Chicago Life Magazine 2021 Holiday and Philanthropy Issue
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Chicago Life Magazine 2018 Philanthropy Issue
Spring 2014 Issue
Spring 2014 Online Version /
Book Reviews: You Were Never in Chicago, Silhouette of Virtue, and Code of Hono /
Midwest Getaways /
Fracking Comes to the Prairie State /
Women’s Senior Health: Aging Well /
Having It Your Way? /
Continuing Education: Bill of Fare for the Chicago Feast /
Ashes to Ashes, Elm to Elm /
Layers of Art /
April 2014 - May 2014 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Warming and Vector-Borne Illnesses /
Winter 2014 Issue
Winter 2014 Issue - Online Version /
Book Reviews: Studio Life—Rituals, Collections, Tools, and Observations on the Artistic Process, David and Goliath: Underdogs, /
What Roger Ebert Meant to Us /
Public, Charter and Private Schools /
Spring Planting /
Make a Beautiful Bed /
War & Peace /
Natural Expressions /
February 2014 - March 2014 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Funding Our Brightest /
2013 Philanthropy Guide
2013 Annual Philanthropy Guide - Online Version /
Book Reviews: Chicago Cable Cars, TransAtlantic, and Expressionista, How to Express Your True Self Through (And Despite) Fashio /
2013 Annual Philanthropy Guide /
Charities Evolve with Technology /
Acute and Subacute Rehabilitation /
11/22/63 Still Remains Tied to American Culture /
The Stephen F. Gale Academy: Profile of a School on Probation /
Transforming Space with Color and Light /
Slow Down. Yield. Stop. Some Transportation Economics /
Constructing Circles /
December 2013 - January 2014 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
FDR Needed /
November 2013 Issue
Fall 2013 Issue
Summer 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue - Online Version /
Dining /
From Harbor County Holland, Michigan /
Midwest Getaways - Door County, Wisconsin /
Upper Body Joint Replacement /
Town-gown Relations /
Aging in Place with Style /
Play, Pray and Prey Ball /
Electric Avenues /
April 2013 - May 2013 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Frankenfish Deadline /
Winter 2013 Issue
Mortality, Herself When She’s Missing, Sweet Tooth, and Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers /
Restaurants /
The Shifting Scene: Libraries and Research /
Curcumin /
Stunning Advances in Joint Replacement Surgery /
Crime Fighting with Trees and Plants /
A Corner of Nature /
Happy Anniversary? /
Hot Stuff /
February 2013 - March 2013 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Avoiding Another Manmade Disaster /
Winter 2013 Issue - Online Version /
2012 Philanthropy Issue
2012 Philanthropy Issue - Online Version /
December 2012 - January 2013 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick, and A World Without Cancer: The Making of a New Cure and the Real Promise of Preven /
Annual Philanthropy Guide /
Re-Careering /
Beyond School Walls: Education Whiz Kids /
Does cholesterol really cause heart disease? /
Who? When Where? How? Why? /
The Artists’ Artist /
On Gifts /
All Lives Have Equal Value /
November 2012 Issue
The Economics of Voting—Or Not Voting /
November 2012 Issue - Online Version /
The Beginner’s Goodbye , Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the “Real” America, and more! /
What's New On The Slopes This Season /
Elder Mediation /
Breast Cancer /
Excellence in Education /
Unscripted /
October 2012 - November 2012 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Three Weeks to Go /
Fall 2012 Issue
August 2012 - September 2012 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
Fall 2012 Issue - Online Version /
August 2012 - September 2012 Dining Guide /
The Newlyweds, The Marriage Plot and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand /
The College Admissions Crunch /
Economists Just Wanna Have Fun /
Continuing Education /
Hide Your Clutter in Plain Sight /
Cancer Facts for People Over 50 /
Nine Moments Online /
The Flaming Faucet /
Summer 2012 Issue
June 2012 - July 2012 Chicago Art, Culture, and Events /
June 2012 - July 2012 Chicago Dining Guide /
The Year We Left Home, Sing You Home, and Imagine: How Creativity Works /
Golf /
Bow Wow & Meow /
A Cancer Vaccine /
Mindfulness Meditation /
Uncovered by Wrapping /
Priceless Water /
