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The Death of a Giant

Food for Thought

Whose House Is It? • Nice job by Mark Caro in covering the financial shenanigans that have undermined Chicago house music [“House Divided,” April]. As someone who covered this scene for decades, I can confirm it was ever thus. Artists revered globally, but the middlemen sucked up the money. Music “industry” in a nutshell.

Q: What’s with the “Y” emblem on the new Cook County flag? • CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

Lightfoot’s Legacy • Yes, she did not play well with others, but the departing mayor also curbed ward fiefdoms and boosted neglected neighborhoods.

This Dreamer Cometh • In his new biography of MLK, Jonathan Eig presents a radical yet human portrait of the crusader.

A Taste of King: A Life • ◼ A sample from Eig’s chapter about the reverend moving into a North Lawndale apartment in 1966 to bring attention to redlining in Chicago and living conditions in its blighted neighborhoods:

Rowe v. Raoul • While we await a pivotal court ruling, here’s all you need to know about Illinois’s plan to bail on cash bail.

Victorian Secret • A Queen Anne serves up a piece of history in Lake View.

Where It’s @

Jake Hamilton • Entertainment reporter, movie fan, nap embracer

Civics Lesson • In its dive into constitutional rights and wrongs, TimeLine Theatre grapples with a post-Roe world.

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

French Trip • Le Select, the glitzy new restaurant from Daniel Rose and Boka Restaurant Group, stumbles out of the gate.

Drinks in Bloom • This season’s beverages are coming up roses — and violets and lavenders and chamomiles.

Family Flavors • At Boonie’s Filipino Restaurant, Joe Fontelera explores the cuisine he grew up with.

Ask the Dining Editor

Toast With the Most

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

Lithuania Calling • How a local indie band became a one-hit wonder on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

Hit the Road, Foodies! • Pack your appetite and explore these thriving dining scenes, from Indy to Traverse City, Michigan — all just an easy drive away.

1 Indy’s New Culinary Wave • Forward-thinking chefs and bartenders are serving some of the country’s best eats and drinks. Amy Cavanaugh digs in.

Burger Pit Stops • Are we there yet? Nope, but break up your drive by grabbing a beef-and-bun bite at these iconic spots along the way.

WORTH THE DRIVE • Chicago chefs name Midwest restaurants they will road-trip for.

2 Michigan’s Greatest Beer Run • Anthony Todd finds something other than wine to imbibe in Traverse City—and on the way.

3 Beyond Cincinnati Chili • John Kessler heads to the Queen City, where pioneering chefs are helping remake neighborhoods.

A Field Guide to St. Louis Sandwiches • From a clever take on a breakfast classic to a Balkan-inspired delight, these are the five not to skip in the Lou.

WORTH THE DRIVE

4 Back to the Future in Wisconsin • In the Driftless Area, Cate Huguelet finds an artisanal cheese-and-meat region where small and sustainable have always been a way of life.

Southern Comfort Southern Comfort • Everybody seems to moving to Nashville these days, including a collection of former Chicagoans who have...