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Bryan Smith

Media

The Voices in Josh Marks's Head

A talented young chef loses control.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Jun 2014 20min Permalink

Business Crime

Behind the Beanie Babies: The Secret Life of Ty Warner

A profile of the reclusive billionaire who orchestrated a collectible toy craze.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Apr 2014 20min Permalink

Media

Michael Ferro Isn't Worried

When an antsy tech entrepreneur takes over a struggling newspaper.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Oct 2013 30min Permalink

Crime Religion

Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church

On the culture of misogyny and abuse at one of the nation’s largest megachurches.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Dec 2012 Permalink

Rita Crundwell and the Dixon Embezzlement

How a small-town comptroller became the biggest municipal embezzler in U.S. history.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Oct 2012 Permalink

The Strange Case of the Dentist and the Pimps

How a family man dentist got involved in an underage prostitution ring.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Oct 2006 Permalink

Arts History Sex

The Big Party

Life inside the original Playboy Mansion.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Jul 2009 Permalink