Peter Orner Loves Stories That Lead to Questions, Not Answers
In The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, the author melds fictional characters with true Chicago events — namely, the 1963 murder of Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet.
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Bob’s House
The modest home in Dolton where Pope Leo XIV grew up has become an unofficial pilgrimage site. Will it be this troubled suburb’s salvation — or just further divide it?
Reframing the Immigrant Story
Intuit Art Museum reopens with an exhibition featuring works by 22 self-taught, foreign-born Chicago artists.
Summer’s Required Reading
From stories steeped in the rhythms of the city to a lighthearted romance, these new novels by Chicago-connected authors provide ample beach-chair fodder.
The Great AI Art Heist
A lab at the University of Chicago is protecting artists from theft by a new adversary: the machines.
The Hotel for the Homeless
A bold experiment at an old Lincoln Square motel represents a pioneering approach to housing the unhoused.
The Man Leading Illinois’s Energy Transition
Armed with new funding, JC Kibbey is optimistic about the state’s climate change efforts.
Best Way to Introduce Your Toddler to the CTA
My 2-year-old loves nothing more than watching the L whoosh overhead, so when we’re looking for an easy weekday adventure (and cheap — kids under 7 ride free), we hit the Brown...
The Drawing the Art Institute Won’t Give Back
The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer killed in the Holocaust want the museum to return a work they say was stolen by the Nazis. But was it really?
Forget Me Not
The University of Chicago’s Wilma Bainbridge is getting to the bottom of what makes certain artwork memorable.