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What People Are Buying for Their COVID-19 Survival Kits

July 2, 2026 at 1:50 p.m.

David Scott, president of LifeSecure, a Northbrook-based supplier of emergency preparedness products, talks about what’s been selling during the coronavirus outbreak — and how to avoid bogus N95 masks.

“I Always Carry Now.” Interviews With Chicago Preppers

July 2, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

In 2015, we wrote about a community of Chicagoans stockpiling food and weapons for the end of the world. How's that going now?

Training with the Tour Leaders of the Chicago Architecture Foundation

July 2, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Becoming one of these 400-plus volunteer docents is not for the weak.

This Might Hurt a Little

July 2, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Being a guinea pig for a local pharmaceutical giant is no picnic. But for a few hardy souls, it’s a pretty sweet gig.

How I Learned to Arrange Flowers Like a Pro

July 2, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Our writer became a florist for a day under the tutelage of Peninsula Chicago’s floral design artists.

A Lesson on Pasta Making from the Experts at Monteverde

July 2, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

A James Beard Award–winning Top Chef runner-up, and the Italian nonna she learned from, teach our writer how to make ravioli.

How to Up Your Music-Spinning Game with a DJing Class

July 2, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

One man’s desire to graduate from programming playlists leads him to take a crash course at Scratch DJ Academy.

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

July 2, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

After moving to a new neighborhood upended his social life, our writer goes on the hunt for a new favorite tavern.

Solving a Marital Dispute, Antiques Roadshow-Style

July 2, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Whose family heirlooms are worth more? I visited a professional appraiser to find out.

RXBar

July 2, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Rule 1 Don’t drink the millennial Kool-Aid On a Thursday afternoon in early October, Peter Rahal, the 31-year-old founder of the protein bar giant RXBar, sits alongside four other...

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