Friends, I am no longer updating Life in Chicago . Thanks to those who read my postings and offered comments. I hope to continue these sto...

O n a cold, rainy night, a placid calm can be found 36 stories above the ground. There, in a carpeted room at the top of a Lake Shore Dr. ...

I f you happened to stroll by the Oak St. Beach-Michigan Ave. underpass yesterday afternoon, you’d have heard a delightful sound beckoning y...

T he idea was simple. Inspired by a recent long-distance bike ride, I would push myself to bike all the way from Chicago to Milwaukee. I eag...

“I nfo to help the animals?” the girl in the green dress nudges passersby. “Info to help the animals?” Her voice is light and high-pitched, ...