The September Issue Of Chicago Magazine

I went through the September issue of Chicago Magazine the other day and found it quite interesting. The cover story is about Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. It has evidently become a pilgrimage site, with visitors ranging from bicyclists from Chicago's Beverly neighborhood to middle-aged men from Texas. Dolton, a troubled town recovering from a financial scandal that left it broke, wound up purchasing the house, hoping it will attract pilgrims and tourists to the village. There was also an article about Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and Chief of Staff for Barach Obama (called the Rahmosaurus by the article's author), who plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president. Then there was an ad for a new play at the Goodman Theater called Ashland Avenue, which brought back childhood memories of the corner of 95th and Ashland in the South Side Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago. That was where the Beverly Theater and the local Walgreens we used to frequent were located. There was also an article about the Uptown Theater, built in 1925 and modeled after "an idealized Spanish Renaissance castle," which is the subject of a new book that pleads for its restoration. Throw in a piece about a "Wicker Park Wonder," a Romanesque Revival home on the market for $2.5 million and an article featuring "Eight Great Fall Escapes," which in addition to the Athens Riviera, Rome, Italy, and Santa Cruz, California also recommends none other than Breckenridge, Colorado (a mere 90 minutes from my Denver condo and so easier to get to), it was a pretty fascinating issue. Pick up a copy today at your local newsstand, if there are any actually left.