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Words of Honor

Taking the Cake

Incredible True Story • This unbelievable piece [“The Last Gamble of Tokyo Joe,” May] about a Japanese American man who had been interned during WWII and then rose to be a Chicago mob boss—it’s the best movie I’ve ever read.

Why is Chicago a toddlin’ town? • CITY OF BIG QUESTIONS

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

What About Us? • As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again.

Poles’s Position • The Bears were the NFL’s worst team in Ryan Poles’s first season as GM. Can he turn them into winners?

A GM’S RUNDOWN ON THE NEW BEARS • POLES GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE TEAM’S TOP ADDITIONS

A Short History of Chicago’s Wildlife Celebrities • The foxes who took up residence in Lurie Garden and the peregrine falcon who dive-bombed downtown pedestrians to protect her ledge-nesting chicks are just the latest critters to enthrall us.

SoCal on the North Side • A Mission-style home puts the buena in Buena Park.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD ENGLEWOOD

Jingmai O’Connor • Kickboxer, marathon dancer, feathered-dinosaur expert

Sisters Act • Teenage rock band Neptune’s Core forges a grown-up trajectory.

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

Fresh Daisies • A Logan Square favorite takes root with a bigger location, a new pastry chef, and expanded offerings.

A Sushi Star’s Sequel • With his more affordable Kyoten Next Door, Otto Phan offers a streamlined yet still stellar omakase.

Smash and Grab

Icy Hot

Southport’s New Lanes • Two years after the historic restaurant and bowling alley at 3325 North Southport Avenue closed for good, Boka Restaurant Group has taken up residence with three distinct eateries.

Rebujitos

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

Precious Stone • Some of Chicago’s most iconic buildings are made of Joliet-Lemont limestone. Now the last quarry that supplies it is closing.

Best of Chicago • Thirty of the city’s top things to taste, see, hear, and experience. Featuring buzzy artists, croissant-wrapped hot dogs (yes, you read that right), and a certain bat-shaped beverage holder.

THE VIEW FROM THE CLOUDS • PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS HYTHA’S ARCHITECTURAL PORTRAITS SHOW CHICAGO’S HISTORIC SKYSCRAPERS FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

SEARCHING FOR OUR MISSISSIPPI • A JAZZ LEGEND’S HAUNTED HOMETOWN. AN ANCIENT CITY. TWO-DOLLAR CANS OF BEER. CHRONICLES A FIVE-DAY ADVENTURE ON THE OVERLOOKED WESTERN EDGE OF ILLINOIS, ALONG THE BANKS OF AMERICA’S GREAT RIVER.

Jewel Box • Lana chains make a gleaming arrival in Winnetka.

Scents-ability • Get your own hands — and nose — involved in the perfume-making process at these boutiques.

TIME TRAVELER

Wild Side • Always popular, animal prints are taking new twists.

Housing’s Wild Ride • While many of the real estate agents in our annual rankings of top sellers took a hit in last year’s cooling market, others continued to thrive.

Top Real Estate Agents • Rankings based on 2022 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Top Real Estate Teams • Rankings based on 2022 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Ozzie Guillen • The White Sox legend, 59, on the cost of honesty, his love of...