Summer 2012 Issue - Online Version /
Spring 2012 Issue
Spring 2012 Issue - Online Version /
The Paris Wife, The Art Thief, Love and Shame, and How It All Began /
April 2012 - May 2012 Chicago Dining Guide /
Art Therapy /
Beyond Plants: From Hardscape to Synthetic Turf /
New Trends in Home Additions /
Homo Economicus: Inside the Mind of an Economist /
Being in Pictures /
April 2012 - May 2012 Art, Culture, and Events /
A Questionable Combination /
February 2012 Issue
2012 February Issue - Online Version /
Dining Guide February 2012 - March 2012 /
Muscle Rehabilitation at Home /
Cardiovascular Disease: Is It a Heart Attack or a Stroke? /
Seniors Get More Connected /
Trends in Landscape Design /
Luxury Baths: Wellness Combined with Technology /
Computers Get Sentimental for Traders /
Stills /
On Death and Dying: Economic Perspectives for a Bleak Winter Day /
February 2012 - March 2012 Art, Culture, and Events /
Icy Conditions /
2011 Philanthropy Issue
2011 Philanthropy Issue - Online Version /
2011 Philanthropy Issue - Online Version /
Dining Guide December 2011 - January 2012 /
December 2011 - January 2012 Art, Culture, and Events /
Take Noble Action /
Pictures of Moonlight /
Capitalism, Freedom & Philanthropy Milton Friedman (1912-2006) /
Chandeliers /
It Might Not Be Alzheimer's /
Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America, Cavafy’s Stone and Other Village Tales, and more! /
Annual Philanthropy Guide /
November 2011 Issue
November 2011 Issue - Online Version /
The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, /
Hope for Families Coping with Alzheimer’s and Dementia /
May Luck Follow You Your Like Alumni Magazine /
Reaching New Heights /
Taxes and Touchdowns /
Fall of Possibilities /
Re: Chicago /
The Nature of Things /
Fall 2011 Issue
Fall 2011 Issue - Online Version /
My New American Life, I Was a Dancer, U is for Undertow, The Lacuna, The Immortal Life, Face the Winter Naked, The Help, and Swa /
2011 Fall Dining Guide /
Is 90 the new 70? /
Studying for Personal Enrichment /
Sport Watches Go the Distance /
Reflections on Work in the Dog Days of Summer /
Yes Chicago /
August - September 2011 Art, Culture, and Events /
Investing In Our future /
Summer 2011
Chicago Dining Guide /
Book Reviews - Portobello, The Futures—The Rise of the Speculator and the Origins of the World’s Biggest Markets,The Taliban /
When it’s Time to Downsize /
A Bright Future for Renewable Energy Technologies /
The Beekeeper Next Door /
Gear Bags for Men /
Musing on Dearth and Taxes /
Pointing Views /
June - July 2011 Art, Culture, and Events /
Mission Possible /
2011 Spring Issue
April - May 2011 Art, Culture, and Events /
2011 Spring Dining Guide /
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, 1000 Sacred Places: The World's Most Extraordinary Spi /
Cholera's Influence /
Weight Loss: Is it more than just counting calories? /
Floor Trends 2011 /
Sustainable Design /
Golfing in Fashion /
And the Pursuit of Happiness /
A Chromatic Embrace /
What are the BEES telling us? /
Publisher's Letter /
February 2011 Heart Health Issue
Amazing Photos from Chris Hill's Trip to Peru /
Structure Says Sophistication /
Book Reviews - The Irresistible Henry House, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, and The Ghost /
The Battle Against Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality is Being Won /
February - March 2011 Art, Culture, and Events /
Letters to the Editor /
Catering to Your Every Whim /
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS /
Troubled Waters /
“The Best Health Care in the World” /
2010 Philanthropy Issue
Annual Philanthropy Guide /
Book Reviews - Body Work, and Twenty-Four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives /
Myth or Fact? /
Quebec /
The Whistleblower /
CURE /
Andy Shaw /
December 2010 - January 2011 Arts, Culture and Events /
Holiday Glam /
Gift Books for Econ Lovers /
Church On Time /
Achieve Happiness by Giving /
November 2010 Arts and Politics Issue
Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy Bundle, The Thieves of Manhattan, How We Move the Air, and Home for Christmas /
Dining Guide /
Medical Mystery Solved /
Epigenetics /
Epigenetic Targets in Cancer research /
Mike Flannery on Races to Watch /
Organization Confusion /
The Seniors’ Prom /
