“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” may have made the most of Chicago’s illustrious, filmable locations, but “The Breakfast Club,” set in the fictional suburb of Shermer, Illinois, is the better film. Laughs, tears, stolen kisses, lessons learned. High school was awful and great. We’re all athletes, brains, princesses, basket cases and criminals. Hughes knew that better than anyone.
Best of Chicago 2021: John Moss' Personal Best Newcity invited fourteen writers to share their "personal Best of Chicago”—a collection of voices expressing their city in their own very personal ways, that together offer universal insights into what we all cherish about our life in this place.
