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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.
"City of Necessity": A Vivid Look at 1960s Chicago
Robert Newman’s 1961 documentary captures the city and how it was lived, inside and out.
Cabrini Green
Thirty-seven years ago, Mayor Jane Byrne moved into the Cabrini-Green housing project to draw attention to the violence and poverty there. It would become one of the most famous—and factious—publicity stunts in the city’s history.
Is Cutting Legal Immigration Putting "America First”?
Polling says—very slightly—yes. Economic history suggests the opposite.
Veteran Chicago Trader Creates Angel Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Women represent only 19 percent of angel investors in America. To combat that inequity, Carolyn Leonard is raising $1.92 million to help fund female-led companies.
The Midwest's Only Chinese Catholic Church Weathers Its 70th Year
A pillar of Chicago’s Chinatown, St. Therese continues to grow and evolve as the neighborhood flourishes.