Peter Sagal
NPR’s game show host, 53, on divorce, fame, and dinner with Stormy Daniels
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The Democratic Machine’s New Monarch
How J.B. Pritzker’s bottomless pockets could spell business as usual in state politics
Late Entries to the Chicago Spire Hole Competition
Soon the abyss could be filled in by a new proposal. But Chicago has lots of buildings, and only one big empty hole.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
The first family of pinball, top chefs’ best kitchen tools, the changing accents of Chicago pols, and more.
'Ope!': The All-Purpose Expression of Midwestern Politeness
Trying to flag down a waiter? Almost run into someone? Feel the first drops of rain? There’s only one way to say it all.
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.
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.