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Chicago magazine

Untapped Wisconsin

INSIDE PEEK

A Blossoming Cubs Star

CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS • ANSWERED BY EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND

Hit the Road, Bears • If we can swallow our pride, letting the team slip across the Indiana border actually makes a lot of sense.

“That Ends in Tears” • Austan Goolsbee on the dangers of the Fed losing its independence

Brick City • Here’s what we learned from a new book on Chicago’s checkered history with the ubiquitous building blocks.

MARCH MADNESS • From the Argyle Lunar New Year Parade in Uptown to the everybodymarches WOOGMS in Lake View, Chicago neighborhoods love their processions. Here are a few more we’d like to see.

Subdivision Swank • This Tudor sits in a Wilmette housing development with flair.

MY TOWN GENEVA • GLASS AND FIBER ARTIST ELLEN LJUNG RECOMMENDS THESE FIVE THINGS.

Tyler Marsh • Sky head coach, ardent stretcher, fast-food addict

Wonder Struck • Partnering with Chicago artists, alt-rock icon Natalie Merchant reimagines Mother Goose for a new generation.

AGENDA • Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month

Shop and Snack • Cool places to grab a bite are popping up inside more and more stores. Here are three new favorites.

Wine Country Next Door • With Michigan now being taken seriously as a producer of vino, it’s time for a tour up the coast. These three wineries are worth the drive.

Matilda’s Paella

Fancy Feast • With Petite Edith, chef Jenner Tomaska offers a sumptuous take on French fare.

Delta Delight

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

Good Eggs

Stable Mates • With Chicago horseracing vanishing, the author recalls better days at the track — and the unforgettable characters he met there.

THE LAWYER FOR GOOD • Six years after representing the family of George Floyd, Antonio Romanucci is back in Minneapolis, this time for Renee Good — and for a larger fight over accountability.

DESTINATION: Wisconsin • Head north with this curated guide as your companion. Adventurous road trips, long weekends at hidden gems, week-worthy stays — we have you covered.

Along Lake Michigan • A SHORELINE CROSS SECTION OF LANDSCAPES AND HERITAGES

The Wisconsin Glossary • A BRIEF GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE LOCALS

Through the Driftless • A DIVE INTO THE CULTURE-RICH REGION THAT THE LAST ICE AGE WHIFFED ON

Princeton • THE LITTLE CREATIVE HUB THAT COULD

Neenah • A PAPER MILL TOWN TURNED POSH

Baraboo A CIRCUS TOWN • FLIPPING INTO ITS TRENDY ERA

The Apostle Islands and Their Gateway • UP NORTH — WAY, WAY UP NORTH — TO BAYFIELD AND BEYOND

Madison • WISCONSIN’S CAPITAL OF COOL

Eau Claire • FOOD, MUSIC, THE OUTDOORS — ALL WITHIN CITY LIMITS

CHICAGO ON THE MOVE • THROUGH HIS SHOTS OF PEOPLE IN TRANSIT, PHOTOGRAPHER GRAHAM CHAPMAN CAPTURES THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE CITY.

Kicks Starter • Sneaker maker Yohance Lacour learned his leather craft in, of all places, prison.

Sparkle Stop • The North Shore is the latest location for this unicorn-glam kidswear brand.

Lingerie Styling at Rigby & Peller

Garden Variety • Business is blooming at two of the city’s biggest greenhouses. Let’s compare.

Joel Mokyr • The Northwestern economic historian, 79, on the role of experts, tech’s future, and the Nobel Prize