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Admiring the View

AS A DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, I’VE BEEN CLOSELY WATCHING the floor-by-floor growth of the St. Regis Chicago the past few years. The 101-story Jeanne Gang–designed building is an undeniably spectacular addition to the skyline. In December, as it neared completion, Angie McMonigal, a fine arts and commercial architecture photographer, spent a day shooting the three-towered structure for this month’s cover story (page 38). “I love the curviness of it,” she told me, noting that this aspect was challenging to capture because of the building’s height. (One of her solutions: a drone.) We discussed how we felt about the building being heralded as the tallest in the world designed by a woman. It felt limiting to categorize it that way. Still, it’s not an insignificant distinction. “Anytime I’m teaching or talking about the…

Admiring the View

License to Bribe

When a public servant saw that Illinois truck driver’s licenses were being granted too freely, he investigated. What he found exposed criminality at the highest level of state government. Not long after Tony Berlin began working at the state driver’s license facility in Niles in 1985, he noticed that some truck drivers who should’ve failed their exams mysteriously passed them. For six years, starting in 1992, he collected evidence to show why: He believed truckers were bribing state workers to get licenses. In another turn of the screw, the workers were using those bribes to buy tickets to the then secretary of state George Ryan’s fundraisers, including for his successful bid for governor. Berlin tried to expose the corruption — he went to the FBI and the upper ranks of the…

License to Bribe

Memorable Moments

These are all great choices, but I was hoping for The Bozo Show to be in there! @web_goddess via Twitter How much do I love the December cover? So much that I would be willing to drive back to the city from my place of temporary exile, isolate for 14 days, and then search every newsstand to find it. @newsstandpromos via Twitter Does anyone besides me remember the double-dutch song we used to sing that said, “Mayor Byrne cheated, Washington beat it”? Harold’s election is rightfully No. 1 on the list [“50 Moments That Shaped Chicago, 1970–2020,” December]. @chicagostyle via Twitter Interesting that the Olympics whiff and Lucas Museum lawsuit aren’t on here. Something not happening can be just as influential as something happening. John TC via Facebook Although the White Sox’s 2005 World Series was No.…

Memorable Moments

Your Best Sunrise Pics

@marshallperspectiveimagesinc One early morning in October, Chicago Public Schools staffer Samuel Chad Marshall went to Steelworkers Park in South Chicago to take photos and center himself. While watching the sun rise over the lake, he spotted a purple thistle. “I had never seen that flower before and thought, This would be an awesome photo.” WE ALSO LOVED … @elenagrigore @bgjr63 @alipson @markwegener NEXT CONTEST Post your best shot of your favorite coffee mug on Instagram by February 15. Follow us at @chicagomag, tag us, and include #chimagcontest to be considered. The winner will be featured in the April issue and will receive a free one-year subscription to the magazine.…

Your Best Sunrise Pics

1 Dubbed the “Jewish deli of the future” by the Tribune when it opened in North Center in 2017, Steingold’s of Chicago moves its pastrami and matzo balls next to the Music Box Theatre in Lake View this month. Bigger kitchen = more bagels. 2 A flight on Southwest accessible from the Blue Line? You really can have it all. The flexible airline starts service at O’Hare on Feb. 14, with daily flights to Baltimore, Dallas, Denver, Nashville, and Phoenix. 3 Swirling sunflowers, spinning galaxies, and megasize portraits: Immersive Van Gogh, opening Feb. 11 at Lighthouse ArtSpace, just might be the trippiest way to end your quarantine. 4 Is it worth freezing your butt off to eat a rib-eye outside your home’s four walls? Maybe! The city has extended the expiration date of…

AS AN ENUMERATOR FOR THE 2020 CENSUS, I DEVELOPED TRICKS FOR COUNTING people who didn’t want to be counted. “We’re not interested,” a man on Pratt Boulevard in Rogers Park told me before shutting the door in my face. OK. It seemed like he was Latino and in his 30s, so I had an ethnicity, a gender, and a (rough) age. “We’re” meant there was more than one person living in the apartment. On the iPhone I’d been issued for filling out census questionnaires, I marked the population count as two, the most I could verify. Two is better than zero when every person means $1,535 in federal funds. In many ways, the 2020 census was a success for Illinois. Our self-response rate — the number of residents who filled out the form…

