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Nexts of the Past

Calling the Shots

Beautiful Music • Amazing article about the world’s greatest violin technician, working out of Chicago’s Fine Arts Building, our last with an elevator operator [“The Violin Doctor,” January]. Thrumming with civic pride.

Your Best City Street Photos

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

How to Save the L • Riders have been abandoning it due to safety and reliability concerns. What can be done to fix this civic treasure?

The History of Chicago’s Irish Catholics • How one little island in the North Atlantic came to play such a big role in a Midwestern city’s culture

Friend Zone • In her memoir B.F.F., Hyde Park author Christie Tate tackles female relationships.

Spring Flings • Getting to these coveted destinations will be easier this season, thanks to new direct service from O’Hare.

$8 Million View • Perched above Lake Michigan, this Glencoe contemporary is all about the vistas.

Where It’s @

Seth Jones • Seth Jones Hockey All-Star, bike lover, aggressive pickleballer

Dogs at Large Won’t Be Fenced In • Pulling from rock and country, Sam Pirruccello’s band is a breed of its own.

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

Sunny Starts • Fancy egg sandwiches, featuring everything from longanisa to braised kale, are having a moment. Try these five.

Ask the Dining Editor

Tasty Tidbits • In their book, Made in Chicago (out March 21), food writers Monica Eng and David Hammond go deep on the origins of 30 hometown dishes. Here’s what we learned.

Food Hall Fancy • With Valhalla, Stephen Gillanders finds his voice in an unlikely location

Big Fish

Sizzle Reel

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

WHO'S GOT NEXT? • REMEMBER THEIR NAMES. THESE RISING STARS IN THE ARTS, SPORTS, POLITICS, AND MORE ARE BOUND FOR BIG THINGS IN CHICAGO — AND BEYOND.

GAGA SLONINA

BIANCA PASTEL

OMER ABBAS SALEM

VINOD KALATHIL AND MARGARET PAK

DAVID MOR

KIA SMITH

NABEELA SYED

LIAM KAZAR

JORGE NERI

STEPHANIE MORIMOTO

TOYA WOLFE

SAM SHEPHERD

THE MYSTERY MILLIONAIRE OF GAGE PARK • When Joseph Stancak died, he left behind a secret: He was worth $11 million. How did a reclusive electrician living in a modest bungalow amass the largest unclaimed estate in American history?

Arbiters of ART • Some of the city’s top gallerists and museum curators showcase new looks for the new season.

Breathe EASY • WHETHER YOU HAVE ALLERGIES OR A LUNG CONDITION, YOU CAN TURN TO ONE OF THESE 80 DOCTORS, NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS AS THE BEST FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY ISSUES.

ALLERGIES • You can develop them later in life.

ASTHMA • Your perfume may be triggering it.

LUNG CANCER • You don’t have to be a smoker or old to get it.

CYSTIC FIBROSIS • It can strike children of color, too.

Helium Dreams • Luft Balloons blows up party shopping as you know it.

Local Treasures • Part furniture shop, part art gallery, part event lounge, a new Hyde Park spot puts Chicago first.

THEY LOVE THE ’90S • The ’80s are so last year. When you want to break out the Starter jackets and big jeans, head to these resale racks.

Spring Awakening • It’s time to...