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  1. Exterior view of The Hatchery with the Chicago skyline in the background
    James Steinkamp

    Incubator helps entrepreneurs bring international flavors—and businesses—to Chicago

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    At The Hatchery, many of the entrepreneurs are recent immigrants building businesses based on family recipes, which comes with a unique set of challenges—but plenty of opportunity.

  2. A photo taken from above shows a person browsing a table and shelf of foreign-language books
    Julio Lopez

    Chicago's Wide World of International Literature

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

  3. 1930s Browsheets with flash tattoo designs at Great Lakes Tattoo
    AJ Caughey

    Living passports: How tattoos ink Chicago's cultural connections

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

  4. A remote worker at Lake Roland in Maryland.
    Julio Cortez / AP

    When digital nomads come to (Chi)town

    Blog Post
    by Nicole L. Cvetnic

    From Medellín to Chicago, digital nomads are on the rise, contributing significantly to the global economy. But locals worry these visitors are pricing them out.

  5. A railyard in Galesburg, Ill., shows various trains lined up awaiting track space, with a yellow-fronted BNSF engine in the front.
    Shafkat Anowar/AP

    Five Features That Define Chicago's Role in Global Trade

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

  6. Various Ukrainian entrees at Anelya
    Kinship

    New Chicago restaurant has a dual mission: a Michelin star and respect for Ukrainian cuisine

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    Chef Johnny Clark calls his new Ukrainian restaurant Anelya a “political statement” to the world that Ukrainian food “isn’t just Russian with a twist” — and that it deserves a Michelin star of its own.

  7. People sit around a bar, watching soccer on a TV
    Francois Mori / AP

    As Chicago gears up for the Summer Olympics, some bars host global sports year-round

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    The Paris Games may be the biggest global sporting event of the summer, but for a few Chicago bars, international athletics are an everyday affair.

  8. A Chicago Transit Authority train passes overhead near W Roscoe and Clark Streets
    AP Photos

    The big business of small trains: Why Chicago models are so popular internationally

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

  9. Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine near Orovada, Nevada
    Rick Bowmer / AP

    The United States Pursues Its Lithium Independence

    Blog Post
    by Karl Friedhoff

    The hunt for the key battery component is only the beginning of the story.

  10. A tall gold statue with a blue sky in the background
    AJ Caughey

    Five Chicago landmarks that tell the story of the American Century

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    Ride along with University of Chicago professor Paul Poast as he walks us through the Chicago sites that shaped global affairs.