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The New York Post is Coming to Chicago and We’re Not Sure What We Did to Deserve This
The New York Post plans to start distribution in Chicago on Monday, joining the Sun-Times and RedEye in competition for commuters’ attentions. A marketing team was handing out promotional copies this morning at Union Station, complete with obligatory reference to a certain style of pizza. Post representatives declined to give any details beyond this statement from publisher Jesse Angelo: “The rumors are indeed true. As … Read more
Chicago's 'Array of Things' Takes Another Step Towards Reality
A grant from the National Science Foundation will allow the city’s urban fitness tracker to expand from a couple prototypes to a full-blown pilot of 500 nodes around the city.
The Zopp Effect
Washington’s elite snubbed Andrea Zopp. Will that spur Chicago’s black community to rally behind her Senate run?
Carson’s Yorktown Shopping Center New & Now Event
September 12, 2015—Guests caught a glimpse of hot fall styles while enjoying small breakfast bites and a tasty coffee bar. Carson’s opened its doors early for private shopping and a runway show hosted by Jordan Dechambre, a style expert and fashion blogger. Attendees were also treated to beauty makeovers and exclusive discounts.
Rape Culture Rears Its Head in the Sun-Times
“It’s tough to see this unidentified prostitute as a victim,” writes Mary Mitchell of a woman who was raped at gunpoint. She’s not alone, but it’s a dangerous worldview.
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week
The Wrigley scoreboard, finding Aunt Jemima, the Duggars’ ties to an Oak Brook ministry, and more
Fat Cats vs. Regular Joes
Thanks to a late-summer ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission, CEOs of large public companies will finally have to start fessing up to how much more they make than their employees—but not until 2017. What can you expect? Using fiscal year 2014 data, Chicago estimated the CEO-employee pay gap at every public company in … Read more
Would a Chicago Soda Tax Raise Revenues and Reduce Consumption?
Berkeley’s early experience with an identical tax suggests that money is a more reliable goal than health.
Q&A: Dana Suskind on the Importance of Talking (More) to Your Child
The surgeon’s Thirty Million Words project—and new book—is a how-to manual for parents to engage with their children from the earliest months.