Camel Coats /
A Lion in Autumn /
17th Annual SOFA CHICAGO 2010 and the Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art under one roof for the first time /
The Soviet Arts Experience /
October - November 2010 Arts and Events /
A Peace-Centered Economy /
Fall 2010 Issue
Book Reviews /
August - September 2010 Arts and Events /
Fresh to Market /
The Density of Light /
Human Capital /
New Trends in Skin Care /
Tanning Beds /
Post-Summer Skin Care /
Career Wear /
Consequences of Being Overly Connected /
An Interview with Nicholas Carr /
Technology and the Brain /
A Fund of Hope /
Continuing Education /
Architecture Matters /
To Love Learning /
Summer 2010 Urban Living
June - July 2010 Arts and Events /
Marathon, Noah’s Compass, Recipes from an Italian Summer, Be Prepared, Lords of Finance /
Outdoor Dining Favorites /
Hard Day’s Night /
Gene Conversation /
Ahead of its Time /
An interview with Scott Turow /
Planes, Trains and Automobiles -- Plus buses, bikes and Birkenstocks in our transportation mix /
Brim City /
Art and Soul /
Discrimination and Murder by Spreadsheet /
2010 Spring Green Issue
April - May 2010 Arts and Events /
Book Reviews /
Dining Guide /
Prairie Fire Blazes into Downtown /
Set No Little Goals /
Bird’s-eye /
An interview with architect Douglas Farr /
Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock /
Not-So-Cruel Shoes /
Green with Envy /
Supercharge /
Yesterday’s Noise /
Preventing an Ecological Disaster /
February 2010 Innovation Issue
Winter 2009 - Annual Philanthropy Guide
Canadian Wonderland /
December 2009 - January 2010 Arts and Events /
Annual Philanthropy Guide /
Redux Reduction /
Yule Sample /
25 Creative Ways to Liven Up Your Home /
Bottom-line Benevolence /
The Artistic Business Of Fluxible Innovation /
John the Baptist /
Copenhagen in our Rear View Mirror /
Ring True /
Blood Out of a Turnip /
Stone Soup /
Moving the Zeitgeist /
25 Years /
November 2009 Sports Issue
Fall 2009 Water Issue
August - September 2009 Arts and Events /
Water, Water Everywhere /
August 09 - September 09 Book Reviews /
The Whistleblower /
Designer Water /
All About Water /
Dem Bones /
Great Lakes Czar /
Death on the Lake /
The Past, Present and Future of Water* (*and Chicago) /
With a recession and changing world, what are college students studying? /
Clear Your Mask /
Play Me A River /
The Good Doctor /
Summer 2009 Urban Living
2009 Spring Green Issue
Beyond Greens /
Back to Basics /
Prefab Green /
April 09 - May 09 Book Reviews /
Making Maroon Green /
What's Your Temperature? /
Economic Stimulus Starts in Your Kitchen /
Conscious Classrooms /
The Green Monster /
The Urban Revolution /
Green Jeans /
Civil Vision /
Greening the Post-Industrial City /
April - May 2009 Arts and Events /
Trees that Record History /
February 2009 Design Issue
Ornithology: An Interview with Andrew Bird /
Designing the Details /
Gold Leaf /
Going the Extra Mile, er, Kilometer /
A Chip Away /
Intelligent Design /
Short Circuit /
February 09 - March 09 Book Reviews /
Designing to Dine /
February - March 2009 Arts and Events /
Rising High /
Non-News and Greed /
Winter 2008 - Annual Philanthropy Guide
Time Travel /
December 08 - January 09 Book Reviews /
Chicago’s Passion for Healthy Food and Giving /
December 2008 - January 2009 Arts and Events /
Health Without Wealth /
The Other War /
Smaller, More Affordable Homes for Us All /
THE 2008 ANNUAL PHILANTHROPY GUIDE /
Charity Despair-ity /
Penny Wise /
What Lou Weisbach Wants to Cure /
Giving to the Tired, Poor and Huddled Masses /
A Passion to Give /
Wrap Around /
Because the Art /
November 2008 Investing In Chicago
October - November 2008 Arts and Events /
October 08 - November 08 Book Reviews /
Made in Chicago /
Missing Pieces /
Trying to Secure a Spot on the Chicago Radio Dial /
The Other Jesse Jackson /
Keeping the Lights On /
Chicago 2016 /
Life of a Beggar /
Chicago's Fashion Industry /
Modernism, Globalization and Sustainability /
Chicago in Visual Vocabulary /
Preserving our Water Treasure /
Fall 2008 Politics Issue
Against Truisms /
Food Machine /
Book Reviews, August - September 2008 /
Red, White and Budget Cuts /
Kitchens That Work /
Covering Barack /
Leaving Bush Behind /
Interview with Dick Durbin /
Blitzkreig /
All Plays Are Local /
Neck and Neck /
August - September 2008 Arts and Events /