The Futures of Water

THE SETTING The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a.k.a. the Merc. What began as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board in 1898 is now a labyrinthine network for futures trading in sectors including agriculture, real estate, and metals. Futures trading — no shame in not knowing! — is the practice of betting on the future price of commodities in order to manage financial risk. It’s basically fantasy football for capitalists. THE KEY PLAYERS Farmers, municipalities, and us People who need water to survive and/or stay in business. So, all of humanity. CME Group The financial services giant that owns the Merc, the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and more. It decides what commodities are traded at the Merc. Water rights activists Including Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on…

The Futures of Water

Big Queen Energy

EVEN FOR A 126-YEAR-OLD HOUSE, THE QUEEN ANNE AT 1104 MICHIGAN AVENUE in Evanston, which is listed with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago for $1.95 million, has been through a lot. Nineteenth-century milliner C. Marion Hotchkin and his wife, Emma Palmer Hotchkin, reportedly were the first to take up residence in the 6,000-square-foot manse. Furniture company heir John M. Smyth and his wife, Ethel Walsh Smyth, have called it home, too — and so did Kevin Costner’s character in the 2002 supernatural thriller Dragonfly. Three years before that, though, the Evanston landmark caught fire. No one was hurt, but the home itself suffered significant damage. “Firefighters doused the flames and then struggled for 10 hours to keep the fire from reigniting as they hauled antiques from the home, put tarps in place…

Big Queen Energy

Tweedy’s Puzzle Mania

“I cleared off a table in the basement to do jigsaw puzzles. It turned out to be too small to do a 1,000-piece puzzle. So I laid down posters on the floor, white side up, to have a surface. I can’t start a puzzle without finishing it. It’s the same obsessive nature that helps me write — I have that focus putting together the pieces of songs. With puzzles, sometimes that means 16 or 17 hours of sitting and standing. I would get pretty sore. Now I have a table by Bits and Pieces with room for a 1,500-piece puzzle. It has thin drawers for sorting pieces by color. My friends Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are crazy puzzle people. I joked with Nick when I first started: ‘Do you…

Tweedy’s Puzzle Mania

Ghosts of Selves Past

Q: The Upstairs House, out February 23, is about a new mom who’s visited by a dead author of children’s books. How did your experiences as a mother influence it? A: I was the first of my friends to have kids and knew very little about the postpartum experience. I didn’t understand the trauma of even an “easy” labor — that I’d be bleeding for weeks, and my milk would hurt coming in, and I’d be up with the baby at all hours. I’ve always depended on literature to guide me, and nothing I’d read resonated with what I was experiencing. I wrote The Upstairs House as the honest depiction of early motherhood I needed. Q: We still seem reluctant to be frank about the psychological trauma that can accompany new parenthood.…

Ghosts of Selves Past

Chris Uphues, the artist behind Ravenswood’s Insta-omnipresent Happy Garage mural, is bringing a pop of color to the stodgy world of neckties. This month, the Groomsman Suit, a formalwear retailer in Logan Square, is debuting a new collection of ties and custom blazers featuring Uphues’s signature bug-eyed hearts, a follow-up to a limited run of three holiday-themed ties at the end of last year. “We really loved his heart artwork and how joyful it was,” says Groomsman cofounder Diana Ganz. Available on a black or white background, they drop a dose of personality into dressing up that’s cheeky without being silly. “Chris has such a great library of art and designs, so that made the design process pretty easy for us,” Groomsman cofounder Jeanne Foley says. Because the pattern is…

This Woman’s Worth

WHEN IPPOLITA ROSTAGNO LAUNCHED HER NAMESAKE JEWelry line in 1999, the former dancer imagined creating pieces that a self-made woman would buy for herself. “It was very apparent that jewelry happened to you at given times of the year, like Valentine’s Day, or when you got engaged,” says the Brooklyn-by--way-of-Tuscany designer. “But it was frowned upon to self-purchase.” She aimed to change that with her sensual, organic pieces that are priced for the career woman and mix high (diamonds) with low (colorful gems) for everyday wear. Her second boutique, after the one in New York City, landed here in December, with a goal of democratizing the jewelry-buying process. Every bracelet, earring, ring, chain, or bangle hangs on a magnetic felt wall, ready to be tried on without need of salespeople…

