June 2026 Issue: Design 50 (Digital Edition) Newcity Music: Gia Margaret is “Singing”

Music: Gia Margaret is “Singing” again

but there is not a time—not a single time—that I don’t drive by the intersection of Western and Belmont and hear in my mind’s ear the park’s famous spokesperson-huckster

Dance: The singular Trinity Irish Dance Company at thirty-five

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June 2026 Issue: Design 50 (Digital Edition) Newcity Music: Gia Margaret is “Singing”Design 50 2026 The Architects and Fashion, Graphic and Furniture Designers Who Shape Chicago "Design in Chicago moves between disciplines, neighborhoods, communities and scalesshaping everything from the spaces we inhabit and the objects we live with to the systems, stories and experiences that connect us to one another. The people on this list are not simply making things. They are building platforms, preserving histories, challenging conventions,