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224 results for Chicago

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Return to splendour

15 March 2016

Chicago’s venerable architectural history has been in danger of weighing heavy on the city’s current crop of architects but now new buildings – and the regeneration of existing ones – are strengthening social foundations…

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Obama army

20 September 2018

Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.

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South Loop

17 September 2009

Lake views, affordable loft apartments and fantastic brunch mean nowhere currently offers more opportunity in the land of opportunity than the south side of Obama’s town.

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Life in the round

21 June 2012

Standing out against a backdrop of drab, square tower blocks on the north bank of the Chicago River, the white “corncobs” of Bertrand Goldberg’s distinctive Marina City buildings are still inspiring, both inside and out.

Film

City Voices - Chicago

12 July 2011

Rick Kogan has been a newspaperman in his hometown of Chicago for over 40 years. These days he has a Sunday morning radio show in addition to a column at the Chicago Tribune, and in both his mission is to document life in…

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City slickers

20 October 2016

Canadians are rightly proud of their vibrant metropolises. But how does Toronto, one of its noblest urban hubs, compare to sister city and rival Chicago across the international border? We pitted citizens of both places…

Radio

The Monocle Culture Show - News stands in Chicago

13 February 2012

Illuminating the present and crystal-balling the future, the Culture Show is an international digest of music, art, film and media.

Radio

Monocle on Design - From Chicago to Rovaniemi

3 November 2015

We hear how the Windy City is trying to reposition itself as a world centre of architecture and discuss the work of Finnish master Alvar Aalto in the remote Lap city of Rovaniemi. Plus: which products we think no good home…

Radio

The Menu - Chicago's bond with food

27 April 2012

The Hull-House Seed Library in Chicago’s relationship with food, how to throw a Michelin starred dinner party and we find out what’s in Santiago’s basket.

Radio

The Menu - Chicago's soul food

23 March 2012

Soul food in Chicago, meaty, hearty fare in Greenland and we check out what it takes to be barista of the week in Lisbon.

Radio

The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 25: Chicago, Irving Park Road

14 March 2017

Monocle contributor Alison Cuddy and local food lover Coyote DeGroot tour Chicago’s historic Irving Park Road.

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Food & drink briefing

16 November 2017

The best in drinking and dining, from a Sydney stop-in to a Chicago canteen and Athenian deli.

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Business Briefing

16 February 2012

Urban farming in Chicago, Zimbabwe's women security guards and Japan's eco-billboards

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Article

Culture briefing

18 October 2018

Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.

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Good business

19 August 2014

In the Chicago neighbourhood of Pilsen resides a community that is embracing the virtues of creativity, co-operation and commercial nous.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 70

3 February 2012

The business news in Chicago, we discuss how to redefine depression and look at the weekend’s cultural highlights.

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