Aiding or Exploiting?
When undocumented immigrants get bad legal advice from people unlicensed to practice law, they can end up deported—while the service provider is free to continue doing business.
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The Football Helmet of the Future
Riddell can now wire its helmets to detect when a player has taken a dangerous hit. Amid escalating concerns about safety, this could be a game-changer. So why isn’t the NFL adopting it?
Elon Musk Has a Very Odd Sense of Risk on Public Transportation
The Tesla/SpaceX entrepreneur is a very smart man, but he is very wrong about meeting serial killers on public transit (and in that irrational fear, he is just like us).
French Pastry School Fears Closure If City Pushes It Out of Loop Location
The school contends that it holds a “formal collaboration agreement” to occupy the building through January 2019, but the city disagrees.
This Harry Potter-Inspired Magic (Science) Class Will Make Your Inner Child Scream
The Laboratory's adults-only classes feature goopy chemicals, lots of explosions, and—yes—competing for House points.
This College Student Stays Up All Night Literally Picking Up Your Garbage
Liam Donnelly founded WasteNot Compost at the age of 15. Now he balances his course load with nights spent biking around and picking up compost containers.
An Evening with Bedside Manor Ltd and Julia Buckingham
Interior designer Julia Buckingham celebrated her new book, Modernique, at linen store Bedside Manor Ltd November 29. Buckingham—who is known for mixing modern and vintage aesthetics—collaborates with Bedside Manor to source fine linens, fabric, and home decor. At the event, customers, trade members, and friends gathered at the Lincoln Park shop to sip bubbly and … Read more
Streetwise Has Helped Chicagoans in Need for 25 Years
The organization that famously gives a “hand up, not a handout” to the homeless celebrates a quarter century of magazines and job training.
Why Does American Politics Feel So Hopeless? A New Book Explains
As Congress rushes to pass a humongous, unpopular tax bill with minimal public input, Americans might be wondering where democracy went wrong.
What the Supreme Court's Travel Ban Ruling Means for Travelers
After nearly a year tied up in courts, President Trump’s ban will be allowed to go into effect while legal challenges continue. Here’s what to expect.