Supreme Court: No, You Still Can't Own an Assault Rifle in Highland Park
The nation’s highest court passed on a challenge to the suburb’s assault-weapon ban, but Clarence Thomas’s dissent shows how times have changed in the fight over guns.
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Nature’s Rage
Lightning, blizzards, suffocating fog—photographer Nick Ulivieri captures Chicago at its most extreme.
Karen Lewis: Rahm Would Have Won Even if McDonald Video Had Been Released
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union previews the possible teachers strike and lays into Rauner, Rahm, and others.
Chicago Police Department Reforms Could Go Further than a DOJ Investigation
When Cincinnati had a reckoning for its police department, it relied on the community to introduce a wide range of significant changes.
How to Fix the Chicago Police Department
It’s going to take a lot more than a task force on police accountability.
Rahm Gives His Version of That Tiff with Spike Lee
The mayor continues to object to Chi-Raq’s title.
Rahm is the Real Loser After Garry McCarthy's Ouster
Once thought of as Rahm the Impaler, the mayor has lost a lot of credibility in the past few weeks.
Why People Are Skeptical About Mark Zuckerberg's $45 Billion Philanthropic Promise
The very wealthy are using their immense resources to shape public policy—and often their sense of the public good conflicts with what the public wants.
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago
Garry McCarthy, Tyshawn Lee, donut shops, and more
Goodbye, Garry
“It’s not classy to dance and shout when a person loses their job,” a retired Chicago police officer emailed me today, minutes after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the ousting of Garry McCarthy, the police superintendent. “But in this case I’m not only dancing, I’m singing and juggling.” Such celebrations greet the ignominious end of the four-year … Read more