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WEBWhen the Democrats Came to Chicago. By Camille Bordas. French novelist Camille Bordas chronicles a raucous convention unlike any other — and the grand spectacle of democracy in America.
Charlie Trotter Has Died and the Theories Are All Heartbreaking
WEBNovember 5, 2013, 5:20 pm. Photo: Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune. Charlie Trotter—Chicago’s most famous, revered, groundbreaking, and feared chef—has died at 54. Multiple sources report that he ...
23 Phrases You'll Only Hear in Chicago – Chicago Magazine
WEBAug 13, 2018 · In 2010, Chicago published a list of words this city had introduced to the world, including Ferris wheel, egghead, yuppie, and jazz. But there are also terms and phrases we've kept for ourselves ...
The 15 Sub-Cities of Chicago – Chicago Magazine
WEBAug 19, 2022 · El Norte. Hermosa, Avondale, Belmont Cragin, Montclare, Humboldt Park. After Puerto Ricans were forced out of Lincoln Park by rising rents in the 1970s, they moved inland to Wicker Park, Humboldt ...
From Over-the-Top Thai to Simple Italian: 3 Places I’m Eating Now
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Photo: Jaclyn Rivas. Illustration: Greg Clarke. A little more than six months ago I poked my nose into a new Thai restaurant in Bucktown that had replaced a mediocre Thai restaurant that had, in ...
The 30 Best Restaurants in the Suburbs – Chicago Magazine
WEBMar 11, 2019 · The Original White Fence Farm. Its fresh chickens are coated in a secret-recipe breading and then pressure-fried so they cook faster and don’t soak up extra oil, which lets the well-seasoned ...
Why Chicago’s Grid Is a Model of Perfect Urban Order
WEBApr 5, 2016 · Nowhere else have urban planners been so successful in imposing Euclidean order on natural surroundings. On a scale of 0 to 1, in which 1 is a perfect grid, Chicago scores 0.9. (The least-perfect ...
What Happens After a Student's Last Chance Is Taken Away?
WEBAugust 9, 2017, 10:48 am. The documentary follows up with former students at Montefiore, a shuttered special-needs school in Chicago. Photo: Courtesy of Viceland. In late 2014, Vice aired Last ...
Best Public High Schools – Chicago Magazine
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Enrollment SAT reading attainment % SAT math attainment % 5Essentials Graduation rate; 1: Northside College Preparatory High School (S) North Park: 1,040: 93
The 10 Best Sandwiches – Chicago Magazine
WEBOct 28, 2020 · The Nhu Lan Special (No. 1) Nhu Lan Bakery. Ravenswood and Uptown. What it’s made of: Ham, head cheese, and pork pâté tucked into an airy house-baked baguette with pickled daikon, carrots ...