This Woman’s Worth

Ask a Budtender

Q: I’m curious about tinctures — the liquid drops. How do people use them? A: One way to take them is by dropping them directly under the tongue. Just give them a couple of minutes to absorb before swallowing. This is a good option for people who don’t like to smoke but want something that will kick in faster (usually within 30 minutes) than edibles. Some tinctures are strong, as much as 10 milligrams of THC in one milliliter (about a dropperful), but you can get them as low as two and a half milligrams per dose. You can also add tinctures to food or drink, though that will delay the high because they will be processed through the digestive system. For food, you want an oil-based version. Earthy flavors (which include…

Ask a Budtender

Choose Your Own Health Adventure

IMAGINE A WELLNESS SCALE WHERE 1 IS THE PATRON Saint of Wellness™ Gwyneth Paltrow obnoxiously running around in a fat suit in the film Shallow Hal, and 10 is the Patron Saint of Wellness™ Gwyneth Paltrow obnoxiously hawking a $75 candle titled This Smells Like My Vagina. On this scale I would rate myself a 6. I own a Peloton and have a regular Pilates class, a seven-step skin care routine, and a Botox regimen. But I love greasy pizza, Coke products, lying on the couch, and avoiding foods with chia seeds, flax seeds, or any sort of health seed — too much to ever truly be well. Literally, I can’t imagine myself embarking upon a fast unless it’s medically directed before a colonoscopy. Nevertheless, I remain a woman living…

Choose Your Own Health Adventure

Unlocking the Secret to Successful Aging

For decades psychologists have been working to unlock the secret to successful aging and determine how to define happiness in the eighth, ninth and even tenth decades of life. But how does one measure the potential for social, intellectual and emotional growth? It turns out that it’s not the sum of individual accomplishments that counts, but rather what one does to successfully maximize lifestyle at each life stage, and in each successive decade. “People can mistakenly measure success by their living situation, such as living at home versus in an assisted living community, but it is more about embracing a lifestyle that maximizes your best self,” said Beverly Sanborn, MSW, LCSW, gerontologist and vice president of program development for Belmont Village Senior Living. “What is critical for successful aging is being…

Unlocking the Secret to Successful Aging

HOW MUCH DOES CHEF KEN POLK LOVE FRENCH TOAST? HIS LINCOLN PARK BREAK-fast spot Batter & Berries has served more than 200 variations. Below are three of his over-the-top favorites. All of them call for starting with a basic batter of 2 cups heavy cream, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons vanilla, ½ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and using 8 thick slices of brioche. 1 STRAWBERRY–PASSION FRUIT Blend ½ cup sliced strawberries, ¼ cup passion fruit puree, 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, and ⅛ teaspoon each cloves and coriander into the batter. Make the topping: Whip ½ cup heavy cream and ¼ cup powdered sugar on medium speed until stiff peaks form, then fold in 2 tablespoons passion fruit puree. Dip brioche slices in batter and cook 3 to 5…

Meet the Potato ’Nator

A squishy brioche bun makes it easy to take a giant bite. Chef Michael Buscemi likes the ones from ButterCrumb Bakery in Hickory Hills; he toasts them, cut side down, in a buttered pan. It’s not a breakfast sandwich without a runny fried egg. Buscemi’s secret to making a perfect sunny-side-up egg: frying it over low heat and using a concave rubber spatula to gently scoop it out of the pan without breaking it. Bacon, because you clearly need more meat. Tempesta’s housemade bacon is cured with maple sugar and smoked with maple wood, giving it a smoky sweetness. Pick up bacon at the shop or order online. $24 for two pounds Nothing melts quite like American cheese. Buscemi goes for the orange processed classic. Lay it on the hot hash browns so…

Meet the Potato ’Nator

Chips for Breakfast!

THERE’S NO NEED TO RISE EARLY TO ROAST TOMATILLOS AND FRY TORTILLAS when preparing Tzuco’s version of the classic Mexican breakfast dish. Bagged chips and a sauce anchored by canned black beans — a departure from the traditional salsa — make for a speedy preparation, without sacrificing flavor. The key, says Gaytán, is dried avocado leaves. Typically used for wrapping tamales or fish, here they’re simmered in the sauce, infusing it with an earthy sweetness. Find the leaves at local Mexican grocery stores like La Casa del Pueblo. CARLOS GAYTÁN’S BLACK BEAN CHILAQUILES Makes 5 servings Active time 35 minutes Total time 50 minutes 2 Tbsp. neutral oil1 garlic clove, chopped1 serrano chile, chopped4 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed3 cups chicken stock3 dried avocado leaves, stems removed Kosher salt2¼ cups thick unsalted tortilla…

Chips for Breakfast!

