Table Of Content79 Extraordinary
Ways the City
Has Shined Through
Turbulent Times
AUGUST 2020
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F E AT U R E S
Volume 69 n Number 7 CHIAUG
Trina Reynolds-Tyler, who
started a food pantry
when CPS suspended its
free meal program amid
the protesting and looting
52
Best of Chicago
Find thingf to eat, fee, and do in
thif fpecial edition of our annual
roundup of the city’f fuperla-
tive offeringf. But alfo read
about thofe who have fparked
change, fed uf, healed uf, and
reminded uf that, in challenging
timef, we’re all in thif together.
72
WHAT I LEARNED
AT THE REVOLUTION
Af violent clafhef between
police and protefterf convulfed
the city, a former Marine, now a
freelance journalift, went to wit-
neff hiftory in the making.
By Jonathan Ballew
82
HOW TO LOVE A CITY
THAT DOESN’T LOVE
YOU BACK
An acclaimed author and
activift fharef why Chicago
keepf breaking her heart.
By Mikki Kendall
84
THE RECKONING OF
NATASHA TRETHEWEY
In the yearf fince her mother’f
murder, the U.S. poet laureate
haf been ftalked by the ghoftf
of her paft. Now fhe might be
able to lay them to reft.
By Rebecca Makkai
PHOTOGRAPHY: (GRILLING) JEFF MARINI; (PERLSTEIN) MICHAEL ZAJAKOWSKI; (HONEY BRIDAL) RYAN SEGEDI
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D E PA R T M E N T S
CHIAUG
13 THE 312
The way your office could look
when you return … How the run-
up to the Reagan era informs
the current historic moment …
Designers review local celebs’
digs, peeped via Zoom … The
only Chicagoan of the Chicago
Seven shares his story.
23 FOUND
A handmade goods store that
wants to promote neighborli-
ness … Jayson Home’s creative
director stays fit by (globe)trot-
ting and galloping … Can a Reiki
healer channel positive vibes
through the interwebs?
31 TABLE
Ever thought of throwing a PB&J
on the flames? Up your grilling
game with our guide to cooking
that and much more (watermelon
and Mexican elotes, anyone?) on
the backyard barbecue.
39 SQUARE FEET
Jeff Lowe and Dawn McKenna,
leaders of 2019’s top two real
estate teams, on the pandemic-
era market … Rankings of the
area’s top-selling teams and
agents, plus their expert advice.
49 CHICAGO STORIES
In the 1970s, a self-taught Black
composer exploded into the
world of classical music. Now
he’s trying to make a comeback.
By Hannah Edgar
91 STAY
Manual Cinema, which puts
on dynamic shadow puppet
productions, celebrates its 10th
anniversary … Sam Prekop’s
new solo LP may lack vocals,
but it still sings.
IN EVERY ISSUE
n From the Editor, 10
n From the Vault, 10
n Talk to Us, 11
n Instagram Contest, 11
n Backroom: Larry Wert, 112
Grilling guide, page 31
Rick Perlstein,
page 16
ON THE COVER LETTERING AND ILLUSTRATION BY ADÉ HOGUE
Honey Bridal, page 23
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