Sick and Tired /
Summer 2008 Urban Living
2008 Spring Green Issue
April - May 2008 Arts and Events /
A Sustainable Kitchen /
Green Sierra Man /
Big, Bold and Beautiful /
Longitudes and Latitudes of Civilization /
Another Green Issue /
Seeing Green through Rose Colored Glasses /
Greening the Interior of Your Home /
The Natural Home /
The Bitter Plastic Pill /
My Shrinking Carbon Footprint /
What It Takes to Lead the Growing Green Economy /
February 08 Money Issue
A Portrait of Poverty /
Sustainable in Spirit /
Winter Book Reviews /
The Dollars in Heart Research /
Predicting Color and Design Trends - The Color Marketing Group /
Hue at Home /
Automobiles - Great Drives /
The Busy Life of Billionaire Lester Crown /
Gold Standard /
A Rejection of Risk /
The Subject is Finance /
A Generation of Disbelievers /
February - March Arts and Events /
November 2007 Creativity Issue /
December Philanthropy 07
Hearth of the Matter /
December/January Book Reviews /
Filming for Change /
Annual Philanthropy Guide /
Playing Tough /
My Kind of Tone /
A Conversation with Ann Lurie /
Stranded /
Her Journey to the Water of the Earth /
Inside the MacArthur Foundation /
All Fired Up /
American Beauty /
Gift - Giving /
A New Way of Looking at Medical Tests /
November 2007
Creating the Perfect Bedroom /
The Economic Invasion of Iraq /
The most expensive watches - and who buys them /
Chaos, Innovation and Architecture /
The Qes Who Paints /
Dreaming in Green /
Dreamweaver /
Hormonal Havoc /
November 2007 Book Reviews /
The Installation Effect /
Flavor Flave /
Fall October & November Chicago Arts and Events /
Fall 2007
Summer 2007 Urban Living
The Aviator /
Barbecue Stories /
Living in Small Spaces /
Breathless /
Recycling the Unrecyclables /
Storytelling with Studs Terkel /
Life in the Fast Line /
A South African Safari /
Small retail finds home on Division Street /
Summer 2007 Events Calendar /
Agora, Art and Experience /
Insurance Crisis /
The Ending as a Process of Beginning /
Spring 2007
Your Neighborhood Green Think Tank /
Women and Stress /
Ira Glass Goes Electric /
Pas de Deux /
Oilmen Retreat /
Green Acres in the Sky /
Stopping Global Warming in the Midwest /
Behind An Inconvenient Truth /
A Sustainable Life /
Making your home energy efficient /
Ahead of His Time /
To Capture a Moment in Time /
Winter 2007
February & March Events Calendar /
Shattered Sense of Innocence /
Off the Ball and Into the Fountain /
The Invasion of the Armadillo /
Kicking Fuel Efficiency to the Curb /
Jimmy Carter’s Current Campaign /
Flavonoids and a Healthy Heart /
Breakthroughs in Cardiac Care /
The Perfect Bath /
Poetic Needle /
Imagining cures /
Crazy Eight /
In the World of Public Architecture /
Holiday 2006
Greener Pastures Overseas /
Connecting McLuhan and Michigan Avenue /
What's Going to Happen to Amtrak? /
Shoulder Status /
A Portrait of Human Space /
Ancient Paint /
What's Next for Tammy Duckworth? /
Joseph Wilson on the Election and the Lawsuit /
Checkup, Please /
Design for Entertaining /
Amy's Tips for Entertaining /
Desserts to Die For /
November 2006
Fall 2006
Make No Small Plans /
Cutting Edge Quest to Find a Cancer Cure /
The Ultimate Kitchen /
Book Reviews /
Ceviche: The New Sushi /
Parlez-vous...Cheerios? /
Proof of Success /
The nuts and bolts of bones and joints /
Talking with Mia Farrow /
Questions for Mira Sorvino /
Nicholas Kristof's Call to Action /
War Is Not The Answer /
The Bicycle Diaries /
The Philanthropic Investor /
Summer 2006
Groundbreaking Medical Research in Chicago /
Energy and Campaign Donations /
Revisiting the Permanent Collection /
Learning to Love Sprawl /
The New Town House /
An Interview with Milton Friedman /
Adventure Capital /
Dining Alfresco /
Walking to the Beat of the Wrecking Ball /
Book Reviews /
Neighborhood Cross Culture /
Spring 2006
Winter 2006
Holiday 2005
November 2005
Fall 2005
Summer 2005
Spring 2005
Winter 2005
Holiday 2004
November 2004
The Demise of the Toboggan Run
Even if the snow does fall this season, there's no use anxiously anticipating a ride down a toboggan run. All toboggan slides in Cook County are closed indefinitely.
The Private Public Life of Ed Burke
Though only 61, Alderman Ed Burke, the king of a ward inherited from his father, is a relic of old Chicago politics.