The 1968 Chicago Riots—Why the West Side?
The area was at the tail end of the Great Migration, and still under the tight control of white ward bosses, when the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. set off the conflagration.
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The Day WSNS-TV Chicago Got Word a Nuclear Attack Was Imminent
In February 1971, a 23-year-old TV director got an official “Attack Warning.” He checked the authenticator for the correct password: “HATEFULNESS.” Then he faced a decision: Should he play a terrifying plea from the North American Air Defense to take cover?
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The photographer, 96, on Liz Taylor, JFK, and almost killing Jimmy Stewart
Are Changing Ward Lines a Source of Chicago's Violence?
A University of Chicago sociologist is investigating the possibility that small areas, which have been shifted between wards over the years, are more prone to it—perhaps because they fall through the political cracks.
The National Weather Service Forecast: More Budget and Staff Cuts
Just three years after the forecasters union says the Chicago region lost 23 percent of its meteorologists, the organization is facing more possible cuts.
Illinois Will Finally Close the Gender Wage Gap… In 2065
There’s a lot of legislation on the table to get there, but there’s also a long way to go, including addressing the “motherhood penalty.”
Hazim’s Electronic Dreams: Documenting the Yazidi Genocide
Hazim Adval, a self-taught Iraqi programmer, built software to help victims of the ISIS-led genocide of the Yazidi people and track medical histories and prescriptions within a refugee camp. With the help of George and Amal Clooney, he’s now studying at the University of Chicago.
What Can Be Done About Facebook and Privacy?
Privacy-law expert Lior Strahilevitz talks about why the Cambridge Analytica scandal is the company’s hardest challenge yet, and why the biggest thing it has to worry about is its product making people unhappy.
This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
The death of a policeman, the life of a chef, Molly Ringwald on John Hughes, and more.
Tammy Duckworth Just Gave Birth, But She Can't Take Maternity Leave
She also can’t bring her newborn onto the floor of the Senate to breastfeed. She and other female lawmakers are fighting to change the rules for moms here and abroad.