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Monster Mash

In Their Elements

Politics and Pritzker • He has earned a landslide reelection [“Mr. Competent,” June/July]. He is smart, loaded with compassion and foresight. Thank you, Governor Pritzker. Keep going.

Your Best Beach Photos

Talking Points • This month’s conversation starters

The Lean Mile • COVID, crime, and online shopping are emptying Michigan Avenue’s swankiest stretch. Will it ever be magnificent again?

Creating a Haven State • Diana Parker-Kafka and the Midwest Access Coalition help women with the logistics of traveling to Illinois for abortions.

Where It’s @

R. Kelly’s Latest Trial • The singer is already serving 30 years, but now he faces another federal prosecution, scheduled to start this month in Chicago.

Ask a Budtender • Featuring Erica Nahorniak

Cochran’s Castle • Once the home of the man who developed Edgewater, this classically inspired residence epitomizes Gilded Age style.

Xander Hastings • Survivor finalist, distance runner, smartphone avoider

Worth Its Salt • An iconic site in the North Branch corridor becomes a new centerpiece of the city’s live music scene.

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

PISTACHIOS • CONTEMPORARY ART JEWELRY

The New Koreatown • Come along on a culinary tour of Glenview and Northbrook, now the area’s top destination for Korean eats.

Korean Pub Grub • Army stew, whole fried chicken, and other drinking fare take center stage at New Village Gastro Pub in Northbrook.

Carousing 1-2-3

Corn Dogs Gone Wild • Kong Dog’s tubular treats come rolled in everything from Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to sweet potatoes.

Wine and Dine • Former Check, Please! host Alpana Singh showcases her somm skills at her new Gold Coast spot, Alpana. Here, she suggests pairings for three menu staples.

Local Chile Crisps

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

Housing’s New Ceiling • The real estate agents in our annual rankings of top sellers saw their numbers swell thanks to an unprecedented market.

Top Real Estate Agents • Rankings based on 2021 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Top Real Estate Teams • Rankings based on 2021 residential sales in the six-county metro area

Changing Tune • Before becoming a Karaoke Club regular, the author had to set aside her too-cool attitude.

The Big Truth • University of Chicago professor Robert Pape has spent the past year and a half examining the January 6 inasurrectionists-and sounding tha alarm about the future of democracy, Is America listening?

WHAT WEATHER FORECASTERS KNOW • THREE OF CHICAGO’S TOP METEOROLOGISTS — BRANT MILLER, CHERYL SCOTT, AND TOM SKILLING — SHARE WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED FROM YEARS OF TRACKING THIS CITY’S FICKLE AND OFTEN EXTREME WEATHER.

BEST of CHICAGO • FROM FINGER-LICKING SANDWICHES TO OUR LATEST SNL EXPORT, THESE ARE THE 47 FOODS, PEOPLE, EXPERIENCES, AND FINDS SETTING A NEW STANDARD IN THIS CITY.

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Wild Oats

HUBBARD STREET DANCE’S WATER TOWER STUDIO

KONBINI & KANPAI

Oriole

Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater

SOUND SELECTOR SERIES AT THE SILVER ROOM

Sugar Moon Bakery

Sarah Sherman

THE NINE BEST NEW SANDWICHES • From a fancy take on a sloppy Joe to a lamb-stuffed Chinese...