- News & Features, Feature, May 10, 2012
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Scratch and stitch
The well-tailored line between hip-hop artists and the streetwear companies hustling to promote them
- News & Features, Feature, Apr 25, 2012
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Besieged
West Humboldt is one of America's biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?
- News & Features, Feature, Mar 28, 2012
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The puzzler and the puzzled
In which our writer searches through, down, and across the history of crosswords for clues on constructing his own
- News & Features, Feature, Mar 6, 2012
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The color of his skin
A missing gun, a wavering prosecution, and decades of regret.
Part 2 of 2.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 29, 2012
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The color of his skin
Joe Henson was killed because he was black. Forty years later, the daughter he never met is still searching for clues about his death. Part 1 of 2.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 23, 2012
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For the love of pinball
Chicago has long been the capital of pinball manufacturing. As the industry struggles, will rock 'n' roll be its salvation?
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 16, 2012
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Your NATO/G8 primer
Everything you wanted to know about hosting international summits but were afraid to ask
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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Valentine's Day: Why bother?
An unlikely ode to the most odious of holidays
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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How not to hook up
Tales from the Continental's den of 4 AM iniquity
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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Tales from the dating front
An underwhelming Johnson, an overwhelming leisure suit, and a long-lost Parisian love affair
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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Defining the #perfectcompanion
Some of our favorite responses to our @Chicago_Reader entreaty: Tweet what makes yr ideal mate
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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Dear Elsa
A letter to first loves, cigarettes, and Chicago
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 9, 2012
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How do you like them Apples to Apples?
A dating event devoted to geek love
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Roosevelt University's towering ambition
With its 32-story "vertical campus"—the second-tallest academic building in the country—RU takes a chance. Big time.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Let us indulge your inner stalker
The Reader responds to some of our favorite, creepiest, most stalker-ish I Saw Yous
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 26, 2012
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Bedbugs: not dead yet
Bedbug infestations are on the rise in Chicago—and the number of complaints barely scratches the surface
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 19, 2012
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The making of an alderman
Anyone who really wants to understand how Chicago works needs to understand Walter Burnett Jr.
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 5, 2012
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Our fifth annual Photo Issue
We challenged readers to capture their concept of money in a single shot—and it was no surprise that the imagery had less to do with the green stuff than a lack thereof
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 29, 2011
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What we loved about 2011
From humble pies to mosh-pit injuries, the past year was anything but boring
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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The People Issue
Twenty-nine fascinating Chicagoans, from community organizers and environmental activists to alternative healers and alternative porn stars
