Each month, ChicagoNow holds a contest to select the best blog posts throughout ChicagoNow.
Out of more than 1,000 posts published during the month of July, here are the 20 judged to be the best.
Becoming SuperMommy: Anxiety and Abandonment, A Tale of Mothering Woe
Cheating Death: Reminding our grandchildren: the past is prologue
Cut Out Kid: Daddy and Other Daddy Rock The Elbow Room
Getting More From Les: An Open Letter to the Leaders of My Party
Getting Real: Chicago’s Safest And Most Dangerous Neighborhoods 2019: Murders
I’ve Got The Hippy Shakes: Memories of Sunday night dinners
JUST SAYIN: Courage in the Face of Death/ Chicago’s Shame/ The Department of Spin or the Department Of Justice?
JUST SAYIN: Hotel Cook County/Bring your Alibis/ Leave your gun/ You Won’t Stay Long/Just Overnight
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Kraft Brews Chicago: Riverlands Opens the Craft Beer Floodgates in St. Charles
Looking for the Good: Just be nice
Medium Rare: I wasn’t ready to love Toy Story 4
Mom, I Think I’m Poignant!: Even Kamala Harris’ father hates her pandering behavior
Mysteries of Life: Fixing my Through-The-Wall air conditioner dilemma
On Tap in the Windy City: Feel Majestic at Machine Dining and Drink
Opinionated Woman: Fellow Americans: Are we really better than this? I’m starting to have my doubts
Portrait of an Adoption: Bearing Witness as a Jew and Adoptive Mom to Children Detained in Camps
Purple Reigns: I have been guilty of self-medicating in the past
The Chicago Board of Tirade: Will Robert Mueller defend America or show up in a MAGA hat?
Trying To Teach: Watching “When They See Us” With Students: A teacher reflecting on race, privilege, and why police are in our schools