October 2022

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Terrance Noland DESIGN DIRECTOR David Syrek DEPUTY EDITOR Stanley Kay DINING EDITOR Amy Cavanaugh PHOTO DIRECTOR Michael Zajakowski ART DIRECTOR Elizabeth Carlisle CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Kelly Aiglon (Found) Edward Robert McClelland (Th
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Legends Of The Fall
IN THIS MONTH’S COVER STORY (PAGE 50), WE OFFER UP FRESH twists on autumn activities. But what about the perennial pursuits? I asked some of our staffers and contributors for their favorite fall things to do. Deputy editor Stanley Kay: “For many Chic
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Inside Peek
FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, contributing writer Mark Caro (pictured) managed to dodge COVID-19. Then one morning this summer, he woke up with a sore throat. A test confirmed he had the virus. The twist? He was hit by COVID while in the midst of writing
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A Teacher’s Nightmare
@lmarches via Instagram It’s like you have to wear a GoPro at all times. Shame on that mother. @lisabel76 via Instagram It is not [Darren Bailey’s] accent that makes him wrong for the state [“RINO Hunters,” September], it is his policy ideas and poli
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Your Best Local Beer Photos
@filipina_in_chicago When Carene Beltran, the social media pseudonym for a 40-year-old Edgewater marketing director, had family in town recently, she took them to brunch at Beard & Belly in her neighborhood. She didn’t hesitate on her order: Off Colo
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Who Needs Townships?
FOR YEARS, DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN DAN CRONIN LED A QUIXOTIC struggle to reduce taxes by cutting Illinois’s enormous roster of local governments — nearly 9,000 publicly financed entities, by one count, far more than any other state. In DuPage, C
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The Speeches That Defined Obama’s Legacy
1 Three years into his presidency, Barack Obama shed his first tear. In Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America, out October 4, author Cody Keenan, a Chicago native who was 44’s chief speechwriter, recalls Obama striking a first
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After The Fourth Of July
JULIE MORRISON WAS elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012. Each year since then, she has taken part in the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, which is in her district. This year, she was a block from the spot where a sniper killed seven paradego
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Where It’s @
INSTAGRAM HANDLE @the.urban.canvas FOLLOWERS 24,700 ■ Who’s behind the account Kyle Barron, 42, a Ravenswood marketing consultant ■ What it is Barron posts street art he sees on his travels. Two of his most recent: a folk art portrait from Mexico Cit
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Talking Points
1 Governor J.B. Pritzker and his opponent, state senator Darren Bailey, will air their differences — on guns, abortion, taxes, and pronouncing the state “Illinois or “Ellinois” — in debates Oct. 4 in Normal and Oct. 18 in Chicago. 2 Both 2021 champs
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North Shore Nabobs
GRACE FARWELL McGANN, daughter of 19th-century U.S. senator Charles B. Farwell, grew up in Fairlawn, the fine Italianate villa her father built in Lake Forest. When the house burned down in 1920, McGann enlisted the New York firm of Delano & Aldrich
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Ask a Budtender
Q: Is THC level the best indicator of how high I’ll get? A: THC is certainly a big contributor; it can stimulate more than 200 receptors in your brain. But when it comes to cannabis flower, the main factor is actually the terpene makeup and content.
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Eric Gerard
LIKE MANY ACTORS, Eric Gerard juggles multiple roles. Through October 2 at Court Theatre, he is playing the lead (made famous by Cary Grant) in the madcap farce Arsenic and Old Lace, set this time in Brooklyn with a mostly Black cast. And a good chun
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The Problem With Alinea
OUR MEAL’S THIRD COURSE, Trampoline Papillote, had the flavors of southern France literally all wrapped up. The papillote part of the dish looked familiar enough, a parchment bag I tore open to reveal a burst of steam and a tasty slice of scallop nes
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Drinks To The Nines
DURING THE FIRST SUMMER OF THE PANDEMIC, A FUN POP-UP EMERGED: Nine Bar, an homage to Japanese convenience stores. Lily Wang (Estereo) and Joe Briglio (Blind Barber) sold egg salad sandos, bottled highballs, and shrimp chips out of Moon Palace, Wang’
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3 New Local Breweries to Know
Launched by Chuck Patella in May, this spot turns out classic, crowd-pleasing beer styles from a galley-kitchen-sized facility. Try Rogers Proud Pale Ale. Sip the crisp, hoppy beer in the 37-seat taproom (1617 W. Howard St., Rogers Park). Founded in
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The Kids Are All Right
LIKE MANY OF US, OLIVER Poilevey, Jonathan Zaragoza, and Amer Abdullah learned to cook at their parents’ sides. But one small difference: Their family kitchens were actually notable Chicago restaurants. Now chefs themselves, these children of local c
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The Hot List
1 DAISY’S PO’ BOY AND TAVERN What Erick Williams (Virtue) opens this homage to New Orleans and its classic sandwich, with fillings ranging from barbecue Gulf shrimp to spicy sausage to fried green tomato. Why If the po’ boys don’t do it for you, perh
