Camille Whitworth

As the Ravenswood corridor continues to garner attention for its industrial warehouses converted into lofts for booming technology start-ups, one office in a renovated building is home to a collective dedicated to helping people whose futures are bleak, regardless of any potential upturn in the economy. Every Sunday afternoon, the volunteers of Chicago Books...

On a sunny Friday morning, as the world watched the British welcome the latest addition to their royal family, Chicagoans from three north side wards bid adieu to royalty of their own. Mayor Richard M. Daley, winding down his 22-year reign, continued his farewell tour of Chicago’s neighborhoods, thanking the residents of the 32nd,...

Kathryn Simpson always knew she wanted to be a writer. When she moved from Colorado back to her home state of Missouri, and later to be near her husband’s family in Illinois, the drafts of several novels she had started went with her. But unlike most frustrated novelists whose masterpieces sit in a desk...

Cynthia VonOrthal teaches students to use puppets to express their limitless imagination

Don't tell John Laurie vinyl is dead, his independent record store, now 14 years old, has witnessed changes in Lincoln Square and become a go-to place for indie music.

Siri Soderblom spins a display rack of greeting cards and pulls out one of her favorites, a birthday card made by Hard Cards, a Los Angeles-based company. On the outside, it says, “I searched all over for the perfect gift for you.”  Inside comes the kicker: “But they don’t sell self-esteem at the mall.”...

37-year-old Jayson Lambert returned to his roots a year ago, when he opened Hoard Antiques at 4710 North Damen Avenue, where he refurbishes and sells “vintage, antique and retro delights” to film and theater set designers, interior decorators, and collectors.