A Middle Eastern Feast

1 FUL MEDAMES “This is like the national breakfast dish in Egypt. I top it with lemon juice, olive oil, diced tomato, and chopped parsley,” Ross says. In a blender, combine 5 cups water, 2 chopped medium tomatoes, 5 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon each ground cumin, sweet smoked paprika, and Aleppo pepper, and blend until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a medium pot and add 3 cups peeled dried fava beans. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until beans are soft, about 45 minutes. (You can make this dish the day before.) 2 PITA “I get pita from Sanabel Bakery & Grocery [4213 N. Kedzie Ave., Albany Park]. I get olives and labneh there too. I toast the…

A Middle Eastern Feast

Sex in a Pandemic

AS HUMANS, WE’RE PRACTICALLY HARDWIRED TO KEEP a memory vault — a spank bank of sorts — of all the sexual things we’ve witnessed or experienced. Two of my most titillating memories were imprinted on my brain in the mid-aughts, while I was traveling out of New York City on a Peter Pan bus, my forehead pressed against the glass in search of something, anything, that might pique my interest. At a stoplight on the Upper West Side, I peered into the window of a well-lit brownstone where a topless older woman held a Champagne coupe in one hand while tending to the hardened needs of a much younger man with the other. A few months later and a few blocks north, I gaped with burning cheeks as a 40-something…

Sex in a Pandemic

Between Water and Sky

For my money, the view west from the DuSable Bridge at Michigan and Wacker has always been one of the most exciting in Chicago. A century’s worth of tall buildings spring from the banks of the Chicago River along Wacker: the LondonHouse Chicago, with its curved limestone façade; the new towers at Wolf Point; and, in between, a murderers’ row of fine high-rises, including the midcentury icon Marina City. By comparison, the view to the east has always struck me — with the exception of Harry Weese’s silvery, blade-like Swissôtel Chicago — as architecturally meager. But not anymore. With major construction now all but complete, Jeanne Gang’s 101-story St. Regis Chicago, at 363 East Wacker Drive, has fundamentally shifted our vaunted skyline’s center of gravity. The undulating profile of the trio of…

Between Water and Sky

My Teeny-Tiny COVID-Era Wedding

There is perhaps no greater test of a couple’s staying power than a government-mandated stay-at-home order. So when the country hunkered down last spring, the quarantine breakup jokes hit Twitter on cue. But it turns out that extreme togetherness can also accelerate a love story. According to diamond purveyor Forevermark, engagement ring sales spiked 20 to 30 percent in 2020. Dana Gordon, founder of Chicago jewelry company Dana Rebecca Designs, says she’s seen a major uptick in her bridal business since May: “People were like, ‘We just spent nine straight weeks together and didn’t kill each other. She must be the one.’” But once you’ve put a ring on it, the true test awaits: How do you plan your big day in a way that feels special but also safe? The…

My Teeny-Tiny COVID-Era Wedding

Outdoor Party Time!

Big Delicious Planet 412 N. Wolcott Ave., West Town Vibe A little bit twee, a whole lot farm-to-table Capacity 10 to 26 Price $250 a person Deets This catering company hosts weddings in its neighboring urban farm — think twinkle lights, flower beds, and beehives — as part of a new package that includes a four-course meal and drinks. Wicker Park Inn 1331 N. Wicker Park Ave., Wicker Park Vibe Backyard patio meets big-city skyline Capacity 30 Price $500 for 2 hours; chair, linen, and table rental is extra Deets The basic package at this nine-bedroom bed and breakfast includes the ceremony, flowers, cake, and bubbly. The staff will take care of setting up a livestream, too, if your BFF wants to watch from afar. 63rd Street Beach House 6300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Jackson Park Vibe Zelda Fitzgerald goes to the shore Capacity 150…

Outdoor Party Time!

