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Chicago magazine

The Rapper and the Rap Sheet

Splashy Photography

Suburban Favorites • We are so fortunate to have the Graceful Ordinary in the neighborhood [“How to Eat (and Drink) Your Way Through the Suburbs,” August]! @thevictorianfoxhost via Instagram

CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

The Hour of Need • A new clinic offering abortions up to 34 weeks shines a spotlight on the exceptions allowed by state law.

The ICE Men Cometh • Immigrant advocate Mary Meg McCarthy wants to make sure the Trump administration follows the law.

The Birth and Death of the Machine • Clout City, a new book by historian Dominic A. Pacyga, traces the rise and fall of Chicago-style politics. Here’s what we learned.

Mentor’s Masterpiece • This Evanston home by Joseph Lyman Silsbee inspired Frank Lloyd Wright’s early work.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALBANY PARK • BON VIVANT CAKES OWNER EMILY NEJAD RECOMMENDS THESE FOUR SPOTS.

Fleeting Flavors • The funnest places to eat these days? Pop-up restaurants. Here are four of our favorites.

Hallyu Meets Halal • Local Korean restaurants have started offering dishes that cater to Muslim diners.

Ask the Dining Editor

Living Large • The Alston is big, opulent fun. But the city’s glitziest new steakhouse still needs a little refining.

Power Lunch

The Hot List • 10 places everyone’s talking about (in order of heat)

Super Bowl

Club Med • Palestinian heritage meets contemporary design in a new house in Orland Park.

Vase Studies • Whether you go minimal or maximal, these flower holders double as art.

Color Theory • Designer Sarah Vaile breaks down the art of going all in on a bold hue.

THE REVERENT COLLECTOR • Theaster Gates reassesses his multitude of materials in a mid-career survey.

THE MODERN-DAY ALGREN • Barry Pearce’s stories capture the denizens who define this city.

THE POP-OPERA COUTURIER • Chloé Mendel Corgan dresses rockers and divas for a Mellon Collie extravaganza.

THE FAMILY-MAN RAPPERS • Tomorrow Kings reunite after 12 years to tackle the fraught issues of today.

THE NOSTALGIC IMPRESARIO • Irma Suárez Ruiz programs a night of Ensemble Español’s greatest hits.

THE FREELANCE VISIONARY • Robert Falls steps onto an unfamiliar stage at Steppenwolf.

THE CULTURAL AMBASSADOR • Sandra Delgado explores Latin lives — and a broken immigration system.

THE STORY REFRAMER • Kevin Shaw revisits the triumph and tragedy of Jackie Robinson West.

JEFF TWEEDY JUST WANTS TO LET HIS LIGHT SHINE • The alt-rock icon is having a bit of an existential crisis. His solution? Put out an epic new album and spread some joy.

The Kids Are All Right • THEIR HEALTH IS IN GOOD HANDS WITH THESE 234 CHILDREN’S DOCTORS, SELECTED AS THE BEST IN THE SIX-COUNTY METRO AREA BY THEIR PEERS.

Philip Thrush • Pediatric cardiologist at Lurie Children’s Hospital

Lorraine Canham • Pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Comer Children’s Hospital

Richard Kampanatkosol • Neonatal-perinatal specialist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn

THE TRAGEDY OF LIL DURK • THE ENGLEWOOD NATIVE ROSE TO STARDOM RAPPING ABOUT THE VIOLENCE OF THE STREETS. NOW HE’S ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO KILL A RIVAL.

Out of the Woods • Joycoast trades steel and plastic for soul.

Total Blast • A beloved men’s...