On the Staggering Complexity of Pierre Boulez, Composer and Conductor
The CSO fixture was a giant in classical music, but it was a long journey from his beginnings as an angry outsider.
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1. Anita Alvarez: “I’ve Done Nothing Wrong” The Cook County state’s attorney discusses the Laquan McDonald case, her political opponents, and more. Chicago magazine sits down with her. 2. How...
Architect Jeanne Gang Has a Bold Vision for Chicago’s Police Stations
Chicago may not be ready for police reform—but it could start by reforming police architecture, using a plan set forth by the city's brightest design star.
What to See at the Chicago Architecture Biennial—and How to See It
The exhibition, closing soon, is a chance to survey the state of architecture—and to peer inside the heads of the architects creating it.
Goodbye, Gapers Block
The mainstay of Chicago's online community goes on hiatus in 2016, but it leaves a legacy.
The 10 Best Stories to Read This Week
How it feels to be a Syrian immigrant in America, a stunning new math proof, the post-fire buildings in the Loop, and more
Why Was Jason Van Dyke Indicted on Six Counts of Murder for One Shooting?
How the math breaks down in this high-profile case
The Cubs Are the Best Team in Baseball, While the Sox Also Improve
The North Siders are likely to enter 2016 with the best projections and highest expectations. The South Siders won't be baseball's best team, but they could be much better than...
Computer Scientists and Mathematicians Are Stunned by This Chicago Professor's New Proof
László Babai, a legendary mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Chicago, seems to have made "potentially the most important theoretical computer science advance in more than a decade."...
The 10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Sandra Bland, Garry McCarthy’s report, Chance the Rapper, and more