Each month, ChicagoNow holds a contest to determine the best posts that appeared in the previous month on ChicagoNow.com. Of more than 1,000 posts which appeared during March, here are the 20 judged to be the best. (For the record, any posts from the blog Margaret Serious are those nominated by the other bloggers.)

Bon Bini Ya’ll On the Knife’s Edge of Cancer

Cheating Death Staying grounded as the tanks roll into Ukraine

The Chicago Board of Tirade Did Putin promise Donnie a piece of Ukraine?

Chicago Weather Watch Signs of Spring

Comedians Defying Gravity The Gift and the Not Gifted: Ross and AJ are now on Whatifi!

Getting More from Les Hotel California. A Classic or a Nightmare–What Do You Think?

Getting More from Les South Korea Does What the USA Has Struggled To Do. We Should be Embarrassed and Ashamed.

Go Do Good! FAILURE IN THIS CASE WAS SUBLIME SUCCESS.

I’ve Got the Hippy Shakes The road to seventy is full of potholes

I’ve Got the Hippy Shakes To mask or not to mask: That is the question

Looking for the Good Lets Talk About Words

Margaret Serious Volodymyr vs. Vladimir: What’s in a name?

Mom, I Think I’m Poignant! How come the US Government can only bring half the country’s poor children out of poverty?

Opinionated Woman Why you’ll wish you knew Lou: RIP Louie Grenier

Pizza for Breakfast I Had a Southside Irish Parade House

Purple Reigns: How to Live a Full Life with Lupus Lupus and skin care

The Quark in the Road Postscript: The Academy Awards May Never Be The Same

Retired in Chicago Where is the line between frugal and cheap?

Tomfoolery: Eyes Wide Open Respectfully Disagree?

The White Rhino: A Blog about Education and Latino Issues Chicago Public Schools teacher sets 3 Illinois powerlifting records