Southport Archives - Chicago Reader

The Grid helps Chicago navigate the city’s streets—and its history

Edward Brennan’s system of street naming and numbering makes the city’s present and past comprehensible.

Southport boutique Tula closes after four years.

A new boutique brings local fashion to the north side.

Some of the city’s biggest retail neighborhoods are still being hard-hit by the recession.

This week: Israeli design, sidewalk sale madness in Wicker Park, and big discounts for early birds at Krista K: