What Friendship Means to Kids in Chicago's Violent Neighborhoods
Many students say they choose friends for protection or safety—they’re forced to think strategically in order to get by, a recent study shows.
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How Do You Replace a Beloved 54-Year-Old Restaurant?
Maybe you can’t. The Gutierrezes tell the story of what happened after Nuevo León, cornerstone of Pilsen for over a half-century, burnt down.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
The promise of a new West Side court, how to get your beer into a Chicago bar, and the Bears’ Trubisky Mystery.
Does Recreational Weed Have a Chance in Illinois?
The political tide has turned against marijuana in recent months. So why are two state lawmakers introducing a legalization bill now?
Former Fox News Pundit Who Accused Exec of Sexual Assault Returns to Chicago
Tamara Holder, a lawyer whose accusations led to the firing of a Fox News exec, wants to restart her civil rights practice here.
The Clothes You Abandon at the Dry Cleaner Can Now Go to a Good Cause
These two Naperville guys are galvanizing the dry cleaning industry to help former inmates look polished at job interviews.
How to Get 3,000 Pounds of Beef Jerky from Reno to Seattle
Jose Molina has a call in his headset, another on hold, and one coming in for his assistant, Enrique, who has stepped away from his desk. A trucker in the suburbs is calling to bid on a load from Libertyville to Nashville. A driver who had to pay for helpers to unload his trailer wants … Read more
The Surprisingly Complex Journey a Rose Takes from Colombia to Chicago
A fourth of all freight shipments in the country passes through Chicago at some point—that's why the city has a booming logistics industry, a business that you’ve probably never heard of but can’t live without. C.H. Robinson, a major local player profiled in Chicago's May issue, coordinates the shipping of a billion dollars' worth of goods every … Read more
Goodbye Two-Flats, Goodbye Affordability
Smaller apartment buildings, once built in large numbers, are slowly vanishing. That’s bad news for Chicago renters.
10 Great Stories You Should Read This Week
Reinvisioning South Side transit, a guide to Devon Avenue food, and a look at marijuana in Illinois.