Innovators
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.
Q&A: David Rapp on Tinker to Evers to Chance
Poetry immortalized the Cubs’ legendary infielders, who brought the team a World Series victory when a rough-and-tumble sport was emerging as the national pastime.
10 Great Stories You Should Read This Week
A selfie pioneer, a Waterloo vet buried in a local scrapyard, Chicago under climate change, and more.
One of Illinois’s Most Experienced Biologists Has Lessons for the Future
From urban coyotes to raccoon latrines, Chris Anchor has spent three decades studying wildlife for the Cook County Forest Preserve, gaining a breadth of knowledge few in his field can match. Now he’s trying to pass it on.
Q&A: The High Costs of Incarceration in a Divided City
Ryan Lugalia-Hollon talks about the new book “The War on Neighborhoods,” the yearly costs of locking up the residents of just one neighborhood, and the possible alternatives.
Homewood Thinks Chicago Is Pretty Much Just Millennials Eating Avocados
The south suburb’s new ad campaign makes a cartoonish grab at twentysomethings—hipster stereotypes and all.