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Skating through the ages • Chicago’s 50+ roll back the years at thriving local rinks

HOW WE SHINE

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Value Meals

Strong Armed

Burger Bonanza

CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS

COMPASS Your home. Our mission.

The Mayor’s Big Test • Brandon Johnson’s reputation — and the city’s — will be on the line during the DNC. Can he keep the peace?

Barack Slept Here • Obamaphiles in town for the DNC can get their fix by visiting these sites linked to POTUS 44, who lived on the South Side from 1985 to 2008.

The Wabash Lights • An interactive LED art project beneath the L brings some pizzazz to the Loop.

Modern Marvel • A Wilmette home by architect Harry Weese finally hits the market.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD EDGEWATER • INDEPENDENT SPIRITS LIQUOR SHOP OWNER SCOTT CRESTODINA RECOMMENDS THESE FOUR SPOTS.

Catherine De Orio • Professional omnivore, evening stroller, recovering overachiever

Best Feet Forward • The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s Pritzker Pavilion performance will spotlight the breadth of local troupes.

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

Chilled Out • Asian shaved-ice desserts are here to cool you down this summer.

A Double Delight • With both a tasting menu and taco omakase, Cariño pushes the local Latin food scene forward.

Rice World

South American Soul

Ask the Dining Editor

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

Salad Days

Best of Chicago • Whether you are in town for a certain convention or have lived here forever, we’ve got you covered with top picks for shopping, eating, drinking, and more.

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EAT & DRINK

THE BEST OF CHICAGO’S TRIO OF CLASSICS • Titus Ruscitti, our resident street food expert, weighs in.

SHOP

HELMUT JAHN WOULD HAVE WANTED THIS • WITH GOOGLE REVIVING THE THOMPSON CENTER, WE DUG UP THREE UNPUBLISHED INTERVIEWS WITH THE LATE ARCHITECT ON HIS GREATEST—AND MOST DIVISIVE—CHICAGO BUILDING.

HOW THE THOMPSON CENTER GOT ITS BIG-SCREEN MOMENT

THE 50 BEST RESTAURANTS • IN A CITY OF GREAT PLACES TO EAT, THESE ARE OUR FAVORITES, RANKED.

High Roller • Newcomer Celine bumps Rush Street up a notch.

Emmy Star Brown • The muralist frequents shops that stimulate new neural pathways.

Tropical Cool • The perfect antidote for summer heat: style that delivers a chill vacation vibe

The Incredible Shrinking Market • Low housing inventory in the metro area has meant tough times not only for homebuyers but for the real estate agents in our rankings of top performers.

Top Real Estate Agents • Rankings based on 2023 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Top Real Estate Teams • Rankings based on 2023 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Jill Wine-Banks • The Watergate prosecutor and TV pundit, 81, on Trump’s cases, sexism, and condo boards