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Chicago rapper Juice Wrld died just as his career was beginning

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Chicago rapper Juice Wrld died just as his career was beginning

The MC born Jarad Higgins became a commercial juggernaut in less than two years, and passed away just days after turning 21.

By Leor Galil

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Food & Drink

Soup season is nigh at Souper Bowl 3 Peat

Kimski Chef Won Kim hosts a superstar lineup of more than soup cooks.

By Mike Sula
News & Politics

Susan Patel is home 6

Her family owns the largest Indian grocery store chain in America. So why has she never felt like she fit the traditional mold of a “Brown kid”?

By Rima Parikh
Film

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Six degrees of Abby McEnany

How a network of local creatives brought a queer, authentically Chicago story to Showtime.

By Marissa Oberlander

Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

By Ben Joravsky | 12.06.19
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Chicagoland foursome Mt. Pocono know what makes punk a life force

By Leor Galil | 12.06.19
Two Popes, two performances

By Adam Mullins-Khatib | 12.06.19
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Classifieds

12.05.19
Catherine Lamb and Rebecca Lane explore liminal musical experiences with precision

By Bill Meyer | 12.05.19

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Quien Es Less Macho

Meet Ketty Teanga, mistress of ceremonies at Chicago's oldest Latino gay club.

By Kari Lydersen | 05.25.06
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Shoplifting in Reverse

By Matt Hilburn | 02.08.01
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What to do with ramps: Albanian peta

A spring rampage leads to a flaky, buttery burek.

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‘The big house and the picket fence’ 5

Tonya Crowder still dreams that she and her fiance, Roosevelt Myles—who’s been in prison for decades fighting what he says is a wrongful conviction—will one day build a life together somewhere “nice, quiet, and simple.”

By Mari Cohen | 11.20.19
Music Feature

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Chicago rapper Juice Wrld died just as his career was beginning

The MC born Jarad Higgins became a commercial juggernaut in less than two years, and passed away just days after turning 21.

By Leor Galil | 12.09.19
Feature

Susan Patel is home 6

Her family owns the largest Indian grocery store chain in America. So why has she never felt like she fit the traditional mold of a “Brown kid”?

By Rima Parikh | 12.04.19
Food & Drink Feature

Slideshow
The Real American Pie 35

Mince pie was once inextricable from our national identity. Blamed for bad health, murderous dreams, the downfall of Prohibition, and the decline of the white race, it nonetheless persisted as an American staple through the 1940s. So what happened?

By Cliff Doerksen | 12.17.09
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Six degrees of Abby McEnany

How a network of local creatives brought a queer, authentically Chicago story to Showtime.

By Marissa Oberlander | 12.04.19

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