At the Auto Show, a Lesson in How to Design—and Sculpt—a Concept Car
Designer Andre Hudson talks about Hyundai’s latest coupe concept.
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Four Reasons an Express Train to O’Hare Is Still a Terrible Idea
A week ago the Tribune reported that the Emanuel administration is taking preliminary steps toward building an express train to O'Hare Airport, an idea first floated by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley more than 20 years ago. In theory such a train would speed travel time to downtown in exchange for premium prices—probably $30 to $35 per ride, according to the Tribune. The city is hiring … Read more
Where Winter Meets Art: 2016 Winterfest U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition (Lake Geneva, WI)
On the shores of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, during the 2016 Winterfest U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition, there were delicate sprays of snow showers from various directions. It wasn’t snow flurries or the lake effect. The chilly commotion was generated by a select group of men and women sculpting huge blocks of freshly produced snow with … Read more
The Replacements
What does the crop of new chiefs at Chicago’s biggest companies mean for the civic landscape?
The 10 Best Stories to Read This Week
The Power 50, icebreakers of the Chicago River, how CPS failed Laquan McDonald, and more.
Could Someone From Illinois Get on the Supreme Court?
Legal scholar Richard Epstein helps handicap the local contenders.
Chicago Colleagues Recall Scalia’s Poker Games and D.C. Ambitions
The conservative jurist taught at U. of C. for five years before Reagan appointed him to a coveted position in D.C.
Power 50
Things have shaken up like never before in our annual list of the most influential Chicagoans. Starting at the top.
J.B. Pritzker
As bad a year as Rahm had at the power table, Pritzker seemed to turn over all aces. In October, the billionaire financier burnished his philanthropic rep by dropping a cool $100 million to support scholarships at Northwestern University’s law school, the largest gift ever to a U.S. law school. The ice-skating ribbon in Maggie … Read more
Ken Griffin
By some measures, the recently divorced Griffin may be the most eligible bachelor in town. Forbes pegs his net worth at $7.2 billion, making him Chicago’s richest man. And he’s getting richer by the minute: Citadel’s main funds rose nearly 13 percent from January 1, 2015 through November, according to Bloomberg, as the S&P closed … Read more