Mail-Order Reception

Snack bags from Garrett Popcorn Shops Send the cheese-and-caramel mix to guests anywhere in the country ($150 for 50 two-ounce bags), and personalize it with your monogram for an extra 50 cents each. garrettpopcorn.com Boxed picnics from All Together Now This West Town cheese shop offers a snack spread in a box for delivery. If you just want the expert cheesemongers to make the selections, order the All Together Now (At Home) box, which ships nationally and includes two types of cheese, Underground Meats’ saucisson sec, seedy crackers, and more bougie munchies (from $65, plus $10 shipping). Pop in a bottle of wine for as little as $15 more. Or if all your guests (or at least your favorites) live within city limits, build your own à la carte array (including sparkling wine…

Mail-Order Reception

Change of a Dress

For full glam LBR This Logan Square salon offers inclusive sizes of overstock and sample gowns from bridal heavy hitters like Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier up to 75 percent off, from $1,500 to $6,000. 2165 N. Milwaukee Ave. Pandemic pick: Vera Wang slim-fit lace gown, $5,000 For cocktail chic Luxury Garage Sale Take advantage of the anything-goes nature of these times and get that fabulous party dress you’ve always wanted. This Gold Coast store has plenty of high-end consigned frocks that can pass for classic bridal (like a stunning Grecian halter by Brandon Maxwell, $390), or go full Elle Woods and pop off the screen in pink. 900 N. Michigan Ave. Pandemic pick: Alex Perry pink dress, $595 For anything in between Peaches Boutique The Garfield Ridge prom dress haven — it claims to have one of the largest…

Change of a Dress

Get Ready for Your Close-Up

Beauty Don’t overdo it. “Everyone thinks you need more makeup onscreen, but less is more,” Dee says. Stay with your usual routine, just add primer and eye cream. Put them on five to 10 minutes before your makeup to keep it looking fresh for the entire affair. Blend with the gusto of Ralph Macchio waxing a car. “You’ll see edges of your makeup more onscreen. If, say, you’re using neutral eye shadow tones, make sure that each color is blended into the next so you don’t see that line of demarcation.” The same goes for foundation or BB cream — run it down your neck a bit so your makeup doesn’t look like a facemask. Fool everyone into thinking you slept well. Under-eye circles will pop more (thanks HD!), so focus your concealer there. Fill in your…

Get Ready for Your Close-Up

TOP DOCS FOR KIDS AND MOMS

FOR KIDS Adolescent Medicine Karen Bernstein Adolescent gynecology; eating disorders; sexually transmitted diseases; weight management. UI Health. 312-996-7416 Aurelia Peera Advocate Lutheran General, Park Ridge. 773-777-5437 Michele L. Zucker Behavioral and eating disorders. Advocate Lutheran General, Park Ridge. 847-318-9300 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Elizabeth V. Bernardino ADD/ADHD; anxiety disorders. 855-692-6482 Norman A. Chapman ADD/ADHD; bipolar and mood disorders. Advocate Lutheran General, Park Ridge. 847-940-0340 Edwin H. Cook Jr. Autism spectrum disorders. UI Health. 312-996-7723 Susan Jane Friedland ADD/ADHD; anxiety, behavioral, and mood disorders. Lurie Children’s. 312-227-2800 Steven H. Hanus Anxiety, eating, and mood disorders; depression; substance abuse. 847-864-3444 Ahmed M. Hussain ADD/ADHD; anxiety, bipolar, and mood disorders; depression. Streamwood Behavioral Health. 630-837-9000 Kathleen M. Kelley Psychiatry in physical illness; trauma psychiatry. UI Health. 312-996-7723 MaryBeth Lake Lurie Children’s. 800-543-7362 Gunnbjorg B. Lavoll ADD/ADHD; depression; mood disorders. Northwestern Memorial. 312-859-1122 Karam Radwan ADD/ADHD; bipolar, mood, and personality disorders; trauma psychiatry. UChicago Medicine. 773-702-3858 Marcia Slomowitz ADD/ADHD; anxiety; bipolar and mood disorders;…

TOP DOCS FOR KIDS AND MOMS

GOT COW’S MILK? In adult medicine in particular, there’s a push toward going plant based. In pediatrics, though, I prefer to have growing children get cow’s milk because it has the most amount of protein; it’s a comprehensive delivery of multiple nutrients, as opposed to just calcium. My youngest has food allergies, and I have to push him to drink his soy milk. If I don’t watch him, he’d rather have orange juice. NO CELLPHONES IN BED I feel strongly that healthy sleep is very important for your whole day. We have rules to maintain healthy sleep hygiene, but the one that is nonnegotiable is that all cellphones charge in my room overnight. Even if I’m asleep earlier than Parker is, I’ll hear him coming in to plug his phone in. KEEP THEIR HANDS…

