This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
A lot of investigations worth reading this week: Legionnaires’ disease in a veterans home, the infrastructure trust bust, and immigration fraud in Chicago.
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New Newsletters, New Schedule for Chicago Magazine in 2018
At Chicago, we're always looking for ways to serve our audience best. That's why we're making changes to our newsletters in 2018 in order to provide the stories, images, videos, and more that you can't find anywhere else. First of all, we're excited to introduce a brand-new, once-a-month Health and Wellness newsletter. Along with our … Read more
With Bitcoin Futures, Chicago Enters One of the World's Most Interesting Economic Experiments
The city is ground zero for the growth of a new currency. No one knows what’s going to happen—and most people probably still don’t know what Bitcoin is—but it’ll be fascinating to watch.
The U.S. Steel Site's Enormous Potential Development, Explained
It’s been vacant since 1992. But soon one of the city’s biggest lakefront projects ever could sprout from its soil.
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.
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.