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<a href="https://twitter.com/johnwilmeswords">John Wilmes</a> is a writer and professor in Chicago. His work has appeared in The Ringer, GQ, Chicago Reader, and The New Republic, among other places. He is the author of the novella Jad&#8217;s Dad Milo.

John Wilmes

Andrew Benintendi gives a kind of grim looking thumbs-up in profile after completing a TV interview following his walk-off hit in the Chicago White Sox's win on September 24.

“We’re Trying To Focus On Losing”: A Night With The White Sox At The Edge Of History

Lauren Theisen

A man looks at the oil painting "Beer Garden with A.K." (2009) by Nicole Eisenman

Arts And Culture

The Beauty Of The Ordinary Is There For The Painting

Fans look on during the eighth inning between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field in 2022.

At Home With The Worst Team In Baseball

Staff Writer
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Chris Thompson

Bears’ New Stadium Proposal Includes A Lifetime Of Public Debt

Dr. Charles E. Dates leads the room in prayer before the stadium presentation.

Bears Owners Roll Out Grotesque Stadium Plan With History’s Creepiest Launch Ceremony

Racing

NASCAR Got Wet In Chicago

A Compass Group employee works the hot dog concession at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

Capital

A Fight Is Brewing In Chicago Between A Multinational Concessions Business And Its Workers

Patrick Redford

Life's Rich Pageant

Chicago Guy Rescued After Quarter-Mile Stroll Onto Frozen Lake Michigan

Laura Wagner

How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union

Chicago