KEEP THEM MOVING Pre-COVID, it was like, “Come on, Shai, sit. Just sit and talk with me.” Then with COVID it became, “You’ve been sitting for five hours. We’ve got to do something.” There’s resistance. I’ll be like, “If you don’t get up and move, that’s not good for you. You can start putting on extra weight, which will make it harder for you to run. If you want to be the fastest kid in your class, you’ve got to do this.” It doesn’t always work. Then it’s like, “Guess what? These are the rules. I am your mom.” GIVE THEM A ROUTINE He’s a really awesome sleeper. He goes to bed at 8:30 and wakes up at 7, like clockwork. At bedtime we still read together and cuddle; right now we’re on…

Jason A. Canner

KEEP THEM MOVING There are a lot of things that distract from physical activity — iPads, game consoles, Netflix. So if I need to push the boys to be outside, I’ll go on a walk and they can rollerblade or bike alongside. So their outdoor activity starts with nice time hanging out with Dad. During e-learning, once lunchtime comes, they eat their food quickly and then look to be outside that hour to hour and a half. That has helped get their energy out. SIT WITH THEM BEFORE BEDTIME They usually spend 20 to 30 minutes reading before bedtime. They’re super close, so often one of Charlie’s older brothers will read to him. And with the other one, usually me or their mom is present, even if we’re just lying there. I think…

Jason A. Canner

Peter Sagal Learns From His Elders

I am staring into the face of my newborn son and praying that I don’t screw this up. Again. Looking back on the mistakes of my youth, I realize it would have been really nice to know what catastrophes awaited me before, in the blind ignorance of inexperience, I blithely conjured them into being. But since there will never be such a thing as a time machine, the wrongs of the past can’t be corrected — otherwise an army of spandex-suited travelers from the future would have appeared in 2003 to keep us from watching the Matrix sequels. Instead of an intervention, we get regrets. Ever since I turned 50 — five years ago! — I’ve been ruminating on everything I wish I had understood as a younger man. The good news…

Peter Sagal Learns From His Elders

The Return of Ballet

THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF the Joffrey Ballet is unconvinced that watching dance on a laptop does the art form justice. “I’m embracing it because there’s nothing else,” says Ashley Wheater, now entering his second decade in that role with the company. “But it wouldn’t be my choice.” Even so, he says, “if it’s the right content, it can be really powerful.” Which is why the Joffrey is pushing ahead with Bolero, a new piece premiering February 12 free on YouTube. It will be the company’s first major appearance since The Times Are Racing exactly a year earlier, before theaters shut down because of the pandemic. Until now, the Joffrey has avoided going online for its performances. Logistically, staging a full-length concert is too difficult to do digitally — and “it would…

The Return of Ballet

A Mandela Moment

UPON HEARING THAT THE ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST Museum & Education Center is hosting a Nelson Mandela exhibition, one might ask: What does Nelson Mandela have to do with the Holocaust? The answer: Well, nothing directly. But Mandela: Struggle for Freedom, running February 20 through September 12 (and available to see both in person and virtually), does reflect the Skokie museum’s larger mission. “We are grounded in the history and lessons of the Holocaust, but we take that and move it forward into other social justice issues and human rights violations,” says Arielle Weininger, chief curator of collections and exhibitions. “This show is meant to look at this time period in South African history and have people question, What is justice? What is social justice in society?” Mandela addresses those questions with a…

A Mandela Moment

I’ve always been extremely vulnerable — that’s what I bring to my acting. But vulnerability is a dangerous thing. I’ve laid out trust in places where I could’ve protected myself. n I picked up a new nickname: Impossible. “You’re fucking impossible, Belushi.” My standards are high. I grew up in the restaurant business, where you work 100 percent every minute. I don’t lay off. On According to Jim, we only had to work three days a week, but Larry Joe Campbell and I were there five days working on bits and gags and the rhythm of scenes. When somebody else wasn’t working that hard, I felt betrayed. My father had a restaurant called Olympia Lunch in Logan Square with my uncle Paul. It was a Greek diner, a cheeseburger place. When…

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