Where Does the Flu Come From? The South
The region’s warm, humid air and low average pressure make it more likely to trigger an epidemic than cities like Chicago.
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How Architecture Is Fun Designs Buildings For Kids
Peter Exley’s firm, the one behind the DuPage Children’s Museum and the Children’s Zoo at the Lincoln Park Zoo, resdesigned the Latin School’s science department—and test scores jumped.
The New York Times's Emily Steel on Covering #MeToo
Fresh off her talk at Chicago Humanities Festival, Steel recounts breaking the Bill O’Reilly scandal, what she learned from Spotlight, and more.
The South Side Finally Gets a Trauma Center
Selwyn Rogers Jr., director of the University of Chicago Medicine’s
new center, on bringing acute care to the South Side
This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
An oral history of Chance the Rapper’s breakthrough, how to renovate a Frank Lloyd Wright House, who ruined Illinois, and more.
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From a GPS tracker for your kids to a 3D-printed functioning heart, these 10 homegrown innovations will revolutionize the way we live.
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Why Matt Davidson Is Thriving On the Field (and On His Podcast)
The White Sox’s designated hitter started 2018 off with a bang: three home runs on opening day. Now he’s got nine, tied for second in all of baseball, and shows no signs of slowing down.
The Cubs Are No Longer Losers—But They're Not As Lovable, Either
The Ricketts family changed the Cubs’ fortunes—but they also changed Wrigleyville into “Rickettsville” and brought too much baggage for one lifelong fan.