The Cubs: A Pretty Good Team That Loses a Lot
The Cubs are outhitting their opponents this year... but they're not outscoring them. If you believe in curses, that makes total sense, but otherwise it's kind of a mystery.
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How the Chicago Teachers Union Could Challenge Rahm Emanuel
Backing a mayoral candidate to go against Rahm may not work—but a strong union can find other ways to change how politics is done in a city.
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Why Is So Much of Chicago a Commercial Desert?
Chicago's poorest neighborhoods have much less commercial activity than even a typical poor city neighborhood in America. Is it crime? Investment? History?
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Photos: Chicago’s Black Belt During the Great Migration
As World War II swelled Chicago's black population, photographers Edwin Rosskam and Russell Lee—with the help of author Richard Wright—documented the changing city.
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Here’s One Parent’s Story About the Closing of Her Neighborhood CPS School
Trumbull Elementary was closed by a unanimous vote of the school board today, despite parents' claims that the school is not underutilized—if special-education students are considered.
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Why These Four Chicago Public Schools Won’t Close
Community involvement, private investment, and basic math all helped spare Mahalia Jackson, Manierre, Leif Ericson and Garvey Elementary Schools.
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