Hurricane Katrina and Its Metaphors
What we know about the disaster and its aftermath, what we can learn from it, and what transcends all understanding.
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Why Are Illinois’s Honeybees Dying? It’s Complicated
Beekeepers are scrambling to avert another huge winter die-off. Here’s how—and how you can help.
Can the MacArthur Foundation Find Its Mojo?
From cooking up a new $100 million (!) prize to venturing deep into the U.S. justice system, MacArthur Foundation chief Julia Stasch is shaking up Chicago’s biggest philanthropy.
How the Richest Private U.S. Philanthropies Stack Up
Organization Founded Main source of wealth 2014 assets (in billions) 2014 grants (in millions) Mission Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2000 Computer software $44.32 $3,991 Help all people lead healthy, productive lives Ford Foundation 1936 Automobiles $12.40 $508 Strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, and more Robert Wood Johnson Foundation … Read more
Spending a Windfall
How does a MacArthur fellowship change lives? Six Chicago winners offered to tell us. Sandra Cisneros Fiction writer, essayist, and poet Won $255,000 in 1995, when she was 40 Photo: Alan Goldfarb “The award let me spend more time with my father, who was dying while I was in the middle of working on my … Read more
How One Chicagoan Keeps Winning the New Yorker Caption Contests
This summer, Loop lawyer Larry Wood, 53, scored a record sixth win in the wildly competitive contest.
A Corpse Flower Grows in Glencoe
The blooming of the titan arum at the Chicago Botanic Gardens is a rare event, one 12 years in the making.
Why Andrea Zopp Is Running an Uphill Battle for U.S. Senate
The former president and CEO of the Urban League is challenging Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth in the March 2016 primary.
10 Incredible Catches the Cubs Have Made This Season
Anthony Rizzo’s grab from the tarp on Wednesday night was just the latest huge defensive play from the Cubbies.
The Surprising Stats of Gunshot Injuries to Children in Chicago
During the previous decade, firearm injuries rose slightly among black children and adolescents—and plummeted among Hispanic kids and teens. Demographics are a likely cause.