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 May, here are the 20 judged to be the best.
Aspiring Dance Mom: Pandemic Parenting: What is motherhood right now?
Becoming SuperMommy: Restlessness and Radiation in the Rain
Cancer Is Not A Gift: In memory of my grandmother on mother’s day
Cheating Death: Apology to my African-American brother
Chicago Weather Watch: This day in history
Chicago Weather Watch: Two Chicago Icons Threatened by Recent Rain
Getting More From Les: An Anti-Vax Facebook Post Drives Me Crazy–Here Is Why
Getting Real: Covid-19 Driving Delinquencies, Urban Emigration, And Bidding Wars?
Go Do Good!: Why Rolf in The Sound of Music Made Such An Impression
More Top Picks Best Retro Handhelds Under 200 Dollars
Going For Gusto: “Why is there a hot dog on your car antenna?” and other stories of vehicular vandalism
Hot Dog Diaries: Fanless Pro Ball Games – Why Bother?
Keeping An Eye Out: Chicago’s population numbers and my thoughts on Houston’s annexation history
Margaret Serious: Want something ordinary? Here it is (about the word ‘ordinary’)
Medium Rare: Chicago, Argentina (Part 2: The Family Behind Tango Sur)
Mom, I Think I’m Poignant!: On dishwashing, ATMs, walking the neighborhood and shopping for food during the time of “we’re all in this together….”
Retired in Chicago: We’re not all in this equally
The White Rhino: When we find answers to old questions during the pandemic
Uncommon Sense: A Memorial Day 2020 Letter to Civilians
Very Terry: The Art Institute’s lions are Chicago’s biggest boosters