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Are Jennifer Aniston and Senator Mark Kirk Friends?

The movie star wishes the Illinois senator a speedy recovery.

Posted March 28, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.

The Chicago Riverwalk Is a $100 Million Step Closer to Reality

Outgoing DOT secretary Ray LaHood announced a big federal loan for the city's riverwalk, scheduled to be completed in 2016.

Posted March 28, 2013, at 3:20 p.m.

The Cubs: Baseball’s Most Profitable, Most Indebted Team

The Valuable Losers are worth more than all but four teams in the major leagues, but still carry a heavy debt load from their sale.

Posted March 27, 2013, at 6:30 p.m.

How Homosexuality and the Religious Right Created a Rift In Christianity

As gay marriage presses on in the Supreme Court and the Illinois legislature, consider how we got here—and what it did to religion in America.

Posted March 27, 2013, at 5:15 p.m.

The 12 Best Signs at the CPS Protest

Whatever side you take at the Chicago Public Schools protests in Daley plaza today, you have to appreciate how the message came across.

Posted March 27, 2013, at 4:40 p.m.

What’s Wrong With Chicago’s Public Schools?

The biggest issues are crime and a lack of funding, according to Chicagoans surveyed in a recent Joyce Foundation poll.

Posted March 26, 2013, at 3:45 p.m.

Chicago’s Number of Detectives Dropped with the Murder Clearance Rate

The drop in Chicago's beat-cop ranks has gotten a lot of deserved attention. But our detective and forensic investigators are trimmed down as well.

Posted March 26, 2013, at 2:45 p.m.

Jerry Dincin, Right-to-Die Advocate, Has Died

The Highland Park resident passed away this morning.

Posted March 26, 2013, at 10:10 a.m.

Will Medical Marijuana Pass the Illinois House?

If Lou Lang's bill passes the House, the state could have therapeutic pot. Does it go too far?

Posted March 25, 2013, at 6:04 p.m.

Chicagoans Hate CPS (But They Love the School Their Kid Attends)

City residents grade Chicago's Public School system with an F more often than A. But there's usually one school every parent thinks is really great.

Posted March 25, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.

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