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?
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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
This Is How Good the Cubs Are
The good news: the 2016 Cubs have dominated baseball in a way that only a couple teams have in the modern era. The bad news: that’s not predictive of a World Series trophy.
10 Stories to Read This Week
Slain teen wards of the state, profiling a fashion icon, and a rare but important story of suicide
How Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade Could Make the Bulls a Must-Watch Team
The two new arrivals give Chicago its most intriguing team in years.
Wintrust Olympic Athlete Welcome Home Event
September 22, 2016—More than 250 Wintrust employees, clients and guests gathered at Wintrust Grand Banking Hall to welcome home Chicago’s Team. Nine of the ten Olympic and Paralympic athletes were in attendance and mingled, took pictures and signed autographs for the crowd. Wintrust CEO Ed Wehmer congratulated the team, and Melissa Stockwell also said a … Read more
We Were Pretty Dumb About Presidential Debates in 1960, Too
Then as now, voters told pollsters that they were highly impressed with the informed policy proposals of their preferred candidates, but what they really responded to were the platitudes.