Since the 1990s, Newcity has crafted regular lists documenting the cultural forces lifting Chicago, both the behind-the-scenes movers and shakers and the front-and-center artists, writers, musicians, actors, etc.
In order to keep the lists as fresh as possible, and to spread the recognition as widely as we can, we’ve settled on alternating annual focuses: one year we zero in on the behind-scene power players, and the next time we highlight the artists. Herewith, the most recent two of each list.
Art 50 2022 (behind the scenes)
The Big Heat 2023: Chicago’s Food & Drink Fifty (“behind-the-scenes”)
The Big Heat 2020: Chicago’s Food & Drink Fifty (“artists”)
Design 50 2022 (behind the scenes)
Film 50: 2022 (behind-the-scenes)
Lit 50 2022 (behind the scenes)
Music 45 2020: Who keeps Chicago in tune (“artists”)
Music 45 2019: Who keeps Chicago in tune (“behind-the-scenes”)
The Players 2022 (Behind the Scenes)
