Yu Darvish Is a Plus for the Cubs and a Minus for Their Closest Competition
The Cubs needed a new player to get back into the top tier of MLB. They got a pitcher who helped propel the team that beat them in the playoffs last year.
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Inside the Marriage Lab
In a fake living room at Northwestern University, acclaimed social psychologist Eli Finkel is making discoveries that will change the way you think about your spouse.
Justin Trudeau Talks Free Trade and Feminism in Chicago
The Canadian Prime Minister started his tour at the University of Chicago, where he struck conciliatory tones on NAFTA and pipelines and contrasted the American melting pot with the “Canadian mosaic.”
Olmsted vs. Obama: Inside the Pushback Against the Presidential Library
Plans for the Obama Center have preservationists up in arms about whose legacy to honor: a park designer’s or a president’s.
VIDEO: Literally Bathe in Wine at this River West Spa
For a slick $400, you too can live like Cleopatra at AIRE.
With 'Making Obama,' WBEZ Charts His Long Path to the White House
On the heels of the “Making Oprah” docu-podcast, anchor Jenn White looks at how the city shaped the president, making his rise possible (and almost impossible).
Joan Harris
The arts philanthropist, 86, on Daley, Obama, and making donations count
How Men Get a Leg Up for Jobs With "Cheap Talk"
An experiment suggests that men’s overconfidence in applying for jobs can help them get the position.
Inspirational Athlete Alert: Your Hometown Guide to the Olympics
Here are all the Chicago-area competitors to root for when you tune in to the Winter Games from February 9 to 25.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Tracy Letts in the spotlight, the rise of the Loyola Ramblers, and the decline of pot busts in Chicago.