The number of detectives in the Chicago Police Department has fallen by a quarter in eight years, and they make up a much smaller percentage of the force than in other cities. And it’s been going on for years.
In the fight to extend hate-crime protection to police and other public safety workers, the symbolism outweighs practical implications.
August 22, 2016—Cointreau is at the heart of creative cocktails. In the spirit of celebrating originality, seven local mixologists met at Barcocina to create artful, Cointreau-inspired cocktails. The evening's most renowned cocktail, “Hanami,” was created by Brandon Phillips from The Duck Inn. Cheers to Brandon and the art of the cocktail. Hanami 2 oz. Cointreau … Read more
A local newspaper this week published yet another anti-cyclist commentary, and it just seemed so…inefficient. The same predictable column has been written hundreds of times, each triggering the same predictable cycle of outrage. Shouldn’t algorithms—machine learning, if you will—be able to write these for us by now? Therefore I humbly offer the following template to … Read more
What was once a debate about elevating standards in higher education has become a challenge to their existence, and more broadly, an excuse to ignore even the most basic forms of propriety.
Celebrate or scorn your candidate of choice with these locally made goods.
The staunchly conservative activist, who detested modern feminism and loved nuclear weapons (and recently endorsed Donald Trump), died last weekend at age 92.
August 11, 2016—Best of Chicago attendees were treated to a photo opportunity provided by Kia Motors.
Amanda Seligman’s new book Chicago’s Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City uncovers the history of these little-studied groups. Here’s what we learned.
A South Side singer joins CPD, explaining the Array of Things, and becoming an art history sleuth
