Are Scientologists Targeting Illinois Mental Health Laws?
What do a state representative and Scientologists have in common? Distrust of Illinois’s approach to psychiatric care.
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What Could Chicago Buy with Delinquent Traffic Ticket Fines?
Scofflaws owe more than $1.5 billion in fines from unpaid parking and traffic tickets, according to the results of a FOIA request filed by DNAinfo Chicago. Here’s what the city could buy if it collected the cash.
How Chicago Could Turn Its Parking-Meter Money Pit Into a Revenue Stream
More meters and dynamic pricing could boost revenues—while at the same time keeping businesses and their customers happy.
Why Is Chicago So Kinky?
It’s the fourth most decadent U.S. city, according to the alternative-sex website Kink University. (No. 1? That pervy Portland, Oregon.) Here are four reasons.
Walk, Then Run: How the Cubs Are Winning
Led by Kris Bryant, the Cubs have become one of the most patient teams at the plate—and one of the most aggressive on the basepaths. And they’re on track to make the playoffs.
City Treasurer Kurt Summers on How to Save Chicago From Bankruptcy
The 35-year-old treasurer has a few ideas on how to get the city out of its current fiscal mess.
The Evolution of ‘Chiraq’
How the catchword went from a local rapper’s shorthand for Chicago violence to the loaded title of a bigtime director’s next film
The Alzheimer’s Association 28th Annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala
On May 9, the Alzheimer’s Association hosted the 28th Annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala at the Hilton Chicago. Established by Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Rita Hayworth’s daughter, the black tie event attracted 865 guests who raised $1.3 million toward a life one day without the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, … Read more
The 10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago
A convicted murderer in a forensic time warp, how to survive 24 hours at O’Hare, and more stories for this week in Chicago
Five Things to Know About Tennis Phenom Taylor Townsend
The tennis pro and Chicago native, 19, returns to the French Open in May.