1. Brown the beef: Heat an 8-quart stockpot over medium-high. Add beef and brown, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain, leaving about ¼ cup of fat in the pot, ...

Chicago magazine newsletters have you covered. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. Subscribe for free ...

What:A 15-course omakase that prioritizes affordability. Why:At $98 per person, this is one Japanese tasting menu you won’t need to take out a loan for.

The alt-rock icon is having a bit of an existential crisis. His solution? Put out an epic new album and spread some joy.

Maybe it’s the young people, maybe it’s the need to de-stress, but Chicago’s (and America’s) oldest tobacconist is doing more ...

For three horribly sweltering days in the summer of 1995, Chicago endured the deadliest stretch of heat ever recorded in the United States. The death toll ultimately numbered an estimated 739. Most ...

This year marks a quarter century since the closing of Medusa’s, Chicago’s most famous all-ages nightclub. Named after its gloriously coiffed owner, airline-employee-turned-impresario Dave “Medusa” ...

Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old from Schaumburg, wakes up feeling sick. Her parents keep her home from school, and she takes some Tylenol. She was the first victim. Our office was notified, but there ...

by Dennis Rodkin Additional research by Geoffrey Johnson, Kaitlin Petersen, and Margaret Rhodes view schools ranked 251–488 » click to view Class Size & Spending ...

Amy: Today we’re talking about John’s latest review, which is on the Alston, the buzzy new River North steakhouse. We’re also ...

Jesse Ball is trying to show me how to lucid-dream. The 38-year-old writer and I are in a café in Lincoln Park to discuss his novels and poetry. Almost immediately we find ourselves talking instead ...