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Spend A Night Gazing At Nature Through Glass
Since 2015, Getaway has offered modern cabins that afford the pleasure of camping without the hassle of, well, actually camping. This fall, the company is opening its first outpost in Illinois near Starved Rock State Park, a couple of hours southwest
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Roll With It
DURING A 2015 TRIP TO MUMBAI, Sheal Patel made it his mission to try as many Bombay Frankie rolls — a street snack of Indian flatbread tucked around flavorful fillings — as he could. A few years later, while he was dreaming up the pop-up Dhuaan BBQ,
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Night Visions
MY SISTER LAURA WAS STRUGGLING TO CONvince my 91-year-old mother that she hadn’t been at a party in Ireland the night before. They were sitting at the breakfast bar in my sister Martha’s sunny kitchen in Northbrook, my mother recounting what fun she’
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Vibe To Ari Lindo’s Debut Solo Album
On “Sheepskin Lady,” the lead single off Ari Lindo’s solo debut Cost of Giving (out October 7), the 26-year-old singer-songwriter muses about “jumping in the deep end of the pool” and finding a reset in the form of a new relationship. Having contribu
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1. Step on Step by Charles Stepney. The album features never-released tracks recorded by the influential funk and soul producer at his South Side home before his death in 1976. Out now 2. Ghost Hunter by Red Scarves. The jangly pop quartet marries th
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Experience A Multicultural Twist On The Rite Of Spring
Vaslav Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring might be the most successful failure of all time. Based on a pagan ritual sacrifice, the ballet asked dancers to assume inelegant postures and stomp their feet to Igor Stravinsky’s driving, discordant music. A nea
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1. Spanish flamenco superstar La Lupi (née Susana Lupiañez Pinto) shares the stage with the Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater in a world premiere solo work at the Auditorium Theatre. Oct. 1 2. Jazz dance standard-bearers Giordano Dance Chicago’s
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1. The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West. The Chicagoan’s sophomore novel takes readers to 1960s Memphis, where the titular character, having fled Chicago, lands in a boarding house run by the warm but mysterious Mama Sugar. The book traces th
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Inheritance
The knocking in my head was cooked in the womb. (Mississippi folks say that the remedy for madness in a child is caused by the mother’s backchat.) J. F. K.’s brain blasted from behind the week my mother’s mother left her newborn shielded from Chicago
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Read An Acclaimed Novelist’s Debut Story Collection
In her highly anticipated new book, Ling Ma, who teaches writing at the University of Chicago, has penned eight hilarious and haunting stories about the frequent dissatisfactions of contemporary life. Like her critically acclaimed first novel, 2018’s
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See Puerto Rico’s Finest Artwork In Humboldt Park
“We have to preserve what we have of our Puerto Rican identity,” says Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, a curator at Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte de Ponce. That’s why her institution is loaning 21 important paintings to Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rica
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Get Inside The Mind Of A Super Sad Black Girl
Haymarket Books, the local font of socialist literature, is also, lo and behold, a publisher of Moscato-fueled existential poetry. Super Sad Black Girl (out December 13), the debut collection from 33-year-old Diamond Sharp, doesn’t reprove the invest
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Vamp It Up At The Music Box
Before Bela Lugosi, before Christopher Lee, before Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe, and legions of other actors doing their menacing best — before them all came cinema’s foundational bloodsucking ghoul portrayed by the aptly named Max Schre
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Be There For Nnamdï’s Next Stage
“With a lot of my stuff, whether it be sad or angry, there’s ultimately a sense of excitement and, hopefully, joy,” says the multilingual and multidisciplinary musician Nnamdï. “The ultimate intention is to be uplifting in some way.” His new album, P
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Make A Celebrity Baker’s Twist On Turkey For Thanksgiving
Pastry chef Maya-Camille Broussard is having a big fall. Broussard, who was a finalist for outstanding baker at this year’s James Beard Awards, is set to open her Justice of the Pies pastry shop in Calumet Heights (500 E. 87th St.) and is returning f
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Spot Our National Bird In Minnesota
Late fall brings bald eagles to the banks of the Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota, a five-hour drive from Chicago. “Not only do the river bluffs erupt into a sea of spectacular oranges, reds, and yellows, but viewing hits the next level as the
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Channel 007 To Solve The World’s Largest Corn Maze
