red, White, and Green
Although Bridgeport has a reputation as one of Chicago's great Irish American neighborhoods, the neighborhood now supports a diverse and integrated cultural community.Read more →
View ArticleCommon Law - Confronting crime with the Guardian Angels
When the Guardian Angels are not putting their lives at risk on the streets, they are holding self-defense workshops to teach others how to protect themselves.Read more →
View ArticleTrack Changes - The Red Line looks ahead to shorter travel times—and a...
A five-month, $425 million project, the Dan Ryan Red Line closure has shut down nine stations, from 95th Street to Chinatown, with the promise of improving commute times by up to twenty minutes...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Soul - Luversia's in Chatham
Luversia’s Soul Food Restaurant offers an array of Southern classics without the need for fanciful fixings.Read more →
View ArticleA Matter of Fact
George Packer, author of "The Unwinding," is a living statement of the phrase "matter-of-fact."Read more →
View ArticleCome Summer, a Sweet Escape - The Sugar Shack in Bridgeport
The Sugar Shack, Bridgeport’s only spot for ice cream and funnel cake, is like a carnival without the rides. Read more →
View ArticleThe Woman Behind the Lens
Vivian Maier took more than 100,000 photographs of Chicago’s streets when she wasn't working as a nanny. To label her as a street photographer, however, oversimplifies her massively varied body of...
View ArticleBirth of the Cool
Jazz redefines the violin family. From outside the performance space at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, you might have easily mistook the instruments if you hadn't known they were kicking off the...
View ArticleFame - "I feel it coming together"
In many ways, Libby looks like other troubled schools in Englewood. But for the past four years, all students have had the opportunity to be part of the spring musical, the annual culmination of the...
View ArticleHouse Keeping - As the lingering foreclosure crisis pushes residents out of...
The Anti-Eviction Campaign scouts out abandoned homes and arranges for people to live in them, matching “homeless people with peopleless homes.” "It's not necessarily about what’s right or what ought...
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