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Better Late

Let It Snow

CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS • ANSWERED BY EDWARD ROBERT Mc CLELLAND

Cash Flow • This is a fantastic article on Chicago’s basic income pilot program [“What $500 Means to Zinida Moore,” October]. It clearly shows the benefit of cash assistance. But also, I think, potential weaknesses. @PJoice via X

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

Pro-life or Pro-lie? • A new state law cracks down on deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers, but a legal challenge claims Illinois is violating free speech.

No Quiet in the Library • As she ends her American Library Association term, Tracie D. Hall warns against efforts to hinder our access to books.

Literary Sanctuary City • The Chicago Public Library makes books that have been banned or challenged elsewhere available electronically to readers anywhere. Here are three by local authors.

The NFL’s Oldest Rivalry • Hint: It’s not the Bears and Packers.

President’s Mansion • A stately home of yesteryear comes to market in Evanston.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD HYDE PARK

J. Ivy • Grammy-winning wordsmith, lifelong cyclist, veggie lover

Marking Her Words • Maryam Taghavi’s MCA show explores the limits of language.

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

British Invasion • A new crop of pubs, including Monarch & Lion (pictured), are elevating the genre with fancy pot pies, tea cocktails, and an epic sticky toffee pudding.

Dinner and a Show • Ummo, the splashy new opening from the group behind Tzuco, is as much about the scene as the food.

Tasty Lessons

Irish Brew • The long-awaited Guinness Open Gate Brewery has landed in the West Loop. Here’s what you need to know.

Aloo chole at the Lobby

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

Fire and Ice

Pool Hall Wisdom • Long before he wrote for shows like Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D., the author got some life-altering advice from a hustler named Banks.

CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR • They advocated for the vulnerable, reckoned with history, and brought joy to the masses. These six honorees represent the best of our city.

The Indeterminate Sentence of Johnnie Veal • Who deserves to be paroled and who doesn’t? Deciding that is an imprecise process, one that grapples with our fundamental approach to incarceration, as this excerpt from the new book Correction shows.

39 Reasons to Love Winter in Chicago • STAYCATIONS! SNOWSHOEING! SOUP! HERE’S WHY WE CHERISH THE CITY’S MOST NOTORIOUS SEASON.

Lip Service • The Lip Lab boutique creates a color and finish just for you.

Small World • The new Southport Corridor boutique delivers baby and toddler clothes with a local twist.

Niche Gifts From Niche Museums • Look beyond the city’s biggest institutes to find something for those with an appetite for the eccentric.

Sharene Shariatzadeh • The LUMA8 CEO goes all in on shopping for her passions: local art and her dogs.

Joe Shanahan • The Metro and Smartbar owner, 66, on DJ’ing, meeting Bob Dylan, and battling cancer