He’s the man with the golden touch — when it comes to corn, that is. Since 2001, George Richardson and his family have dazzled Chicagoans with their intricate maize mazes, billed as the world’s largest, depicting everything from the Beatles to Illino
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1. Dine in Palestine: An Authentic Taste of Palestine in 60 Recipes From My Family to Your Table by Heifa Odeh. The Chicago food blogger (fufuskitchen.com) explores her Palestinian heritage with modernized takes on classic Middle Eastern recipes. Rec
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Three Expert Tips For Spotting Eagles
Watch for open water “Eagles love to fish the churning waters near dams and locks, which you’ll see in Wabasha and as you drive alongside the Great River Road National Scenic Byway,” says Hahn. Be an early bird The old adage is true, says Hahn: “You’
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1. Relative. Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith (Mercury in Retrograde) turns out another captivating ensemble dramedy, with Clare Cooney, Francis Guinan, and other local actors as a tightknit Rogers Park clan fracturing over their youngest’s col
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See A Big-screen Love Letter To Chicago’s Queer History
In 1982, Art Johnston and Pepe Peña opened a little bar called Sidetrack in the North Side neighborhood of Northalsted (colloquially known then as Boystown). Sidetrack became a mecca of gay life in the city, as well as a hub for political action, as
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Reflect On A Century Of Chicago Segregation In Steppenwolf’s 1919
University of Chicago professor and literary star Eve L. Ewing’s poetry collection 1919 commemorated the 100th anniversary of the deadly Chicago race riot that was spurred by the killing of Eugene Williams, a Black teenager who drifted near a “white”
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1. The Malignant Ampersands. Playwright Brett Neveu riffs on Orson Welles’s classic film The Magnificent Ambersons in this “very unofficial sequel” at A Red Orchid Theatre. Sept. 29–Nov. 20 2. Tiger Style! Chinese American siblings wrestle with model
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Sip Wine While Watching The Harvest
When you think of wine country, you probably don’t picture Illinois. But while the Land of Lincoln may not be California, the state’s unique viticulture is worth exploring — especially the Shawnee Hills American Viticultural Area, near the southern b
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Celebrate Día De Los Muertos With A Night Of Spooky Stories
“Hang out with any Mexican long enough and they’ll tell you some spooky personal story,” says local playwright Ricardo Gamboa. “It shouldn’t be surprising when you consider we come from a culture that celebrates Day of the Dead.” For this year’s Día
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Pamper Yourself With A Staycation
Need to get away but don’t want to travel? These new or newly refreshed Chicago hotels are just the answer. Opened in the spring, the hotel has 167 handsome rooms, each with a large desk and a soft leather chair and ottoman perfect for curling up wit
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Level Up Your Apple Picking
Established in 1984 on the site of a dairy farm dating back to the early 1800s, Door Creek Orchard, outside Madison, Wisconsin, is a two-and-a-half-hour trek from Chicago, but it’s worth every minute for the lyrical apple experience that awaits. With
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Get Away The Stress-free Way By Train
Travel isn’t easy these days. If your flight isn’t delayed, it’s canceled. And have you seen the cost of gas? Enter: Amtrak. Though not always the quickest or most glamorous mode of transportation, the humble train may be the least stressful way to t
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Top Brain Doctors
Leonard M. Spishakoff Romeoville office. 630-226-9303 Saba Ahmad Epilepsy and seizure disorders. UI Health. 312-996-7416 Steven Coker Epilepsy and seizure disorders. Northwestern Central DuPage. 630-933-4258 Robert T. Egel Epilepsy; migraine. Advocat
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The Long Haul
In his compact office at Northwestern Medicine’s Searle Medical Research Building in Streeterville, Igor Koralnik leans into one of two computer screens perched atop his uncluttered desk. The neurologist’s team of doctors, researchers, and medical st
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Order In The Chaos
Angie McMonigal loves to photograph familiar buildings in ways that make you take new notice. “A lot of it comes down to seeking out patterns within the design, looking for some kind of order in what can sometimes feel chaotic,” says McMonigal, a Lin
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Sweet Discovery
■ When Jean Cate and Julie Purpura opened their concept store, the Center of Order and Experimentation, in June, they had a goal: to start conversation. They’ve done it with a far-out but utilitarian mix of products that includes everything from stor
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Treasure Trove
ROBBY BAUM’S CHILDhood memories are probably different from yours. “If I wasn’t playing sports, I was at a flea market,” says the entrepreneur. “I was probably one of the youngest guys to have a pewter ice-cream mold collection.” No surprise, then, t
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Bobby Rush
■ I’ve found, after 30 years, that being in Congress is great in terms of the macro, but not as much for the micro. Poor people need help from an institutional perspective but also from an individual perspective. I want to spend the rest of my life t

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