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A Love Letter

Meet Our New Team

Dishes of the Year • That duck carnitas taco [at Taqueria Chingón, from “The 27 Best Things We Ate This Year,” December] is outstanding.

Your Best Bookshelf Photo

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

Birth Control to Go • A new Illinois law allows women to obtain contraception from pharmacists — without seeing a doctor first.

A Zoo Keeper • Megan Ross, the new CEO at Lincoln Park Zoo, combines science and advocacy.

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Pullman Rising • A national monument is bringing new life to the Far South Side neighborhood.

Love and COVID • The pandemic hasn’t ruined marriages, but it has reduced singles’ interest in the institution, says a marriage expert.

Riparian Delight • A historic Riverside home comes to market looking as good as the day it was built.

Where It’s @

Pop Eye • Set your sights on bright design in 2022.

Sew Cool • Knitwrth is stitching a fresh take on Chicago streetwear.

Ask a Budtender

Cold Comfort • Everything you need to stay toasty in the dead of a Chicago winter

Ngozi Ezike • COVID-19 fighter, tennis fanatic

Spirited Away • Build your at-home nonalcoholic bar with help from top beverage pros.

Must-haves for your nonalcoholic bar

Hail, Caesar! • Chefs are freshening up the classic salad with everything from broccoli to nori — even truffles. Try these five standouts.

Takeout for All • With Mustard Seed Kitchen, Erick Williams delivers big flavors in to-go boxes.

Korean Comfort Zone

Perfect Harmony

Community Tavern’s Four-Layer Coconut Cake

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

Saved by the Bell • Neal Francis found sanctuary — and his new album — in a Northwest Side house of worship.

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

Future Tense • Nnedi Okorafor journeys into postapocalyptic unknowns through science fiction fantasy with an African backdrop.

REASONS WE (STILL) LOVE CHICAGO • OUR CITY OFTEN TAKES A BEATING FROM OUTSIDERS WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND (AND INSIDERS WHO DO), BUT WE ADORE IT ANYWAY. HERE’S WHY.

Views From All Directions

We Embrace Old-School Holdouts

Men in Shorts in January

The Perfect Neighborhood Spot

Where Else Does Giving Birth Feel (a Little) Like a Luxury Vacation?

Let Tourists Eat Deep Dish. We’ll Take a Pizza Puff.

OUR CITY PHOTOGRAPHS WELL

The Enviable Weather (Yep, You Read That Right)

The Unsung Heroes of Tap Dance Live Here

Chicago’s Bike Network Is Strong, and Getting Stronger

The Hot Dog Stand That’s Also Perfect for Date Night

You Can Explore the Length of the City on One Street

Smoked Rib Tips From Lem’s. Need We Say More?

You Can Live (or Act) Like a Mogul

Our City’s Championship Athletes Are Women

Live Music, of All Kinds, Any Day of the Week

Even Santa Rides the CTA

Circus Tents in the Middle of the Lake!

Vegans Are Welcome in the Meatpacking District

We Can Score Same-Day Tickets to Almost Anything

We Aren’t Afraid to March for Justice

TOP DOCTORS 2022

Steven K. Rothschild • Chair of the department of family medicine at Rush University Medical...