Can Oscar Munoz Save United Airlines?
The new CEO has improved on-time arrivals and calmed employee relations. Will it be enough to straighten the airline’s course?
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When Private Security Patrols Public Streets
More Chicagoans are outsourcing their policing to private companies. What does that mean for the city?
Agrihoods Are Bringing the Country to City Life
Luxe living goes agro in suburban Burlington Township.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Chicago police’s secret budget, how Wall Street profited off CPS woes, and the historic homes of Old Norwood Park
All Your Burning Questions About CTA's New Plastic Seats, Answered
CTA started testing the plastic seats in May. If we make the switch, we’ll be joining an industry-wide trend away from fabric—but will it make us cleaner?
It's Time to Play Cubs Cliché Bingo
Brace yourself, sports fans. National publications will this week surely be trotting out previews of the Cubs long-awaited playoff run, and I can't help but expect these write-ups to seem a little, well, familiar. Haven't won a World Series since 1908 … check. The Curse of the Billy Goat … check. Steve Bartman … check. We've … Read more
Dan Savage on LGBTQ Republicans and His Plan for Election Day
The Real O’Neals, an ABC comedy loosely based on the sex columnist’s youth in Chicago, starts its second season October 11.
Kris Bryant Should Be the NL MVP
Along with Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, his across-the-board greatness puts him in the most elite tier of position players in 2016.
Tom Skilling
The master meteorologist, 64, on global warming, his infamous brother, and a (rational) fear of lightning